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namecheap.domains.ns.create

Creates a new nameserver.

Example Request

https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response?ApiUser=apiexmple&ApiKey=56b4c87ef4fd49cb96d915c0db68194&UserName=apiexample&Command=namecheap.domains.ns.create&ClientIp=192.168.1.109&SLD=domain&TLD=com&Nameserver=ns1.domain.com&IP=192.165.15.103

Request Parameters

Global parameters are not shown here for clarity, but should be present in all requests

Name Type MaxLength Required? Description
SLD String 70 Yes SLD of the DomainName
TLD String 10 Yes TLD of the DomainName
Nameserver String 150 Yes Nameserver to create
IP String 15 Yes Nameserver IP address

Example Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ApiResponse xmlns="http://api.namecheap.com/xml.response" Status="OK">
  <Errors />
  <RequestedCommand>namecheap.domains.ns.create</RequestedCommand>
  <CommandResponse Type="namecheap.domains.ns.create">
    <DomainNSCreateResult Domain="domain.com" Nameserver="ns1.domain.com" IP="12.23.23.23" IsSuccess="true" />
  </CommandResponse>
  <Server>SERVER-NAME</Server>
  <GMTTimeDifference>+5</GMTTimeDifference>
  <ExecutionTime>32.76</ExecutionTime>
</ApiResponse>

Response Parameters

Name Description
Domain The domain name for which you are trying to create nameserver.
Nameserver Returns the nameserver that was created.
IP Returns the IP address set for the nameserver.
IsSuccess Indicates whether the nameserver was set successfully.

Error Codes

Specifies the error codes that might be returned from this method

Number Description
2019166 Domain not found
2016166 Domain is not associated with your account
3031510 Error From Enom when Errorcount <> 0
3050900 Unknown error from Enom

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