dnsimple

DNSimple module for custom n8n node.

Package Information

Downloads: 195 weekly / 195 monthly
Latest Version: 0.0.2
Author: Hans Doebel

Available Nodes

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DNSimple
Interact with DNSimple API for domain management

Documentation

n8n-nodes-dnsimple

n8n community node for integrating DNSimple DNS and domain management with your workflows.

Table of Contents

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

  1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
  2. Select Install
  3. Enter n8n-nodes-dnsimple in the npm Package Name field
  4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes
  5. Select Install

Credentials

DNSimple API Token

  1. Log in to your DNSimple account
  2. Go to Account > Access Tokens
  3. Click New access token (User or Account token)
  4. Copy the generated token
  5. In n8n: Create new credential > DNSimple API
  6. Select Environment (Production or Sandbox)
  7. Paste your API token
  8. Save

Token Types:

  • Account tokens: Access to a single account's resources (recommended)
  • User tokens: Access to all accounts the user has access to

Environments:

  • Production: https://api.dnsimple.com
  • Sandbox: https://api.sandbox.dnsimple.com (for testing)

Operations

Account

Operation Description
List List all accounts accessible with the current token

Certificate

Operation Description
Download Download a certificate
Get Get certificate details
Get Private Key Get certificate private key
Issue Issue a pending certificate
List List certificates for a domain
Order Order a new Let's Encrypt certificate
Renew Renew an existing certificate

Contact

Operation Description
Create Create a new contact
Delete Delete a contact
Get Get contact details
List List all contacts
Update Update a contact

DNS Analytics

Operation Description
Query Query DNS analytics data

DNSSEC

Operation Description
Create DS Record Create a delegation signer record
Delete DS Record Delete a delegation signer record
Disable Disable DNSSEC for a domain
Enable Enable DNSSEC for a domain
Get DS Record Get a delegation signer record
Get Status Get DNSSEC status for a domain
List DS Records List delegation signer records

Domain

Operation Description
Create Add a domain to an account
Delete Delete a domain
Get Get domain details
List List all domains

Domain Push

Operation Description
Accept Accept a domain push
Initiate Initiate a domain push to another account
List List pending domain pushes
Reject Reject a domain push

Email Forward

Operation Description
Create Create an email forward
Delete Delete an email forward
Get Get email forward details
List List email forwards for a domain

Registrar

Operation Description
Check Availability Check domain availability
Get Prices Get domain registration prices
Register Register a new domain
Renew Renew a domain registration
Transfer Transfer a domain to DNSimple

Service

Operation Description
Apply Apply a one-click service to a domain
List List all available one-click services
List Applied List services applied to a domain
Unapply Remove a one-click service from a domain

Template

Operation Description
Apply to Domain Apply a template to a domain
Create Create a new template
Delete Delete a template
Get Get template details
List List all templates
Update Update a template

Template Record

Operation Description
Create Create a record in a template
Delete Delete a record from a template
Get Get template record details
List List records in a template

TLD

Operation Description
Get Get TLD details
List List all supported TLDs

Vanity Name Server

Operation Description
Disable Disable vanity name servers for a domain
Enable Enable vanity name servers for a domain

Webhook

Operation Description
Create Create a webhook
Delete Delete a webhook
Get Get webhook details
List List all webhooks

Zone

Operation Description
Activate Activate DNS resolution for a zone
Check Distribution Check zone distribution across DNSimple name servers
Deactivate Deactivate DNS resolution for a zone
Download File Download zone file
Get Get zone details
List List all zones

Zone Record

Operation Description
Check Distribution Check record distribution across name servers
Create Create a DNS record
Delete Delete a DNS record
Get Get DNS record details
List List DNS records in a zone
Update Update a DNS record

Compatibility

Tested with:

  • n8n Version: 2.2.3
  • Node Version: 22.11.0

Development Notes

Kill n8n Process

Add this alias to your ~/.zshrc for quick n8n process termination during development:

alias kill-n8n="kill -9 \$(lsof -ti tcp:5678 -sTCP:LISTEN)"

After adding, reload your shell: source ~/.zshrc

Publish New Release

# Bump the version
npm version patch|minor|major

# push the tag to GitHub
git push origin v1.2.3

Add MCP Server to Zed IDE

"Add custom Server..." -> "Configure Remote" -> "Add Server"

{
  /// The name of your remote MCP server
  "n8n-mcp": {
    /// The URL of the remote MCP server
    "url": "http://localhost:5678/mcp-server/http",
    "headers": {
    /// Any headers to send along
    "Authorization": "Bearer <TOKEN>"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools:

  • execute_workflow
  • get_workflow_details
  • search_workflows

Resources

Version History

  • 0.0.1 - Initial release

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