Namecheap CLI

A TypeScript CLI for managing domains, DNS, SSL, and more via the Namecheap API.

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Features

• Domain Availability — Check single or multiple domains, auto-expands bare keywords to popular TLDs
• Domain Search — Check a keyword across 9 TLDs (.com, .io, .co, .ai, .xyz, .dev, .app, .net, .org)
• Domain Registration — Register domains with configurable registrant info
• Domain Management — List, get info, renew owned domains
• DNS Management — Get and set DNS host records
• Nameserver Management — Get and set custom nameservers
• SSL Certificates — List, purchase, and activate SSL certs
• WhoisGuard — Enable registrar lock
• Transfer Status — Check domain transfer progress

Quick Start

./namecheap.sh list                    # List your domains
./namecheap.sh check example           # Check example.com/.io/.co/.ai/.xyz
./namecheap.sh dns-get example.com     # Get DNS records
./namecheap.sh dns-set example.com --records '[{"type":"A","name":"@","value":"1.2.3.4","ttl":1800}]'

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Namecheap API key (see setup.md)