n8n-nodes-dnsimple

n8n community node for integrating DNSimple DNS and domain management with your workflows.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Credentials
• Operations
• Compatibility
• Development Notes
• Resources
• Version History

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-dnsimple in the npm Package Name field
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes
5. Select Install

Credentials

DNSimple API Token

1. Log in to your DNSimple account
2. Go to Account > Access Tokens
3. Click New access token (User or Account token)
4. Copy the generated token
5. In n8n: Create new credential > DNSimple API
6. Select Environment (Production or Sandbox)
7. Paste your API token
8. Save

Token Types:

• Account tokens: Access to a single account's resources (recommended)
• User tokens: Access to all accounts the user has access to

Environments:

• Production: https://api.dnsimple.com
• Sandbox: https://api.sandbox.dnsimple.com (for testing)

Operations

Account

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | List | List all accounts accessible with the current token |

Certificate

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Download | Download a certificate | | Get | Get certificate details | | Get Private Key | Get certificate private key | | Issue | Issue a pending certificate | | List | List certificates for a domain | | Order | Order a new Let's Encrypt certificate | | Renew | Renew an existing certificate |

Contact

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create | Create a new contact | | Delete | Delete a contact | | Get | Get contact details | | List | List all contacts | | Update | Update a contact |

DNS Analytics

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Query | Query DNS analytics data |

DNSSEC

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create DS Record | Create a delegation signer record | | Delete DS Record | Delete a delegation signer record | | Disable | Disable DNSSEC for a domain | | Enable | Enable DNSSEC for a domain | | Get DS Record | Get a delegation signer record | | Get Status | Get DNSSEC status for a domain | | List DS Records | List delegation signer records |

Domain

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create | Add a domain to an account | | Delete | Delete a domain | | Get | Get domain details | | List | List all domains |

Domain Push

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Accept | Accept a domain push | | Initiate | Initiate a domain push to another account | | List | List pending domain pushes | | Reject | Reject a domain push |

Email Forward

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create | Create an email forward | | Delete | Delete an email forward | | Get | Get email forward details | | List | List email forwards for a domain |

Registrar

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Check Availability | Check domain availability | | Get Prices | Get domain registration prices | | Register | Register a new domain | | Renew | Renew a domain registration | | Transfer | Transfer a domain to DNSimple |

Service

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Apply | Apply a one-click service to a domain | | List | List all available one-click services | | List Applied | List services applied to a domain | | Unapply | Remove a one-click service from a domain |

Template

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Apply to Domain | Apply a template to a domain | | Create | Create a new template | | Delete | Delete a template | | Get | Get template details | | List | List all templates | | Update | Update a template |

Template Record

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create | Create a record in a template | | Delete | Delete a record from a template | | Get | Get template record details | | List | List records in a template |

TLD

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get | Get TLD details | | List | List all supported TLDs |

Vanity Name Server

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Disable | Disable vanity name servers for a domain | | Enable | Enable vanity name servers for a domain |

Webhook

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Create | Create a webhook | | Delete | Delete a webhook | | Get | Get webhook details | | List | List all webhooks |

Zone

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Activate | Activate DNS resolution for a zone | | Check Distribution | Check zone distribution across DNSimple name servers | | Deactivate | Deactivate DNS resolution for a zone | | Download File | Download zone file | | Get | Get zone details | | List | List all zones |

Zone Record

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Check Distribution | Check record distribution across name servers | | Create | Create a DNS record | | Delete | Delete a DNS record | | Get | Get DNS record details | | List | List DNS records in a zone | | Update | Update a DNS record |

Compatibility

Tested with:

• n8n Version: 2.2.3
• Node Version: 22.11.0

Development Notes

Kill n8n Process

Add this alias to your ~/.zshrc for quick n8n process termination during development:

alias kill-n8n="kill -9 \$(lsof -ti tcp:5678 -sTCP:LISTEN)"

After adding, reload your shell: source ~/.zshrc

Publish New Release

# Bump the version
npm version patch|minor|major

# push the tag to GitHub
git push origin v1.2.3

Add MCP Server to Zed IDE

"Add custom Server..." -> "Configure Remote" -> "Add Server"

{
  /// The name of your remote MCP server
  "n8n-mcp": {
    /// The URL of the remote MCP server
    "url": "http://localhost:5678/mcp-server/http",
    "headers": {
    /// Any headers to send along
    "Authorization": "Bearer <TOKEN>"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools:

• execute_workflow
• get_workflow_details
• search_workflows

Resources

• n8n Website

• n8n Community Nodes Documentation

• n8n Documentation for LLMs

• DNSimple Website

• DNSimple – API Libraries

• DNSimple – API Documentation

• DNSimple – Sandbox Environment

• DNSimple – Logos

• GitHub Repository

• @n8n/node-cli README

Version History

• 0.0.1 - Initial release