n8n-nodes-name

This is an n8n community node. It lets you use Name.com in your n8n workflows.

Name.com is a domain registrar and web hosting company that provides domain registration, DNS management, email forwarding, and related services. This node enables comprehensive domain management automation through the Name.com API.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Compatibility
Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Operations

This node supports the following operations:

Account

• Create Account: Creates a new sub-account under your authenticated reseller account (reseller accounts only)

Account Info

• Check Account Balance: Returns the current account credit balance for the authenticated user

Contact Verification

• List Unverified Contacts: Returns a list of contacts requiring verification per ICANN procedures
• Verify Contact: Verify a contact (reseller accounts only)

Domain

• Check Availability: Check if domains are available for purchase (up to 50 domains)
• Create Domain: Register a new domain with full contact and nameserver configuration
• Get Auth Code: Retrieve the transfer authorization code (EPP code) for a domain
• Get Pricing: Retrieve registration and renewal pricing for a domain
• List Domains: Returns a paginated list of domains in the account with extensive filtering options
• Purchase Privacy: Enable WHOIS privacy protection for a domain
• Renew Domain: Extend domain registration before expiration
• Set Nameservers: Update the nameservers for a domain
• Update Domain: Modify domain settings (autorenew, privacy, lock status)

Domain Info

• Get Specific TLD Requirements: Retrieve eligibility criteria and required fields for a specific TLD

Domain Name System (DNS)

• Create Record: Add a new DNS record (A, AAAA, ANAME, CNAME, MX, NS, SRV, TXT)
• Delete Record: Remove a DNS record by ID
• Get Record: Retrieve a specific DNS record
• List Records: List all DNS records for a domain
• Update Record: Modify an existing DNS record

Email Forwarding

• Create Email Forwarding: Create a new email forwarding rule
• Delete Email Forwarding: Remove an email forwarding rule
• Get Email Forwarding: Retrieve details of a specific forwarding entry
• List Forwarding Addresses: List all email forwarding rules for a domain
• Update Email Forwarding: Update the destination for an existing forwarding rule

Hello

• Hello: Test API connectivity

Credentials

To use this node, you'll need to set up API credentials with Name.com:

1. Log in to Name.com:

   • Go to name.com and sign in to your account

2. Generate API Token:

   • Navigate to API → API Token Management → API Tokens

3. In n8n:

   • Create new credentials for "Name.com API"
   • Environment: Choose Production or Sandbox
     • Production: Live domain operations (real charges apply)
     • Sandbox: Safe testing environment (no real charges)
   • Username: Your Name.com username
     • For sandbox, append "-test" (e.g., myusername-test)
   • API Token: The token from step 2
   • Save the credentials

Sandbox Environment

Name.com provides a sandbox environment for testing. To use it:

• Select "Sandbox" as the environment in credentials
• Append "-test" to your username
• Generate a separate API token for sandbox use at api.dev.name.com

Compatibility

This node is compatible with n8n version 1.0.0 and above.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Name.com
• Name.com API Documentation