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PSA: GoDaddy gated their own API. DDNS users warned (loudwhisper.me)

submitted 1 month ago by loudwhisper@infosec.pub to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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GoDaddy really lived up to its bad reputation and recently changed their API rules. The rules are simple: either you own 10 (or 50) domains, you pay $20/month, or you don't get the API. I personally didn't get any communication, and this broke my DDNS setup. I am clearly not the only one judging from what I found online. A company this big gating an API behind such a steep price... So I will repeat what many people said before me (being right): don't. use. GoDaddy.

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[–] loudwhisper@infosec.pub 36 points 1 month ago (9 children)

NameCheap

WOW! I did not know that. I just checked and after a little search:

We have certain requirements for activation to prevent system abuse. In order to have API enabled, your account should meet one of the following requirements:

- have at least 20 domains under your account;
- have at least $50 on your account balance;
- have at least $50 spent within the last 2 years

$50 in last 2 years is not much, but for those who renew for many years, it is still stupid.

Ironically, Namecheap is what the people in https://github.com/navilg/godaddy-ddns/issues/32 migrated to!

I really wish that domain registration was done in a different way, but even in current scenario, gutting features for such a basic service to extract a few bucks and risking losing customers...?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That can't be right. I only had two domains (one now) and I've been using the API just fine. And basically any purchase will clear those dollar amounts.

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Doesn’t their API also require you to allow-list IPs, making it basically useless for dynamic DNS?

From https://www.namecheap.com/support/api/intro/ under “Whitelisting IP.”

[–] loudwhisper@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

That's a very interesting gotcha. They don't seem to support address ranges either. Unless once you add the whitelist the requests still work from any address (their documentation is ambiguous). This is even more confusing.

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