# salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns

Namecheap Nameserver Management

New in version 2017.7.0.

## Prerequisites

This module uses the `requests` Python module to communicate to the namecheap API.

## Configuration

The Namecheap username, API key and URL should be set in the minion configuration file, or in the Pillar data.

    namecheap.name: companyname
    namecheap.key: a1b2c3d4e5f67a8b9c0d1e2f3
    namecheap.client_ip: 162.155.30.172
    #Real url
    namecheap.url: https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response
    #Sandbox url
    #namecheap.url: https://api.sandbox.namecheap.xml.response

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.create(sld, tld, nameserver, ip)

  Creates a new nameserver. Returns `True` if the nameserver was created successfully.

  sld

    SLD of the domain name

  tld

    TLD of the domain name

  nameserver

    Nameserver to create

  ip

    Nameserver IP address

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.create sld tld nameserver ip

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.delete(sld, tld, nameserver)

  Deletes a nameserver. Returns `True` if the nameserver was deleted successfully

  sld

    SLD of the domain name

  tld

    TLD of the domain name

  nameserver

    Nameserver to delete

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.delete sld tld nameserver

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.get_info(sld, tld, nameserver)

  Retrieves information about a registered nameserver. Returns the following information:

  - IP Address set for the nameserver

  - Domain name which was queried

  - A list of nameservers and their statuses

  sld

    SLD of the domain name

  tld

    TLD of the domain name

  nameserver

    Nameserver to retrieve

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.get_info sld tld nameserver

salt.modules.namecheap_domains_ns.update(sld, tld, nameserver, old_ip, new_ip)

  Deletes a nameserver. Returns `True` if the nameserver was updated successfully.

  sld

    SLD of the domain name

  tld

    TLD of the domain name

  nameserver

    Nameserver to create

  old_ip

    Current ip address

  new_ip

    New ip address

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' namecheap_domains_ns.update sld tld nameserver old_ip new_ip