Your monthly update on new features and developer resources for the name.com API.
What's new
name.com report: Digital Identity in the Age of AI
We surveyed 1,120 decision-makers and interviewed 12 industry leaders on how AI is reshaping development. The short version for API partners: as AI drives down the cost of dev work for end users and startups, domain registration is becoming a bigger part of the product.
.dev registrations grew 8x in 2025, 77% of professionals expect domain name importance to increase due to AI, and platforms like Vercel, Replit, and Lovable are already embedding domain search and registration directly into their publish flows.
If you're building a product where users ship sites or apps, the data backs the investment in a domain API integration.
Filter availability results by purchase type
Check Availability and Search now accept an optional purchaseType filter parameter. Set it to registration to return only domains available for new registration — useful if your search UI doesn't need to surface transfer or renewal results alongside fresh registrations. Omit the parameter to get all types, same as before.
👉 Check Availability reference
TLD support
.cat is now supported for registration, renewal, and transfer through the API. .si is coming soon.
ICYMI from April
- domain.registry.rejection webhook — get notified when an async domain create fails after initial acceptance. Docs
- Expanded lock visibility — getDomain locks array now returns all registry locking statuses, including clientHold. Docs
- HMAC token selection fix — multi-token accounts now consistently sign webhooks with the lowest-ID token.
- Five new ccTLDs — .co.za, .co.il, .pt, .ro, and .dk.
Events & Community
We just got back from SaaStr 2026 — it was great putting faces to API keys and hearing firsthand what founders are building with domains. Here's where you can find us next:
- Developer Week NYC, June 9–10
- Laracon Boston, July 28–29
- If you’re local to Denver, come say hello at the Let’s Vibe meetups on Wednesday.
If you'll be at any of these, get in touch. We'd love to connect.
