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Explore guides and tutorials for the name.com CORE API. Each guide links to the endpoints it uses and includes expected responses and common failure modes.

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Guide

Why ccTLD registrations fail (and how to fix them)

The three ways ccTLD registrations fail through the name.com API — and how to read the requirementsV2 schema to catch each one before you POST.

15–30 minAdvancedJSON

Tutorial

Building an autonomous domain agent: Integrating LangChain, CrewAI, and OpenAI Responses with the name.com API

A complete implementation guide for automating domain registration and DNS configuration without human intervention

30+ minIntermediatePython

Guide

CNAME records: When to use them, when to avoid them, and common pitfalls

The DNS rule from 1987 that still trips up production setups, and how name.com's ANAME record solves the zone apex problem.

5–15 minIntermediate

Guide

DNS propagation: Understanding TTL, caching, and deployment strategies

The "24-48 hour propagation window" is a TTL misconfiguration, not a DNS limitation — here's how to compress it to minutes and migrate infrastructure without a second of downtime.

15–30 minIntermediateShell / Bash

Tutorial

Domain registration APIs in Python: Getting started (with code examples)

How to integrate domain search, registration, and DNS management directly into your app

30+ minIntermediatePython

Guide

Automate MX record configuration via API: Programmatic email routing

This guide covers MX record field constraints, idempotent upsert logic, priority-based failover, and wiring MX config into a provisioning pipeline.

15–30 minIntermediate

Tutorial

How to transfer domains via API: Automate domain migrations programmatically

The complete name.com API workflow for scripting domain transfers at scale

15–30 minIntermediate

Article

WHOIS data: Complete integration guide

Modern applications need structured, programmatic access to domain registration data. This guide covers the technical mechanics of integrating WHOIS data via RDAP endpoints, handling privacy redaction, architecting a caching layer to stay under rate limits, and building production-ready domain intelligence tools.

Article

ICANN lookup API integration: Search domain data programmatically

RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the ICANN-mandated successor to legacy WHOIS, delivering structured JSON responses instead of freeform text. This guide walks through building a domain lookup integration that queries registration data, parses expiration dates, and integrates into automated workflows.

Article

DNS management with the name.com API: Automate configuration and deployments

Infrastructure as Code has transformed how teams manage servers and databases — but DNS often remains a manual bottleneck. This guide covers the full lifecycle of programmatic DNS management: authentication, CRUD operations, pagination, rate limit handling, and CI/CD integration.

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