# 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.

- Legal name: NameSilo, LLC
- IANA Registrar ID: 1479
- ICANN accredited: yes
- Verified: 2026-08-11T07:00:00Z
- Canonical page: https://tld.reviews/registrars/namesilo

## Features

- WHOIS privacy included for free: supported
- WHOIS privacy available: supported
- DNSSEC: supported
- Two-factor authentication: supported
- Authenticator apps (TOTP): supported
- Public API: supported
- Bulk domain management: supported
- Email forwarding: supported
- Domain forwarding: supported
- Custom nameservers: supported
- Live chat: supported
- Email support: supported

Unknown values are omitted. Absence of a feature here is not a “no”.

## Renewal policy

- Renewal grace period: 30 days for most domains
- Transfer lock: 60 days after registration or transfer
- Auto-renew: optional, not on by default

## Payments

- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
- Elo
- JCB
- UnionPay
- PayPal
- Alipay
- Venmo
- Bitcoin
- Account funds

## Sources

- [IANA](https://www.iana.org/assignments/registrar-ids/registrar-ids.txt)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/api-reference)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/llms.txt)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/account-options/2-factor-authentification)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/account-options/domain-defender)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/whois-privacy)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/ds-records)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/nameserver-manager)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/domain-forwarding)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/email/email-forwarding)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/account-options/api-automated-batch)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/services-faq/reseller/4.3)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/payment-options)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/ordering/domain-transfer-checklist)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/policies/expiration-process)
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/policies/automatic-renewals)

## Machine representations

- JSON: https://tld.reviews/registrars/namesilo.json
- Markdown: https://tld.reviews/registrars/namesilo.md
- Text: https://tld.reviews/registrars/namesilo.txt
- API: https://tld.reviews/api/v1/registrars/namesilo
- Entity ID: https://tld.reviews/id/registrar/namesilo