namecheap

The LLM-friendly Namecheap CLI. Manage domains, DNS, nameservers, and more from your terminal.

JSON output for scripts and AI agents. Human-friendly tables by default.

Install

npm install -g @itznamecheap/namecheap-cli

Setup

Generate an API key at namecheap.itz.tools, then:

namecheap auth login --api-key sk-itzn_your-key

Usage

# Check domain availability
namecheap domains check example.com,coolstartup.io

# List your domains
namecheap domains list

# Get domain details
namecheap domains get example.com

# Add a DNS record
namecheap dns add example.com --type A --name @ --address 1.2.3.4

# View DNS records
namecheap dns get example.com

# Set custom nameservers
namecheap dns ns-set example.com ns1.cloudflare.com ns2.cloudflare.com

# Check account balance
namecheap account balance

# Get .com pricing
namecheap account pricing --tld com

JSON output

Add --json to any command:

namecheap domains check example.com --json

[
  {
    "domain": "example.com",
    "available": false,
    "isPremium": false,
    "premiumRegistrationPrice": 0,
    "premiumRenewalPrice": 0
  }
]

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | domains | | | namecheap domains check <domains> | Check availability | | namecheap domains list | List your domains | | namecheap domains get <domain> | Get domain details | | namecheap domains register <domain> | Register a domain | | namecheap domains renew <domain> | Renew a domain | | namecheap domains tlds | List available TLDs | | dns | | | namecheap dns get <domain> | Get DNS records | | namecheap dns add <domain> | Add a record (preserves existing) | | namecheap dns remove <domain> <hostId> | Remove a record | | namecheap dns set <domain> | Replace all records | | namecheap dns default <domain> | Reset to Namecheap DNS | | namecheap dns ns-get <domain> | Get nameservers | | namecheap dns ns-set <domain> <ns...> | Set custom nameservers | | namecheap dns ns-create <domain> | Register glue nameserver | | namecheap dns ns-info <domain> <ns> | Get nameserver info | | namecheap dns ns-update <domain> <ns> | Update nameserver IP | | namecheap dns ns-delete <domain> <ns> | Delete glue nameserver | | contacts | | | namecheap contacts get <domain> | Get WHOIS contacts | | namecheap contacts set <domain> | Set WHOIS contacts | | lock | | | namecheap lock get <domain> | Get registrar lock | | namecheap lock set <domain> <lock\|unlock> | Lock/unlock domain | | email-forwarding | | | namecheap email-forwarding get <domain> | Get rules | | namecheap email-forwarding add <domain> | Add a rule | | namecheap email-forwarding set <domain> | Replace all rules | | account | | | namecheap account balance | Account balance | | namecheap account pricing | Domain pricing | | transfers | | | namecheap transfers list | List transfers | | namecheap transfers create <domain> | Initiate transfer | | namecheap transfers status <id> | Transfer status | | namecheap transfers resubmit <id> | Resubmit transfer | | whoisguard | | | namecheap whoisguard list | List privacy entries | | namecheap whoisguard enable <id> | Enable | | namecheap whoisguard disable <id> | Disable | | namecheap whoisguard renew <id> | Renew | | namecheap whoisguard allot <id> | Allot to domain | | namecheap whoisguard unallot <id> | Unallot | | namecheap whoisguard email <id> | Change email | | addresses | | | namecheap addresses list | List address profiles | | namecheap addresses get <id> | Get address | | namecheap addresses create | Create address | | namecheap addresses update <id> | Update address | | namecheap addresses delete <id> | Delete address | | namecheap addresses default <id> | Set as default |

Use --help on any command for full options.

MCP for Claude

namecheap mcp install

Adds the Namecheap MCP server to Claude Code. Restart Claude Code and Namecheap tools are available.

Documentation

Full API and CLI reference at namecheap.itz.tools.

Created by

ITz Julien · @julien_c_itz

License

MIT