salt.modules.namecheap_domains

Namecheap Domain Management

New in version 2017.7.0.

Prerequisites

This module uses the requests Python module to communicate to the namecheap API.

Configuration

The Namecheap username, API key and URL should be set in the minion configuration file, or in the Pillar data.

namecheap.name: companyname
namecheap.key: a1b2c3d4e5f67a8b9c0d1e2f3
namecheap.client_ip: 162.155.30.172
#Real url
namecheap.url: https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response
#Sandbox url
#namecheap.url: https://api.sandbox.namecheap.xml.response

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.check(*domains_to_check)

Checks the availability of domains

domains_to_check

array of strings List of domains to check

Returns a dictionary mapping the each domain name to a boolean denoting whether or not it is available.

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.check domain-to-check

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.create(domain_name, years, **kwargs)

Try to register the specified domain name

domain_name

The domain name to be registered

years

Number of years to register

Returns the following information:

  • Whether or not the domain was renewed successfully

  • Whether or not WhoisGuard is enabled

  • Whether or not registration is instant

  • The amount charged for registration

  • The domain ID

  • The order ID

  • The transaction ID

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.create my-domain-name 2

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.get_info(domain_name)

Returns information about the requested domain

returns a dictionary of information about the domain_name

domain_name

string Domain name to get information about

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.get_info my-domain-name

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.get_list(list_type=None, search_term=None, page=None, page_size=None, sort_by=None)

Returns a list of domains for the particular user as a list of objects offset by page length of page_size

list_typeALL

One of ALL, EXPIRING, EXPIRED

search_term

Keyword to look for on the domain list

page1

Number of result page to return

page_size20

Number of domains to be listed per page (minimum: 10, maximum: 100)

sort_by

One of NAME, NAME_DESC, EXPIREDATE, EXPIREDATE_DESC, CREATEDATE, or CREATEDATE_DESC

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.get_list

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.get_tld_list()

Returns a list of TLDs as objects

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.get_tld_list

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.reactivate(domain_name)

Try to reactivate the expired domain name

Returns the following information:

  • Whether or not the domain was reactivated successfully

  • The amount charged for reactivation

  • The order ID

  • The transaction ID

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.reactivate my-domain-name

salt.modules.namecheap_domains.renew(domain_name, years, promotion_code=None)

Try to renew the specified expiring domain name for a specified number of years

domain_name

The domain name to be renewed

years

Number of years to renew

Returns the following information:

  • Whether or not the domain was renewed successfully

  • The domain ID

  • The order ID

  • The transaction ID

  • The amount charged for renewal

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_domains.renew my-domain-name 5

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