Registrar overview
NameSilo
NameSilo (NameSilo, LLC) is an ICANN-accredited registrar (IANA 1479), operating since 2009. WHOIS privacy is included at no extra charge for most TLDs. Accounts can use authenticator-app 2FA, and domains can have DNSSEC/DS records. There is a documented domain API, including a sandbox available on request. Expired domains can usually be renewed at the standard rate for 30 days.
- WHOIS privacy included for free
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor authentication
- Public API
- Email forwarding
- Live chat
What you get
- WHOIS privacy included for free
- DNSSEC
- Custom nameservers
- Domain forwarding
- Email forwarding
- Bulk domain management
- Two-factor authentication
- Authenticator apps (TOTP)
- Account lock / Domain Defender
- Public API
- Documented API
- API sandbox
- Bulk / batch API
- Live chat
- Email support
- Cryptocurrency payments
Renewals and transfers
30-day grace period
After expiry, most domains can still be renewed at the normal renewal price for 30 days.
60-day transfer lock
A domain usually cannot leave for another registrar for 60 days after it is registered or transferred in.
Auto-renew is optional
Automatic renewal is available, but it is not turned on unless you enable it for the domain.
Ways to pay
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
- Elo
- JCB
- UnionPay
- PayPal
- Alipay
- Venmo
- Bitcoin
- Account funds
Extensions we track
Where this comes from
Checked against official pages on August 11, 2026. We only list what those pages support.
- IANA registrar list
- NameSilo API reference
- NameSilo documentation index
- NameSilo two-factor authentication
- NameSilo Domain Defender
- NameSilo WHOIS privacy
- NameSilo DNSSEC / DS records
- NameSilo nameserver manager
- NameSilo domain forwarding
- NameSilo email forwarding
- NameSilo batch API
- NameSilo API access FAQ
- NameSilo payment options
- NameSilo transfer checklist
- NameSilo expiration process
- NameSilo automatic renewals