Before you buy a country-code domain: eligibility, resale and verification rules to check
A country-code domain comes with its registry's rules on who may hold it, resale and verification. Five live examples, including the .ai name we use ourselves.
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Registrant of record: why a customer's domain should carry the customer's details
Agencies often register client domains in their own name. The risks, the alternatives and what to put in your terms. Information, not legal advice.
Retiring a domain safely: stop renewal, clean DNS and keep a record
Letting a domain expire is easy. Doing it safely is not. A checklist for turning off renewal, cleaning DNS and email, and keeping a record.
.dk moves to registrar management: what changes before 30 June 2028
Punktum dk is ending registrant management of .dk domains. What changes from 1 July 2026, the deadline for existing holders, and a checklist for switching.
Transfer-in failures in WHMCS: auth code, lock, timing and status
A triage order for failed domain transfers in WHMCS: auth code, lock, the 60-day rule, domain status and timing, with replies you can send to the customer.
What to put on a defensive domain: null MX, SPF and DMARC
A defensive domain that sends no mail should say so. Three DNS records that stop spoofing from unused domains, with copy-ready examples and a way to test them.
Why a zone file is not an availability check: RDAP, EPP and CZDS compared
A name in a zone file is taken. A name missing from one may be taken too. How to combine registry checks, RDAP and zone files when you check thousands of names.
WHMCS domain sync: reading the mismatches between WHMCS and the registrar
When WHMCS and the registrar disagree about an expiry date or a status, who is right? A triage table for the mismatches hosting companies see most.
Bought a .si domain on the hype? What to check before you hold, resell or renew
Registrations of .si jumped more than tenfold in a month. For domainers, here is what to check on verification, transfers, resale and the supply wave.
How many defensive domains do big brands register? What the 2025 NDSS study found
A 2025 study of the Fortune 500 found 19,523 defensive domains from 447 companies, and almost 200 with fewer than ten. What a smaller brand can borrow.
What happens when a domain expires: grace, redemption and deletion in a portfolio
A domain does not vanish the day it expires. Here are the stages, what you can still do at each one, and how to avoid reaching the expensive ones.
Register client domains after agency project kickoff
Connect agency kickoff to domain checks, approved registration, DNS setup and client handover using AiVikings.ai.
Add domain registration to a developer tool or CLI
Design a domain CLI with read-only checks, explicit purchase arguments, protected credentials and useful recovery output.
Automatic client domains for AI-powered SaaS
Build client-domain registration into SaaS onboarding with live quotes, customer mapping, prepaid payment and recoverable provisioning.
Domain onboarding and handover for MSP clients
Build an MSP domain inventory, map client ownership, review renewals and prepare a clear DNS and account handover.
Switching registrar modules in WHMCS: route per TLD, test, then move
How to switch registrars in WHMCS without breaking renewals: route one TLD at a time, keep the old module for existing domains, then transfer in batches.
.si and brand protection: what to decide while the extension is in demand
.si registrations rose sharply in September 2026. What brand owners should check, what to register, what to monitor, and who should own the decision.
Registry price changes hit renewals: how to find your exposure across a domain portfolio
A registry changes prices on over 200 TLDs on 6 October 2026. Here is how to find which of your domains renew at the new price, and what to do about it.
Register domains from ChatGPT with AiVikings.ai
Check availability, review pricing and register domains inside ChatGPT with a connected AiVikings.ai account and prepaid balance.
How to run a 90-day renewal review for defensive domains
Plan a 90-day defensive-domain renewal review using current account data, client instructions, prices, and confirmed expiry changes.
How to check 500 domain names in batches
Check 500 domain candidates in supported batches, distinguish errors from unavailability, and prepare an approved purchase shortlist.
Domain registration is not DNS, hosting, or TLS provisioning
Verify domain holding, DNS, hosting, and TLS as separate deployment stages so a registration success does not hide unfinished work.
Selling a portfolio domain: an operational handoff checklist
Keep sale agreement, domain delivery, registrar status, transfer secrets, and portfolio inventory aligned when a holding changes hands.
Can an AI assistant replace a domain portfolio spreadsheet?
Use an assistant for current registrar account data while preserving cross-registrar, financial, sales, and client records elsewhere.
WHMCS domain renewals: separate billing from registrar results
Keep customer renewal instructions, invoice state, registrar expiry, and failed or uncertain module commands in a clear exception queue.
Register domains from Claude with AiVikings.ai
Check availability, review pricing and register domains inside Claude with a connected AiVikings.ai account and prepaid balance.
Manage domain renewals through code with a review step
Review current holdings and renewal prices, authorize an exact list, renew through AiVikings.ai and verify each new expiry.
Can a paralegal register and renew domains through an AI assistant?
Use an authorized ChatGPT or Claude connection for approved domain registration and renewal while preserving client and account boundaries.
Domain availability, price quotes, and registration are separate facts
Distinguish a domain availability check, a current price quote, and a confirmed registration before reporting a purchase as complete.
Install the AiVikings.ai WHMCS registrar module
Configure the AiVikings.ai WHMCS module, select TLDs, check pricing and contacts, and verify the first supported domain workflow.
Domain administration for brand protection teams
Use AiVikings.ai for authorized defensive registrations, client contact mapping and renewal records, separate from legal or monitoring decisions.
How to test a registrar MCP connection without buying a domain
Verify a registrar MCP endpoint, authorization, tools, account identity, availability, and pricing without buying a domain.
WHMCS domain pricing: catalog costs, retail prices and renewals
Review AiVikings.ai TLD imports, customer selling prices, renewal costs, currencies, and premium-domain exceptions in WHMCS.
Register domains with an autonomous AI agent
Build an AiVikings.ai agent workflow with live quotes, verified contacts, explicit spending authority and recovery after uncertain results.
Manage hundreds of domains through API and MCP
Use AiVikings.ai API and MCP to review holdings, plan renewals and coordinate bulk domain operations with verified per-domain results.
How to prepare reusable contacts for agent domain registration
Prepare reusable domain contacts with explicit registrant selection, readiness checks, accurate data, and verified purchase results.
Brand monitoring versus registrar administration: where the handoff sits
Separate brand monitoring and legal decisions from account-scoped registrar operations with a clear, documented handoff.
What domain records should a legal team keep for each client?
Keep client domain records that connect registrar facts, purchase authority, contact references, expiry, and future responsibility.
Domain resale with WHMCS: a guide for hosting companies and agencies
Use the AiVikings.ai WHMCS module for domain resale: configure the catalog, pricing, registration, renewals, and nameserver workflows.
How to turn an approved defensive-domain list into registrations
Turn an approved defensive-domain list into a checked registration batch with client contacts, current quotes, and per-name results.
MCP or REST for domain registration: choose the integration boundary
Compare MCP and REST for registrar integration by tool discovery, request control, authorization, workflow state, and recovery.
Domain portfolio acquisitions: keep the purchase decision with the holding
Build a domain acquisition record that connects the selected name, approved cost, renewal assumptions, registrar result, and portfolio inventory.
A domain transfer checklist for portfolio operators
Prepare domain transfers with account authority, eligibility checks, secure codes, DNS continuity, and verified destination records.
Domain registration price versus renewal cost: plan the holding period
Compare domain acquisition and renewal costs using exact-domain quotes, premium status, supported terms, and explicit forecast assumptions.
How to change nameservers across a domain portfolio
Prepare destination DNS, apply approved nameserver changes, and verify each domain without confusing delegation with service readiness.
What should an agent do after a domain registration request times out?
Reconcile a timed-out domain registration with account evidence before retrying a paid request or reporting success.