Create a Dynadot API key

This article is for anyone who needs to connect their Dynadot account to InfraNest so it can manage domains automatically.

#Overview

• InfraNest talks to Dynadot using an API key and a signing secret, not a regular sign-in.
• You create both in your Dynadot account, then paste them into InfraNest's Dynadot connect form.
• A webhook setup is optional and makes updates arrive instantly instead of waiting for InfraNest's next check.

#Create the key

1. Sign in to Dynadot.

2. Go to Tools → API.

3. Create an API key and choose the v2 (REST) version. InfraNest uses v2.

4. Copy the API key and the API secret shown next to it.

5. Paste both into InfraNest — see Connect Dynadot.

WarningThe secret signs every request. Store it somewhere safe; if you lose it, create a new key pair rather than trying to recover it.

#Leave the IP allowlist empty

Dynadot lets you limit a key to certain IP addresses. Leave that empty: InfraNest doesn't connect from one fixed address, so with an allowlist its requests can be refused no matter how correct your key is.

#Set up live updates by webhook (optional)

Dynadot can notify InfraNest when something changes, instead of waiting for the next sync.

1. On the Tools → API → Webhook page, set the callback URL to the Callback URL shown in InfraNest's Dynadot connect form, under Real-time webhooks (optional).
2. Dynadot then shows a Webhook key and a Webhook secret.
3. Paste both into InfraNest.

NoteThis step is optional — everything works without it, just less immediately. InfraNest still checks Dynadot on its usual schedule either way.

#Tips

• Keep the API key and API secret somewhere safe until you've pasted them into InfraNest — you won't be able to view the secret again later.
• If a request from InfraNest ever gets refused, check that the IP allowlist on your Dynadot key is still empty.