Porkbun Domains & DNS#

Manage domains and DNS records via the Porkbun API v3.

Setup#

API keys: PORKBUN_API_KEY and PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY in environment or ~/.openclaw/workspace/.env.

Get keys at: https://porkbun.com/account/api

Shell Script#

All operations via scripts/porkbun.sh. Run with bash <skill-dir>/scripts/porkbun.sh <command>.

Domain Commands#

bash

porkbun.sh ping                    # Test API connection
porkbun.sh list                    # List all domains (status, expiry, auto-renew)
porkbun.sh check example.com       # Check availability + pricing
porkbun.sh ns example.com          # Get current nameservers
porkbun.sh ns-update example.com ns1.cf.com ns2.cf.com  # Update nameservers
porkbun.sh auto-renew example.com on|off
porkbun.sh pricing                 # All TLD pricing (no auth needed)

DNS Commands#

bash

porkbun.sh dns-list example.com                        # List all records
porkbun.sh dns-create example.com A @ 76.76.21.21 600  # Create A record
porkbun.sh dns-create example.com CNAME www cname.vercel-dns.com
porkbun.sh dns-create example.com MX @ mail.example.com 300
porkbun.sh dns-create example.com TXT @ "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"
porkbun.sh dns-delete example.com <record-id>
porkbun.sh dns-delete-type example.com A www            # Delete by type+name

URL Forwarding#

bash

porkbun.sh forward-add example.com https://target.com          # Root forward
porkbun.sh forward-add example.com https://target.com www      # Subdomain
porkbun.sh forward-add example.com https://target.com "" permanent
porkbun.sh forward-list example.com
porkbun.sh forward-delete example.com <id>

SSL#

bash

porkbun.sh ssl example.com         # Retrieve SSL cert bundle

Common Workflows#

Point domain to Vercel#

bash

porkbun.sh dns-create example.com A @ 76.76.21.21
porkbun.sh dns-create example.com CNAME www cname.vercel-dns.com

Point domain to Cloudflare (DNS proxy)#

bash

porkbun.sh ns-update example.com adam.ns.cloudflare.com betty.ns.cloudflare.com

Redirect domain to another#

bash

porkbun.sh forward-add old-domain.com https://new-domain.com "" permanent

API Details#

• Base URL: https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3
• All requests: HTTP POST with JSON body containing apikey + secretapikey
• Rate limits apply — avoid tight loops, serialize requests
• Domain registration via API is supported but use the dashboard for purchases
• .de domains do not support WHOIS privacy (DENIC limitation)

Response Parsing#

All responses include "status": "SUCCESS" or "status": "ERROR". Parse with jq:

bash

porkbun.sh list | jq '.domains[] | {domain, status, expireDate}'
porkbun.sh dns-list example.com | jq '.records[] | {id, type, name, content}'