Can you reserve or register domain names?

Although not our core business, we can register or renew domain names for our customers. The fees vary based on the TLD (e.g. .com, .net, .org etc.) and they won’t be the lowest in the industry. We offer domain registration for our customers as a convenience should they wish to keep their DNS and domain […]

A Primer on the Domain Name System (DNS)

In the early days of the Internet, humans and other computers located the few massive interconnected computers the same way: by their numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Soon, the impracticality of memorizing all these numbers became obvious and a rudimentary naming scheme was developed. A central repository of names and their associated IP addresses was […]

Changing name servers at Google Domains

If Google Domains is your registrar, here are the steps you need to follow to change your name servers to Total Uptime. First, go to https://domains.google.com and log into your account. Next, click on the DNS link to the right of the domain that you wish to point to our platform as shown in the image […]

Export Domain

Method:              GET URI:                      /CloudDNS/Domain/Export/{domainName} This method exports a domain in its entirety (including all resource records) in a BIND format.

Retrieve All Domains with Geo Zone

Method:              GET URI:                      /CloudDNS/Domain/GeoZoneInfo/All This method will return all domains with geo zone within the account, including all sub-companies, if they exist. The parameters allow you to refine the results retrieved from the API. They must be formatted as a query string, e.g. if you […]

Import Domain from Copy and Paste

Method:              POST URI:                     /CloudDNS/Domain/Import/FromCopyPaste This method imports a domain from copy and paste. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully import the domain: domainName “example.com” nameServer “ns1.example.net” dnsType “Primary” – Also supports “Secondary”, “Reverse” data “string” overwrite “string”

Import Domain from the Internet

Method:              POST URI:                     /CloudDNS/Domain/Import/FromInternet This method imports a domain from the internet. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully import the domain: Field Sample data domainName “example.com” nameServer “ns1.example.net”

Retrieve TSIG for a Specific Domain

Method:              GET URI:                     /CloudDNS/Domain/TSIG/{domainID} This method returns TSIG settings for a specific domain. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully return the settings: Parameter Description perpage={value} An integer for number of items you would like returned in this response. E.g. {20} […]

Copy Domain

Method:              POST URI:                      /CloudDNS/Domain/{domainID}/Copy This method creates a new domain by copying an existing domain and all of its resource records. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully copies the domain: Field Sample data domainName “example.com” (this is the new […]