Domains /

Create new domain

Registers a new domain

Required permission

Account > Domains > General > Create

Request body

{object}

domain
string required
The domain name to register.
pattern
^((www(\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,})(\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{2,}))+$
redirect
{object}
Optional configuration regarding the domain redirect set up.

mode
string
Domain redirect mode to be used.
one of
wildcard, default
region
string
Northflank PaaS region the wildcard redirect should be pointed at.
cluster
string
BYOC cluster the wildcard redirect should be pointed at.

certificates
{object}
Optional configuration regarding the domain certificate set up.

mode
string
Certificate provisioning mode to be used.
one of
wildcard, wildcard-import, default
certificateInput
{object}

certificateInput
{object}
Certificate data - required when mode is set to wildcard-import

is

one of
wildcard-import
then
{object} required

privateKey
string required
Certificate private key.
certificateChain
string required
Certificate chain. May consist of one or more certificates.

Response body

{object}
Response object.

data
{object} required
Result data.

name
string required
The domain name.
status
string required
The status of the domain verification.
one of
pending, verified
hostname
string
The hostname to add to your domain's DNS records as a TXT record to verify the domain.
token
string
The token to add as the content of the TXT record to verify the domain.
redirect
{object}
Configuration regarding the domain redirect set up.

mode
string required
Domain redirect mode.
target
{object}

record
string
Expected CNAME target of the wildcard redirect.

certificates
{object}
Configuration regarding the domain certificate set up.

mode
string required
Domain certificate mode.
dcvRecord
string
DCV CNAME record used to provision wildcard certificates.
dcvTarget
{object}

record
string
Expected CNAME target of the dcvRecord.

API

CLI

JS Client

POST /v1/domains

Example request

Request body

curl

curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"domain":"example.com","redirect":{"mode":"default"},"certificates":{"mode":"default"}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/domains

Example response

200 OK

Details about the newly added domain.

JSON

{
  "data": {
    "name": "example.com",
    "status": "pending",
    "hostname": "nfverify1608026055",
    "token": "e596987b52855a4a773ef580ce2985d7746b37ce8b2a443d20fa27b913d8f57",
    "redirect": {
      "mode": "default"
    },
    "certificates": {
      "mode": "default"
    }
  }
}

Example response

400 Bad Request

The domain is not valid, possibly because it is too long.

Example response

409 Conflict

The domain is already registered with this account.