API Documentation

Namecheap API Change Log

28-Feb-2018

• Disabled possibility of activating 3-year SSL products in namecheap.ssl.activate.

• Added warning for 3-year SSL products in namecheap.ssl.reissue.

26-Feb-2018

• Deprecated 3-year option for all SSL products in namecheap.ssl.create and namecheap.ssl.renew.

20-July-2017

• New command namecheap.ssl.editdcvmethod added.

10-June-2017

• Numerous parameters were deprecated, some were made not required in namecheap.ssl.activate and namecheap.ssl.reissue APIs. Introduced CNAME DCV method.

22-May-2014

• Additional parameters were added to namecheap.ssl.activate, namecheap.ssl.reissue, namecheap.ssl.create, namecheap.ssl.getinfo, namecheap.ssl.parsecsr commands related to multi-domain and http-based validation method.

• New commands namecheap.ssl.purchasemoresans and namecheap.ssl.revokecertificate added.

10-July-2012

• Additional parameters for Comodo OV certificates were added to namecheap.ssl.activate command.

08-Jun-2012

• UK domain registrations are now real time in namecheap.domains.create command.

08-May-2012

• EPP code with special characters should now be sent in base64 format in namecheap.domains.transfer.create command.

15-Dec-2011

• IDN domain registeration support enabled in namecheap.domains.create command.

• New command namecheap.domains.getInfo added.

17-Nov-2011

• Quantity parameter is removed in namecheap.ssl.create command.

12-Nov-2011

• Added support for OX as email type in namecheap.domains.dns.sethosts command.

24-Aug-2011

• The following parameters were added to namecheap.ssl.activate command: CompanyIncorporationLocality, CompanyIncorporationStateProvince, CompanyIncorporationCountry, CompanyIncorporationDate, CompanyDBA, CompanyRegistrationNumber.

27-May-2011

• New command namecheap.ssl.reissue added.

30-Apr-2011

• Added support for EssentialSSL, EssentialSSL Wildcard, InstantSSL Pro, Premiumssl wildcard, EV SSL, EV SSL SGC.

31-Mar-2011

• Free PositiveSSL offer is no longer supported.

29-Nov-2010

• Added support for .ASIA registration

• Added extended attributes information for .ASIA domains (Extended Attributes).

18 Oct-2010

• Updated extended attributes for .CA registration (Extended Attributes).Removed attributes: CIRA-Registrant, CIRA-Registrant-Desc, CIRA-Org-Registered-In, CIRA-Trademark-No Added attributes: CIRAWhoisDisplay, CIRAAgreementVersion, CIRAAgreementValue, CIRALanguage

• EPP code now required for .CA transfers

12-Aug-2010

• Domain registrations, renewals and transfers now allowed for .co domains.

05-Aug-2010

• namecheap.domains.transfer.create now supports .de domain transfers.

22-Jun-2010

• New command namecheap.domains.transfer.getlist added.

19-Jul-2010

• .EU registrations allowed through API.

11-Jun-2010

• New optional parameter TTL added in namecheap.domains.dns.sethosts command.

17-Feb-2010

• New command namecheap.users.createaddfundsrequest added in sandbox.

• New command namecheap.users.getaddfundsstatus added in sandbox.

30-Jan-2010

• New command namecheap.users.login added in sandbox.

13-Jan-2010

• New commands namecheap.ssl.resendApproverEmail and namecheap.ssl.resendFulfillmentEmail added.

09-Sep-2009

• Added a few more possible values in extended attributes page for .co.uk and .org.uk TLDs.

24-Jul-2009

• New optional parameter PhoneExt added in namecheap.users.update commands.

• New optional parameter AdminPhoneExt added in namecheap.ssl.activate command.

02-Jun-2009

• New command namecheap.users.getPricing added.

30-May-2009

• New optional parameters AddFreeWhoisguard, WGEnabled and AddFreePositiveSSL added in namecheap.domains.create command.

• New command namecheap.domains.getTldlist added.