lego/docs/content/dns/zz_gen_namecheap.md

title	date	draft	slug	dnsprovider
Namecheap	2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00	false	namecheap	since code url v0.3.0 namecheap https://www.namecheap.com

Configuration for Namecheap.

To enable API access on the Namecheap production environment, some opaque requirements must be met. More information in the section Enabling API Access of the Namecheap documentation. (2020-08: Account balance of $50+, 20+ domains in your account, or purchases totaling $50+ within the last 2 years.)

• Code: namecheap
• Since: v0.3.0

Here is an example bash command using the Namecheap provider:

NAMECHEAP_API_USER=user \
NAMECHEAP_API_KEY=key \
lego --email you@example.com --dns namecheap --domains my.example.org run

Credentials

Environment Variable Name	Description
NAMECHEAP_API_KEY	API key
NAMECHEAP_API_USER	API user

The environment variable names can be suffixed by _FILE to reference a file instead of a value. More information [here]({{% ref "dns#configuration-and-credentials" %}}).

Additional Configuration

Environment Variable Name	Description
NAMECHEAP_HTTP_TIMEOUT	API request timeout
NAMECHEAP_POLLING_INTERVAL	Time between DNS propagation check
NAMECHEAP_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT	Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation
NAMECHEAP_SANDBOX	Activate the sandbox (boolean)
NAMECHEAP_TTL	The TTL of the TXT record used for the DNS challenge

The environment variable names can be suffixed by _FILE to reference a file instead of a value. More information [here]({{% ref "dns#configuration-and-credentials" %}}).

More information

• API documentation