# August 10, 2026: Domains API v3 is now available for domain search, registration, and DNS management (https://developer.godaddy.com/en/docs/api-users/changelog/domains-api-v3-launch)

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## title: "August 10, 2026: Domains API v3 is now available for domain search, registration, and DNS management"

August 10, 2026
API
Domains

New

We've released Domains API v3, a redesigned API for the domain lifecycle, so
you can search for a domain, lock its price with a quote, register it, and
manage its DNS — with the final price and required agreements confirmed
before you commit to a charge.

## What changed

New endpoints are available under `/v3/domains`, organized around a
quote-then-execute flow:

* Discovery — `GET /suggestions` returns natural-language domain suggestions
  with TLD filtering; `GET /check-availability` checks a single domain.
* Registration — `POST /registration-quotes` locks the price, resolved
  settings, and required legal agreements behind a single-use `quoteToken`
  (10-minute TTL). `POST /registrations` executes with that token and returns
  `202 Accepted` with a pollable resource: `GET /registrations/{registrationId}`
  or `GET /operations/{operationId}`.
* Domain management — `GET /domain-names/{domain-name}` retrieves domain
  details; `PUT /domain-names/{domain-name}/nameservers` replaces nameservers.
* DNS records — `GET`/`POST /zones/{zone}/dns-records` list and create
  records; `DELETE /zones/{zone}/dns-records/{recordId}` deletes one.

Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with per-operation scopes
(`domains.domain:read`, `domains.domain:create`, `domains.nameserver:update`,
`domains.dns:update`). Mutating requests require an `Idempotency-Key` header,
so retries are safe and never create duplicate registrations. Resellers act
on behalf of customers with the `X-Shopper-Id` header.

## Who is affected

v3 is additive and available to all developers with API access — no action
is needed. Existing v1 and v2 integrations are unchanged, and both versions
remain available. v3.0 covers domain search, registration, and DNS
management; renewals, transfers, contact and privacy management, and bulk
operations will arrive in additive v3 minor versions.

## Links

* [Domains v3 API reference](https://developer.godaddy.com/docs/references/rest/domains/v3) — endpoint documentation