PorkbunJS

A comprehensive TypeScript library for the Porkbun API v3, providing easy access to domain management, DNS records, DNSSEC, and SSL certificate functionality.

Note: This is an unofficial library and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Porkbun.

Features

• 🔒 Full TypeScript support with complete type definitions
• 🌐 Complete API coverage for Porkbun API v3
• ⚡ Modern async/await interface
• 🛡️ Built-in error handling with custom error types
• 🎯 Rate limiting awareness for domain availability checks
• 📝 Comprehensive documentation and examples

Installation

npm install porkbunjs

Quick Start

import { PorkbunClient } from 'porkbunjs';

const client = new PorkbunClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  secretKey: 'YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY'
});

// Test the connection
const pingResult = await client.ping();
console.log('Your IP:', pingResult.yourIp);

// List your domains
const domains = await client.listDomains();
console.log('Your domains:', domains.domains);

API Reference

Authentication

Get your API keys from porkbun.com/account/api.

const client = new PorkbunClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  secretKey: 'YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY',
  baseUrl: 'https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3', // optional
  timeout: 30000 // optional, in milliseconds
});

General API Methods

Ping

Test API connectivity and get your IP address:

const result = await client.ping();
console.log(result.yourIp); // Your public IP address

Get Domain Pricing

Get pricing for all supported TLDs (no authentication required):

const pricing = await client.getPricing();
console.log(pricing.pricing?.com); // { registration: "9.68", renewal: "9.68", transfer: "9.68" }

Domain Management

List Domains

Get all domains in your account:

const domains = await client.listDomains({
  start: '0', // optional, for pagination
  includeLabels: true // optional, include label information
});

Name Server Management

Update and retrieve name servers:

// Update name servers
await client.updateNameServers('example.com', [
  'ns1.example.com',
  'ns2.example.com'
]);

// Get current name servers
const ns = await client.getNameServers('example.com');
console.log(ns.ns); // Array of name servers

URL Forwarding

Manage URL forwarding for your domains:

// Add URL forward
await client.addURLForward('example.com', {
  subdomain: 'www', // optional, leave empty for root domain
  location: 'https://mysite.com',
  type: 'permanent', // or 'temporary'
  includePath: true,
  wildcard: false
});

// Get URL forwards
const forwards = await client.getURLForwarding('example.com');

// Delete URL forward
await client.deleteURLForward('example.com', 'RECORD_ID');

Domain Availability

Check if a domain is available (rate limited):

try {
  const result = await client.checkDomain('example.com');
  console.log('Available:', result.response?.avail === 'yes');
  console.log('Price:', result.response?.price);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof PorkbunRateLimitError) {
    console.log('Rate limit hit:', error.limits);
  }
}

Glue Records

Manage glue records for your domains:

// Create glue record
await client.createGlueRecord('example.com', 'ns1', [
  '192.168.1.1',
  '2001:db8::1'
]);

// Update glue record
await client.updateGlueRecord('example.com', 'ns1', ['192.168.1.2']);

// Get all glue records
const glue = await client.getGlueRecords('example.com');

// Delete glue record
await client.deleteGlueRecord('example.com', 'ns1');

DNS Management

Create DNS Records

Create various types of DNS records:

// A record
const result = await client.createDNSRecord('example.com', {
  name: 'www', // subdomain, leave empty for root
  type: 'A',
  content: '1.1.1.1',
  ttl: '300', // optional, defaults to 600
  notes: 'Web server' // optional
});
console.log('Record ID:', result.id);

// MX record
await client.createDNSRecord('example.com', {
  type: 'MX',
  content: 'mail.example.com',
  prio: '10' // priority for MX records
});

// TXT record
await client.createDNSRecord('example.com', {
  name: '_dmarc',
  type: 'TXT',
  content: 'v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:[email protected]'
});

Edit DNS Records

Edit existing DNS records:

// Edit by record ID
await client.editDNSRecord('example.com', 'RECORD_ID', {
  type: 'A',
  content: '2.2.2.2',
  ttl: '600'
});

// Edit all records of specific type/subdomain
await client.editDNSRecordsByType('example.com', 'A', 'www', {
  content: '3.3.3.3'
});

Retrieve DNS Records

Get DNS records in various ways:

// Get all records for domain
const allRecords = await client.getDNSRecords('example.com');

// Get specific record by ID
const record = await client.getDNSRecords('example.com', 'RECORD_ID');

// Get records by type and subdomain
const aRecords = await client.getDNSRecordsByType('example.com', 'A', 'www');

Delete DNS Records

Delete DNS records:

// Delete by record ID
await client.deleteDNSRecord('example.com', 'RECORD_ID');

// Delete all records of specific type/subdomain
await client.deleteDNSRecordsByType('example.com', 'A', 'www');

DNSSEC Management

Create DNSSEC Records

Add DNSSEC records to your domain:

await client.createDNSSECRecord('example.com', {
  keyTag: '64087',
  alg: '13',
  digestType: '2',
  digest: '15E445BD08128BDC213E25F1C8227DF4CB35186CAC701C1C335B2C406D5530DC'
});

Get DNSSEC Records

Retrieve DNSSEC records:

const dnssec = await client.getDNSSECRecords('example.com');
console.log(dnssec.records); // Object with DNSSEC records keyed by key tag

Delete DNSSEC Records

Remove DNSSEC records:

await client.deleteDNSSECRecord('example.com', '64087');

SSL Certificates

Get SSL Bundle

Retrieve SSL certificate bundle for a domain:

const ssl = await client.getSSLBundle('example.com');
console.log(ssl.certificatechain); // Full certificate chain
console.log(ssl.privatekey); // Private key
console.log(ssl.publickey); // Public key

Error Handling

The library provides specific error types for different scenarios:

import { PorkbunAuthError, PorkbunRateLimitError } from 'porkbunjs';

try {
  await client.checkDomain('example.com');
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof PorkbunAuthError) {
    console.log('Authentication failed');
  } else if (error instanceof PorkbunRateLimitError) {
    console.log('Rate limit exceeded:', error.limits);
  } else {
    console.log('Other error:', error.message);
  }
}

Supported DNS Record Types

• A - IPv4 address
• AAAA - IPv6 address
• CNAME - Canonical name
• MX - Mail exchange
• TXT - Text record
• NS - Name server
• SRV - Service record
• ALIAS - Alias record
• TLSA - TLSA record
• CAA - Certificate Authority Authorization
• HTTPS - HTTPS record
• SVCB - Service binding

Rate Limiting

The Porkbun API implements rate limiting, especially for domain availability checks. The library automatically detects rate limit errors and provides detailed information about your current limits.

try {
  const result = await client.checkDomain('example.com');
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof PorkbunRateLimitError) {
    console.log('Limit details:', error.limits);
    // { TTL: "10", limit: "1", used: 1, naturalLanguage: "1 out of 1 checks within 10 seconds used." }
  }
}

IPv4-Only API

If you need to force IPv4 connections, you can use the IPv4-only hostname:

const client = new PorkbunClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  secretKey: 'YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY',
  baseUrl: 'https://api-ipv4.porkbun.com/api/json/v3'
});

Requirements

• Node.js 16+ or modern browser environment
• TypeScript 5+ (for TypeScript projects)

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

• Porkbun API Documentation
• Porkbun Support
• Create API Keys