Get Domain Info

Domain Function: getDomain

With this command, you are able to viewing the domain details.

Input params

• version::String - API version (e.g. '1.0')

• timestamp::String - Sequence of characters, denoting the date and time (e.g '1336553826')

• username::String - User e-mail address (e.g 'mail1@example.com')

• authcode::String - md5 hash consisting of the concatenation of timestamp and user_key (e.g md5(1336553826BX3KwWU2SuqvoEWnjYmOibf'))

• section::String - API module name. Use 'domains' value

• action::String - API module function. Use 'getDomain' value

• domain::String - Domain name that you need to register

Example URL with POST values

http://api.boxis.net/
POST: version=1.0&returntype=xml&timestamp=1337854044&username=your@mail.com&authcode=1234567890&section=domains&action=getDomain&domain=test1.com

Output params

Example in XML (Success)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<return>
  <result>1</result>
  <resulttxt></resulttxt>
  <params>
    <details>
      <domain>test1.com</domain>
      <order_id>654</order_id>
      <payment_module>130</payment_module>
      <date_created>1970-01-01</date_created>
      <firstpayment>17.68</firstpayment>
      <recurring_amount>17.68</recurring_amount>
      <years>2</years>
      <expires>1970-01-01</expires>
      <type>Register</type>
      <status>Pending</status>
      <next_due>1970-01-01</next_due>
      <next_invoice>1969-12-25</next_invoice>
      <protect-privacy>1</protect-privacy>
      <nameservers>
        <ns1>ns1.boxis.ch</ns1>
        <ns2>ns1.boxis.ch</ns2>
        <ns3>ns3.boxis.ch</ns3>
        <ns4>ns4.boxis.ch</ns4>
        <ns5>ns5.boxis.ch</ns5>
      </nameservers>
      <autorenew>1</autorenew>
      <protection-lock>0</protection-lock>
      <auth-code></auth-code>
      <notes></notes>
      <extended></extended>
      <lastname>Keck</lastname>
      <firsname>Konrad</firsname>
      <contacts>
        <registrant>
          <firstname>John</firstname>
          <lastname>Doe</lastname>
          <companyname>company1</companyname>
          <email>mail1@mail.com</email>
          <address1>baker street 5</address1>
          <address2></address2>
          <city>NY</city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <postcode>1207</postcode>
          <country>USA</country>
          <phonenumber>48156113563</phonenumber>
        </registrant>
        <tech>
          <firstname>Phil</firstname>
          <lastname>Doe</lastname>
          <companyname>company1</companyname>
          <email>mail2@mail.com</email>
          <address1>baker street 6</address1>
          <address2></address2>
          <city>NY</city>
          <state>NY</state>
          <postcode>1207</postcode>
          <country>USA</country>
          <phonenumber>48156611663</phonenumber>
        </tech>
        <admin>
          <firstname>George</firstname>
          <lastname>Doe</lastname>
          <companyname>company3</companyname>
          <email>mail3@mail.com</email>
          <address1>Av. Pictet-de-Rochemont 29</address1>
          <address2></address2>
          <city>Geneva</city>
          <state>CH</state>
          <postcode>1207</postcode>
          <country>CH</country>
          <phonenumber>+41.0041227359740</phonenumber>
        </admin>
        <billing>
          <firstname>George</firstname>
          <lastname>Doe</lastname>
          <companyname>company3</companyname>
          <email>mail3@mail.com</email>
          <address1>Av. Pictet-de-Rochemont 29</address1>
          <address2></address2>
          <city>Geneva</city>
          <state>CH</state>
          <postcode>1207</postcode>
          <country>CH</country>
          <phonenumber>+41.0041227359740</phonenumber>
        </billing>
      </contacts>
    </details>
  </params>
  <timestamp>1335781349</timestamp>
</return>

Example in XML (Error)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<return>
  <result>0</result>
  <resulttxt>Error: {error description}</resulttxt>
  <params/>
  <timestamp>1335767184</timestamp>
</return>

Example in JSON (Success)

{"result":"1",
 "resulttxt":null,
 "params":{
    "details":{
       "domain":"test1.com",
       "order_id":"654",
       "payment_module":"130",
       "date_created":"1970-01-01",
       "firstpayment":"17.68",
       "recurring_amount":"17.68",
       "years":"2","expires":"1970-01-01",
       "type":"Register",
       "status":"Pending",
       "next_due":"1970-01-01",
       "next_invoice":"1969-12-25",
       "protect-privacy":"1",
       "nameservers{
          "ns1":"ns1.boxis.ch",
          "ns2":"ns1.boxis.ch",
          "ns3":"ns3.boxis.ch",
          "ns4":"ns4.boxis.ch",
          "ns5":"ns5.boxis.ch"},
       "autorenew":"1",
       "protection-lock":"0",
       "auth-code":"",
       "notes":"",
       "extended":"",
       "lastname":"Keck",
       "firsname":"Konrad"}
  },
  "timestamp":1335781465}

Example in JSON (Error)

{"result":"0",
 "resulttxt":"Error: {error description}",
 "params":[],"timestamp":1335777400}

Example using our PHP Class

/* API LOGIN DETAILS */
$email    = 'your@mail.com';    // your username
$apikey   = '1234567890';        // your apikey

/* API COMMAND DETAILS */
$apitype  = 'domains';
$command  = 'getDomain';
$params   = array(
    'returntype' => 'xml',
    'domain' => 'test1.com',
);

/* PROCESS THE ACTION */
$boxisAPI = new BoxisAPIConnection($email, $apikey);
$return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, $timestamp);

/* TIMESTAMP SYNCHRONIZATION (JSON EXAMPLE)
if($return['timestamperror']) {
    $timestamp = $return['timestamp'];
    $return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, 'json', $timestamp);
}
*/

/* TIMESTAMP SYNCHRONIZATION (XML EXAMPLE)*/
/*
if($return->timestamperror) {
    $timestamp = $return->timestamp;
    $return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, 'xml', $timestamp);
}
/*