# Create a GoDaddy access token

> To connect GoDaddy, InfraNest needs a personal access token from the GoDaddy Developer portal.

Source: https://infranest.io/docs/create-a-godaddy-api-key
Last updated: 2026-08-30

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Connecting GoDaddy to InfraNest requires a personal access token from the GoDaddy Developer portal, and this guide walks you through creating one. It's for anyone setting up or updating a GoDaddy connection in InfraNest.

## Overview

- GoDaddy uses a personal access token to let InfraNest manage your domains and DNS on your behalf.
- You create the token on GoDaddy's own developer site, then paste it into InfraNest.
- Older connections may still use a key-and-secret pair, but GoDaddy is phasing those out by the end of 2026.

## Create the token

1. Sign in at developer.godaddy.com/personal-access-token.
2. Select **+ Generate Token**.

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3. Give it a name you'll recognise later, such as "InfraNest".
4. Choose an expiration. Pick the longest period you're comfortable with: when the token expires, InfraNest can no longer reach GoDaddy until you paste in a new one.
5. Under scopes, tick the **Domains & DNS** bundle. That grants everything InfraNest needs in one go. If you'd rather grant less, expand the bundle and tick these instead: read domains, register domains, modify domain settings, update DNS records, replace nameservers, update contacts, and start transfers.
6. Select **Generate Token** and copy it straight away — the token is shown only once.

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> [!WARNING]
> If you lose the token, you can't look it up again — delete it in the portal and generate a new one.

## Already using an API key and secret?

Connections made before GoDaddy introduced tokens use a key and secret pair instead. Those keep working for now, but GoDaddy stops accepting them at the end of 2026, and the connection shows a reminder until you switch:

1. Create a token with the steps above.
2. In InfraNest, open **Integrations → GoDaddy**, select your account, and paste the token into the **Personal Access Token** field.
3. Select **Save**. InfraNest uses the token from that moment on, and the reminder disappears.

## Known GoDaddy limitations

GoDaddy restricts some API features depending on your account (for example how many domains you hold). When GoDaddy blocks a feature, InfraNest marks it as temporarily unavailable instead of failing — you'll see it on the GoDaddy integration page with an automatic retry time. Things you might see paused:

- **Domain pricing / availability** — an "access denied" response on price and availability lookups.
- **Domain actions** — an "access denied" response on certain domain-management actions.

InfraNest retries on its own and re-enables the feature once GoDaddy allows it again. You can also select **Re-enable** to try sooner. If a feature stays blocked, check that your GoDaddy account meets their API requirements.

> [!NOTE]
> This is a GoDaddy account restriction, not a problem with your key — the rest of the integration keeps working while a feature is paused.

## Next step

Go back to InfraNest and follow **Connect GoDaddy** to enter your key and secret.