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Name.com

Clean REST API with streaming search, a dev environment and auth-code retrieval

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Overall in domain apis
3of 15 · score 76
Data coverage
96%
25 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Products with a domain search box in the onboarding flow
  • •Teams needing auth-code retrieval without a reseller contract
  • •Prototyping before committing to a wholesale platform

Strong on

  • +Suggestion API Yes 1/14
  • +API since 2015 3/15

Weak on

  • −Rate limit 50 req/min 5/8
    Better: Gandi: 1,000 req/min
  • −Privacy via API paid-addon 9/15
    Better: Porkbun: free-and-default
  • −.com renewal $14.99/yr 11/15
    Better: Direct EPP (own accreditation): $10.98/yr

vs Netim

  • •Ahead on API since: 2015 vs 2010
  • •Behind on Reseller contract: No vs Partial
  • •Behind on Pricing basis: retail vs wholesale-tiered

How Name.com scores among 15 domain apis25 of 26 fields known

Access & onboarding6

Spend to first call1st
$0 up front
1/14
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23
Sandbox / OTE1st
Yes
1/14
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23
Reseller contract
No
6/15
Leader: OpenSRS · Yes
Min prepaid balance1st
$0 float
1/10
ICANN accredited1st
Yes
1/15
API auth
basic-auth
9/15
Leader: Gandi · bearer-token
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23

API surface13

TLDs offered
500 TLDs
7/14
Leader: Hexonet · 1,000 TLDs
.au support
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Register endpoint1st
Yes
1/15
Bulk availability1st
Yes
1/15
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23
Suggestion API1st
Yes
1/14
Transfer in/out1st
Yes
1/15
DNS record API1st
Yes
1/15
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23
EPP code via API1st
Yes
1/15
docs.name.com · 2026-07-23
Auto-renew control1st
Yes
1/15
Webhooks / events
No
7/15
Leader: Porkbun · Yes
Contact model
inline-per-order
8/15
Leader: Dynadot · reusable-handles
Privacy via API
paid-addon
9/15
Leader: Porkbun · free-and-default
Rate limit
50 req/min
5/8
Leader: Gandi · 1,000 req/min
name.com · 2026-11-07

Pricing3

Pricing basis
retail
6/15
Leader: Hexonet · wholesale
Renewal price in API1st
Yes
1/14
.com renewal
$14.99/yr
11/15
Leader: Direct EPP (own accreditation) · $10.98/yr

Agentic2

MCP server3rd
No
3/15
Leader: Vercel Domains · Yes
Machine-readable spec
Partial
4/15
Leader: GoDaddy · Yes

Traction1

API since3rd
2015
3/15
Leader: Porkbun · 2019

Positioning1

Positioning
Developer-facing retail registrar; the API is treated as a product, not a support burden.

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