Difference between revisions of "GoDaddy"

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GoDaddy is the world's largest domain name registrar with over 77 million domain names under management.

With the GoDaddy Domain Reseller Module for WHMCS, now you too can leverage GoDaddy's Wholesale Domain Reseller program with WHMCS for automated domain reselling to your customers.

1 Supported Features
2 Creating a GoDaddy Reseller Account
3 Setup/Activation
4 Configuring Automatic Registration
5 Domain Sync
6 Troubleshooting
- 6.1 Request body doesn't fulfill schema, see details in fields
  - 6.1.1 New Registration/Transfer
  - 6.1.2 Managing Existing Domain
- 6.2 Further Help/Support

Supported Features

Register	Transfer	Renew	Registrar Lock
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Update Nameservers	Update WHOIS	Get EPP Code	Register Nameservers
Yes	Yes	Yes	No
DNS Record Management	Email Forwarding	Domain Release	Domain Sync Script
No	No	No	Yes
Premium Domains	Transfer Out Automation	TLD Pricing Sync
No	No	No

Creating a GoDaddy Reseller Account

To signup for a GoDaddy reseller account, visit the URL below.

https://reseller.godaddy.com/whmcs

Setup/Activation

To activate and begin using the GoDaddy registrar module, after installing the module, follow the steps below:

Log in to your WHMCS Admin Area.
Navigate to Configuration () > System Settings > Domain Registrars or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars,
Locate GoDaddy in the list of available modules.
Click Activate.
Enter your GoDaddy API credentials. If you do not currently have API credentials, you can generate them by visiting https://reseller.godaddy.com/setup-api and logging into your GoDaddy Reseller Account.
Once you have entered the required API credentials, click Save Changes to complete the process.

Configuring Automatic Registration

WHMCS allows you to setup automatic domain registration on a per extension basis enabling you to use different registrars for different TLDs to give you the flexibility to offer more extensions and always get the best value.

To enable automatic registration, please refer to Configuring Automatic Registration

Domain Sync

The GoDaddy module supports the automatic syncing of expiry dates for registered domain names and status changes for incoming domain name transfers.

To use this, enable Domain Sync Enabled and configure the domain sync task at Configuration () > System Settings > Automation Settings or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup > Automation Settings.

Troubleshooting

Request body doesn't fulfill schema, see details in fields

New Registration/Transfer

The client's profile data is missing required data. Review the client's Profile and Contacts tab (if applicable) to ensure the listed fields in the error message are completed (first name, last name, email address, address, city, state, country, phone number).

Managing Existing Domain

The domain was registered through GoDaddy's retail system. Only domains registered via the GoDaddy API Reseller platform can be managed via the WHMCS module.

Further Help/Support

Need help with creating your GoDaddy account? Call GoDaddy @ 480-505-8877.
Need help with creating your Key/Secret? Email api@godaddy.com.
For all other support with the GoDaddy Module please contact the WHMCS support team.

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 With the GoDaddy Domain Reseller Module for WHMCS, now you too can leverage GoDaddy's Wholesale Domain Reseller program with WHMCS for automated domain reselling to your customers.
-==Supported Features==
+{{registrar
+| register = yes
-* Domain Registration
+| transfer = yes
-* Domain Transfers
+| renew = yes
-* Domain Renewals
+| lock = yes
-* Registrar Lock Toggling
+| dns = yes
-* Nameserver Retrieval and Modification
+| whois = yes
-* WHOIS Contact Information Retrieval and Modification
+| getepp = yes
-* EPP Code Requests
+| domainsync = yes
-* Automatic Expiry Date and Transfer Status Syncing
+}}
-==Installation==
-To install the GoDaddy registrar module for WHMCS, visit the Marketplace listing at the URL below to download the module. Then follow the instructions contained within the readme file within the zip file download.
-https://marketplace.whmcs.com/product/4864
 ==Creating a GoDaddy Reseller Account==
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 To activate and begin using the GoDaddy registrar module, after installing the module, follow the steps below:
-# Login to your WHMCS Admin Area
+# Log in to your WHMCS Admin Area.
-# Navigate to Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars
+# Navigate to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[Domain Registrars]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars''',
-# Locate GoDaddy in the list of available modules
+# Locate GoDaddy in the list of available modules.
-# Click the '''Activate''' button
+# Click '''Activate'''.
 # Enter your GoDaddy API credentials. If you do not currently have API credentials, you can generate them by visiting https://reseller.godaddy.com/setup-api and logging into your GoDaddy Reseller Account.
-# Once you have entered the required API credentials, click Save Changes to complete the process
+# Once you have entered the required API credentials, click '''Save Changes''' to complete the process.
 ==Configuring Automatic Registration==
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 ==Domain Sync==
 The GoDaddy module supports the automatic syncing of expiry dates for registered domain names and status changes for incoming domain name transfers.
-To enable this functionality, navigate to ''Setup > General Settings > Domains'' and ensure the '''Domain Sync Enabled''' option is checked.
+To use this, enable '''Domain Sync Enabled''' and [[Domain_Synchronisation#Configuration|configure the domain sync task]] at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[Automation Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > Automation Settings'''.
-You must also ensure the [[Crons#Domain_Sync_Cron|Domain Sync Cron]] is configured on your system.
 ==Troubleshooting==

Documentation