salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns

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_ns.create(sld, tld, nameserver, ip)

Creates a new nameserver. Returns True if the nameserver was created successfully.

sld

SLD of the domain name

tld

TLD of the domain name

nameserver

Nameserver to create

ip

Nameserver IP address

CLI Example:

salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.create sld tld nameserver ip

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.delete(sld, tld, nameserver)

Deletes a nameserver. Returns True if the nameserver was deleted successfully

sld

SLD of the domain name

tld

TLD of the domain name

nameserver

Nameserver to delete

CLI Example:

salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.delete sld tld nameserver

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.get_info(sld, tld, nameserver)

Retrieves information about a registered nameserver. Returns the following information:

• IP Address set for the nameserver

• Domain name which was queried

• A list of nameservers and their statuses

sld

SLD of the domain name

tld

TLD of the domain name

nameserver

Nameserver to retrieve

CLI Example:

salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.get_info sld tld nameserver

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.update(sld, tld, nameserver, old_ip, new_ip)

Deletes a nameserver. Returns True if the nameserver was updated successfully.

sld

SLD of the domain name

tld

TLD of the domain name

nameserver

Nameserver to create

old_ip

Current ip address

new_ip

New ip address

CLI Example:

salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.update sld tld nameserver old_ip new_ip