API Usable Registrars

[gazoakley]

I've got an account at Enom through NamePros (Cheers :hehe: ), but I'm looking to get some accounts with other registrars for purposes of backordering tasted domains. I dont want to have to pay large setup fees or make large initial deposits (Dynadot is out at $500 for example), but am willing to pay maybe more than usual for actual registrations. Does anyone have any good recommendations? Could I get several Enom accounts to get round the unwritten 1 API request per second rule?

 

[filter]

I don't know how well this will suit your purposes for high-frrequency registration attempts, but $250 will get you started with SRSplus - a NetSol subsidiary with what looks like a decent API for resellers ...

 

[gazoakley]

Cheers - thats another possibility . Thinking about OpenSRS - but hate having to fax pages upon pages of documents to them to open an account. And they still have a $95 setup.

Any more suggestions? Come on - bet you guys can find some places with API access that are cheaper to get started with

 

[filter]

I don't know what the startup cost for Directi reseller is but might check if they offer an API which may be useful for your purposes.

 

[Jackie]

The initial deposit for an account directly with Resellerclub (same as Directi) is at least $199. This will give you access to their API which you can script for drop catching purposes.

http://resellerclub.com/features/api/

You can get around the $199 minimum deposit by signing up for a subreseller account under a reseller that already has an account with Resellerclub. Subresellers have the same interface as a reseller account directly under Directi, including the API access. These usually require smaller minimum deposits or some don't even have a minimum. Ask around companies that are already Directi resellers for the best prices on their subreseller accounts.

WSDreg.com ($10 deposit to start): http://wsdreg.com/reseller.php?action=partnersite
Whiz.in ($50 deposit to start): http://resellers.whiz.in/reseller.php
Mediawiz.biz (no minimum): http://resellers.mediawiz.biz/

 

[gazoakley]

The initial deposit for an account directly with Resellerclub (same as Directi) is at least $199. This will give you access to their API which you can script for drop catching purposes.

http://resellerclub.com/features/api/

You can get around the $199 minimum deposit by signing up for a subreseller account under a reseller that already has an account with Resellerclub. Subresellers have the same interface as a reseller account directly under Directi, including the API access. These usually require smaller minimum deposits or some don't even have a minimum. Ask around companies that are already Directi resellers for the best prices on their subreseller accounts.

WSDreg.com ($10 deposit to start): http://wsdreg.com/reseller.php?action=partnersite
Whiz.in ($50 deposit to start): http://resellers.whiz.in/reseller.php
Mediawiz.biz (no minimum): http://resellers.mediawiz.biz/

That looks interesting - can resellers play about with sub-resellers domains? Does anyone else have some good DirectI reseller links?