Integrate once. Automate more. Build on the proven capabilities of the CentralNic Reseller platform through a secure REST API.
CentralNic Reseller REST API
Modern API. Proven Platform.
Connect to the CentralNic Reseller platform through a single, OpenAPI 3.0-compliant, domain reseller REST API to manage and automate domains, DNS, SSL certificates, and more.
Connect to the CentralNic Reseller platform through a single, OpenAPI 3.0-compliant, domain reseller REST API to manage and automate domains, DNS, SSL certificates, and more.
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10M+ Domains Under Management
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10,000+ Reseller Partners Worldwide
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7 API Gateways
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99.9% Platform Uptime
CentralNic Reseller REST API Features & Capabilities
Domain Lifecycle Management
Domain reseller REST API to automate registrations, renewals, and more across 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs.
DNS Services
Set up DNS zones, Dynamic DNS, web forwarding, and mail forwarding to keep domain services running reliably.
SSL Certificates
Automate certificate ordering, renewals, reissues, and revocations to simplify SSL lifecycle management.
Domain Aftermarket
Search aftermarket domains, manage listings, place bids, purchase domains, and automate marketplace operations.
Account & Platform Management
Manage users and their permissions, registrar settings, reporting, notifications, and other administrative tasks.
Pricing & Billing
Retrieve pricing, manage price scales, access transaction history, process refunds, and automate billing workflows.
Domain Lifecycle Management
Domain reseller REST API to automate registrations, renewals, and more across 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs.
DNS Services
Set up DNS zones, Dynamic DNS, web forwarding, and mail forwarding to keep domain services running reliably.
SSL Certificates
Automate certificate ordering, renewals, reissues, and revocations to simplify SSL lifecycle management.
Domain Aftermarket
Search aftermarket domains, manage listings, place bids, purchase domains, and automate marketplace operations.
Account & Platform Management
Manage users and their permissions, registrar settings, reporting, notifications, and other administrative tasks.
Pricing & Billing
Retrieve pricing, manage price scales, access transaction history, process refunds, and automate billing workflows.
Who Benefits from REST API
Every business uses domain services differently. Whether you're developing a customer platform, automating internal processes, or expanding your product offering, our API adapts to your business, helping you integrate domain services faster and operate more efficiently.
REST API for Domain Resellers
REST API for Domain Resellers
Embed domains, SSL certificates, DNS and more into your product.
Grow Your Domain Business:
- Leverage a unified API across all products
- Build a fully white-label customer experience
- Offer 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs through your own storefront
- Integrate pricing, billing, and customer management
- Accelerate development with an OpenAPI 3.0 specification
White-label + Automation
REST API for Hosting Providers
REST API for Hosting Providers
Offer domain services alongside your core hosting offering through one API.
Streamline Your Hosting Operations:
- Automate the complete domain lifecycle
- Manage domains, DNS, and SSL certificates, domain blocking from one platform
- Bundle domains with your hosting services
- Reduce manual administration through automation
- Integrate seamlessly with your existing hosting platform
Hosting + Domain Automation
REST API for IT Service Providers
REST API for IT Service Providers
Embed domain services into your existing applications and service stack.
Expand Your Service Portfolio:
- Integrate domains, domain blocking services, DNS, and SSL certificates
- Automate routine administration and workflows
- Manage customers and their accounts through API
- Deliver branded domain services to your customers
- Expand your managed service portfolio
Managed Services + Automation
REST API for Domain Investors
REST API for Domain Investors
Spend less time managing your portfolio and more time growing it.
Optimize Portfolio Management:
- Access 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs worldwide, including niche ones
- Register new gTLDs from the Sunrise phase through General Availability
- Search premium and aftermarket domain opportunities
- Automate registrations, renewals, and transfers programmatically
- Rely on a stable platform and secure API
Portfolio Growth and OptimizationWhy Choose CentralNic Reseller REST API
Faster Integration
OpenAPI 3.0-compliant with everything developers need to get started quickly.
Enterprise-Grade Security
Build securely using modern authentication and encrypted HTTPS communication.
OT&E Sandbox
Develop and test every operation in a dedicated environment before going live.
Easy to Maintain
Build on modern standards that simplify ongoing development and maintenance.
Complete Platform Access
Access domains, DNS, SSL certificates, pricing, billing, account management, and more.
Industry-Proven
Build on a platform trusted by 10,000+ partners managing more than 10 million domains worldwide.
REST API Comparison: CentralNic Reseller vs. Competitors
Compare the CentralNic Reseller REST API with other providers on the market to see how our API gives you access to more products, more TLDs and SLDs and broader platform capabilities.
| Feature | CentralNic Reseller CentralNic Reseller | Other Providers Other Providers |
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| OpenAPI 3.0 Specification OpenAPI 3.0 Specification | ||
| Rest over HTTPS Rest over HTTPS | ||
| JSON responses JSON responses | ||
| Interactive Swagger documentation Interactive Swagger documentation | ||
| OT&E Sandbox OT&E Sandbox | Limited Limited | |
| One API across products One API across products | ||
| Product accessible via one API Product accessible via one API | Domains, SSL certificates, DNS management, Domain blocking solutions, Domain aftermarket Domains, SSL certificates, DNS management, Domain blocking solutions, Domain aftermarket | Mostly domains and DNS Mostly domains and DNS |
| Number of TLDs Number of TLDs | 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs 1,900+ TLDs and SLDs | 700-1,000 TLDs 700-1,000 TLDs |
| Account management (Manage users, permissions, notifications, etc.) Account management (Manage users, permissions, notifications, etc.) | Limited Limited |
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Frequently Asked Questions
A domain name reseller REST API is an interface, built to modern development specifications, to connect your business systems to the reseller platform you are using. It is designed to automate many of the manual processes that are involved with reselling domains.
The REST API provides access to all the capabilities of the CentralNic Reseller platform. You can automate domain registrations, renewals, transfers, restores, as well as the DNS management and SSL certificates. Moreover, you can also configure pricing, billing, account management, domain aftermarket operations, and more through a single REST API.
The API provides access to more than 1,900 TLDs and SLDs, including gTLDs, and niche ccTLDs. It also supports new gTLD launches from the Sunrise phase through General Availability.
The point of domain reseller Rest API integration is to take most of the day-to-day interactions required to sell domains and value-added services to customers, and handle them automatically. By using automated domain management via REST API, it saves you time and effort, allowing you to focus on growing your business.
Yes, it is OpenAPI 3.0-compliant. You can import the spec into Postman, auto-generate a typed client in any language, or let AI coding assistants read the spec and write the calls for you.
The REST API supports industry-standard authentication using HTTP Basic and JWT bearer authentication over HTTPS. Choose the authentication method that best fits your integration.
Yes. An OT&E is available so you can develop, test, and validate your operations safely, before deploying in production.
Yes, and with lifetime reductions, automation is more important than ever. You can issue, renew, reissue, revoke, and manage SSL certificates through the same REST API, providing a consistent integration experience across domain-related services.
Create a CentralNic Reseller account to access the REST API, documentation, and OT&E sandbox. Once your account is created, you can generate API credentials and begin integrating.
One of the key features of a domain reseller REST API is that it is immediately familiar to most developers. This means there should be far less time spent learning how it works, and more integrating it into your systems. If you are familiar with REST, it could be online from day one.
CentralNic Reseller’s Domain REST API works through industry standard representational state transfer architecture. In other words, it uses https connections, sending JSON payloads, as a way to connect to your infrastructure.