---
title: Name.com
slug: name-com
url: "https://toolweight.com/tools/name-com"
homepage: "https://www.name.com"
categories: domain-api-providers
last_verified: 2026-11-07
dataset_version: 0738be72
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# Name.com

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

- v4 JSON REST, the most conventionally modern free-tier option
- HTTP Basic auth with username and token, plus a development host mirroring production
- Streams domain search results rather than polling, and returns auth codes to an API call
- Retail pricing is unremarkable; suits products valuing developer experience over per-name margin

## Identity

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Name.com |
| Company | Identity Digital |
| One-liner | Clean REST API with streaming search, a dev environment and auth-code retrieval |
| Site | https://www.name.com |
| Docs | https://docs.name.com/ |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Compared in | 1 |

## Where it is compared

### [Domain APIs](https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers)
Ranked **#3 of 15** on default weights.
| Field | Value | Confidence | Verified | Source | Note | Permalink |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spend to first call | $0 up front | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | Token is generated from the account; the development environment needs a separate free account. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--min_spend_to_api |
| Sandbox / OTE | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | A dedicated development host mirrors the production API. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--sandbox_env |
| Reseller contract | ○ | Inferred | - | - | A separate reseller programme exists, but the standard API is open to any account. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--reseller_contract |
| Min prepaid balance | $0 float | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--min_prepaid_balance |
| ICANN accredited | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--icann_accredited |
| API auth | basic-auth | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | HTTP Basic with username and API token. No IP allowlist requirement. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--api_auth |
| TLDs offered | 500 TLDs | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--tld_count |
| .au support | - | Unknown | - | - | Not confident .com.au is in the catalogue, and no eligibility-field documentation was found either way. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--au_support |
| Register endpoint | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--register_api |
| Bulk availability | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | Multiple names per availability call, plus a streaming search endpoint that returns results as they resolve. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--bulk_availability |
| Suggestion API | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--suggestion_api |
| Transfer in/out | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--transfer_api |
| DNS record API | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | Per-record CRUD, not whole-zone replacement. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--dns_record_api |
| EPP code via API | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-07-23 | https://docs.name.com/ | A dedicated endpoint returns the auth code to the caller. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--epp_code_api |
| Auto-renew control | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--auto_renew_api |
| Webhooks / events | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--webhook_events |
| Contact model | inline-per-order | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--contact_model |
| Privacy via API | paid-addon | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--privacy_api |
| Rate limit | 50 req/min | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-07 | https://www.name.com/api-docs | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--rate_limit |
| Pricing basis | retail | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--pricing_basis |
| Renewal price in API | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--renewal_price_api |
| .com renewal | $14.99/yr | Inferred | - | - | Approximate. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--com_renewal_usd |
| MCP server | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--mcp_server |
| Machine-readable spec | ◐ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--openapi_spec |
| API since | 2015 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--api_since |
| Positioning | Developer-facing retail registrar; the API is treated as a product, not a support burden. | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-api-providers#name-com--positioning |

**Verdict.** The best free-tier developer experience here, paid for in retail pricing once domains become the margin.

## Alternatives

- [Direct EPP (own accreditation)](https://toolweight.com/tools/direct-epp), Become the registrar: ICANN accreditation plus an EPP client per registry
- [Dynadot](https://toolweight.com/tools/dynadot), Domainer-oriented registrar with strong bulk tools and a built-in marketplace.
- [Gandi](https://toolweight.com/tools/gandi), European registrar with huge TLD breadth and post-2023 premium pricing.
- [GoDaddy](https://toolweight.com/tools/godaddy), The default registrar for people who have never compared registrars.
- [Hexonet](https://toolweight.com/tools/hexonet), Wholesale platform with 1,000+ TLDs, bulk checks and a free OT&E on signup
- [Internet.bs](https://toolweight.com/tools/internetbs), Old-school reseller API with published test credentials and no onboarding gate
- [Namecheap](https://toolweight.com/tools/namecheap), The mainstream cheap registrar: heavy first-year discounts, higher renewals.
- [NameSilo](https://toolweight.com/tools/namesilo), Flat renewals, free privacy and portfolio tooling for people holding hundreds.
- [Netim](https://toolweight.com/tools/netim), French registrar with unusually deep ccTLD coverage and corporate controls.
- [OpenSRS](https://toolweight.com/tools/opensrs), Tucows' wholesale platform, deep API, real OT&E, signed contract required
- [Porkbun](https://toolweight.com/tools/porkbun), Near-cost pricing with free privacy, SSL and forwarding, and a clean exit.
- [AWS Route 53 Domains](https://toolweight.com/tools/route53-domains), SigV4 domain registration inside AWS, with no sandbox and hard throttling

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