GoDaddy DNS

Manage DNS records for domains hosted on GoDaddy.

Setup

Get your API credentials from GoDaddy:

1. Go to https://developer.godaddy.com/keys
2. Create a new API Key (Production)
3. Note down the Key and Secret

Store in ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

json
{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "godaddy": {
        "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "apiSecret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or set env: GODADDY_API_KEY=xxx and GODADDY_API_SECRET=xxx

Quick Reference

List Domains

bash
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh domains list

DNS Records

bash
# List all DNS records for a domain
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns list <domain>

# List records by type
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns list <domain> --type A
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns list <domain> --type CNAME
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns list <domain> --type TXT
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns list <domain> --type MX

# Get specific record
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns get <domain> <type> <name>

# Add a record
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns add <domain> --type A --name www --data 1.2.3.4 --ttl 3600
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns add <domain> --type CNAME --name blog --data example.com --ttl 3600
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns add <domain> --type TXT --name _dmarc --data "v=DMARC1; p=none" --ttl 3600

# Update a record (replaces existing records with same type+name)
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns update <domain> --type A --name www --data 5.6.7.8 --ttl 3600

# Delete records by type and name
{baseDir}/scripts/godaddy.sh dns delete <domain> --type A --name www

Common DNS Record Types

| Type | Usage | |------|-------| | A | IPv4 address | | AAAA | IPv6 address | | CNAME | Alias to another domain | | MX | Mail server | | TXT | Text records (SPF, DKIM, verification) | | NS | Nameserver | | SRV | Service records |

Examples

Add subdomain pointing to IP

bash
godaddy.sh dns add example.com --type A --name app --data 192.168.1.1 --ttl 600

Add CNAME for www

bash
godaddy.sh dns add example.com --type CNAME --name www --data example.com --ttl 3600

Add TXT for domain verification

bash
godaddy.sh dns add example.com --type TXT --name @ --data "google-site-verification=xxx" --ttl 3600

Add MX record

bash
godaddy.sh dns add example.com --type MX --name @ --data "mail.example.com" --ttl 3600 --priority 10

Notes

• API Base: https://api.godaddy.com
• Auth: Authorization: sso-key {key}:{secret}
• The @ symbol represents the root domain
• TTL is in seconds (minimum 600 for most record types)
• Rate limits apply - don't spam the API