domainr-api

This is simple and lightweight NodeJS wrapper for Domainr API V2. All methods are returning Promises!

1. Requirements
2. Instalation
3. Usage
   1. Initialization
   2. Search method
   3. Status method
   4. Register method
4. Official documentation
5. Author
6. Future

Requirements

For using this library, you will need Mashape Key (How to get free mashape key?). You will can use 10000 request for free each month!

Package requires NodeJS version >= 4.0.0

Installation

To install domainr-api, run:

npm install domainr-api --save

Usage

Domainr-api class comes with three main methods. Methods always return a promise.

Methods are:

• search
• status
• register

Initialization

To initialize domainr-api class, you need to pass your Mashape key.

let domainrApi = new domainr('some-key');

Search method

Search method let's you search for domain. You will get results array with some domain recommendations.

It accepts these arguments:

Parameter	Required	Type	Description	Example
query	Yes	String	Term(s) to search against.	acme cafe
location	No	String	Optionally override the IP location detection for country-code zones, with a two-character country code.	de
registrar	No	String	The domain name of a specific registrar to filter results by that registrar’s supported list of extensions (optional).	namecheap.com
defaults	No	String	Optional comma-separated list of default zones to include in the response.	bike,cab

Example request:

let searchObj = {
    defaults: 'club,coffee',
    location: 'de',
    query: 'acme cafe',
    registrar: 'namecheap.com'
};
 
let domainrApi = new domainr('some-key');
domainrApi
  .search(searchObj)
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

Data returned

  [
    {
      "domain": "acme.coffee",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acme.",
      "zone": "coffee",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acme.coffee&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acme.kitchen",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acme.",
      "zone": "kitchen",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acme.kitchen&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acme.restaurant",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acme.",
      "zone": "restaurant",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acme.restaurant&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acmecafe.de",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acmecafe.",
      "zone": "de",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acmecafe.de&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acmecafe.com",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acmecafe.",
      "zone": "com",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acmecafe.com&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acmecafe.net",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acmecafe.",
      "zone": "net",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acmecafe.net&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acmecafe.org",
      "host": "",
      "subdomain": "acmecafe.",
      "zone": "org",
      "path": "",
      "registerURL": "https://api.domainr.com/v2/register?&domain=acmecafe.org&registrar=namecheap.com&source=api"
    }
  ]

Status method

Status method gives you status for each domain you send in array. You will get status array with domain information. It has limit to 10 domains per call.

It accepts these arguments:

Parameter	Required	Type	Description	Example
domains	Yes	Array of strings	Array of domains to check	['acme.coffee', 'acmecafe.com']

Example request:

let domains = ['ace.coffee', 'acecafe.com', 'acecafe.net', 'acecafe.co', 'acecafe.io'];
 
let domainrApi = new domainr('some-key');
domainrApi
  .status(domains)
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

Data returned

  [
    {
      "domain": "acecafe.net",
      "zone": "net",
      "status": "active",
      "summary": "active"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acecafe.com",
      "zone": "com",
      "status": "active",
      "summary": "active"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acecafe.co",
      "zone": "co",
      "status": "active",
      "summary": "active"
    },
    {
      "domain": "ace.coffee",
      "zone": "coffee",
      "status": "undelegated active",
      "summary": "active"
    },
    {
      "domain": "acecafe.io",
      "zone": "io",
      "status": "undelegated inactive",
      "summary": "inactive"
    }
  ]

Register method

Register method gives generated URL that redirects user to checkout page. It's sent as a string.

It accepts these arguments:

Parameter	Required	Type	Description	Example
domain	Yes	String	Domain name.	example.com
registrar	No	String	Registrar domain name	namecheap.com

Example request:

let domainrApi = new domainr('some-key');
domainrApi
  .register('example.com')
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(err => console.log(err));

Data returned

https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=210737&m=25581&u=303669&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fiwantmyname.com%2Fsearch%2Fadd%2Fexample.com%3Fr%3Ddomai.nr

Official documentation

Official Domainr documentation can be found on: http://domainr.build/docs

Author

Author of the package is Ivan Jovanovic.

Future

I have couple things in mind for the future:

• Add Register method to the class
• Create a ChatBot that will easily search/check/register domains

Started working on chatbot on https://github.com/IvanJov/domain-bot