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Name.com Setup Guide

Name.com exposes a modern REST API secured with HTTP Basic auth. All you need is an API username and token.

Step 1: Generate an API Token

Enable API access from the Name.com dashboard

  1. Sign in to Name.com
  2. Go to Account → Tools → API Access
  3. Toggle API access on if it is disabled
  4. Click "Generate API Token" and copy the value
Open Name.com API Settings

Step 2: Capture Your API Username

The API username is usually your account login name

The integration requires two fields:

  • username: your Name.com username (shown in the API panel)
  • token: the API token generated in step 1

Tokens are long-lived but can be revoked at any time from the Name.com dashboard.

Step 3: Connect via Domain Collective

Basic auth is handled automatically once you save the credentials

Paste the username and token into the integration form. Once you click Connect & Continue, we validate the credentials by calling `/domains` and immediately start syncing your account.

  • Syncs include domains, DNS records, and nameservers
  • Manual sync is rate-limited to once per minute