# DNSimple

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/dnsimple (also as .json)

DNSimple is a domain and DNS management service built for developers and teams, with a REST API, Terraform provider and integrations for automating domains, DNS records and SSL certificates. Anthony Eden started it in 2010 as a DNS tool and added domain registration after customers asked for it. The company is bootstrapped and has never taken outside funding.

- Website: https://dnsimple.com
- Headquarters: United States
- Founded: 2010
- Founders: Anthony Eden
- Ownership: Private, founder-owned
- Type: Retail registrar
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 1730
- Other names: DNSimple Registrar LLC
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://developer.dnsimple.com/v2/)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, SSL certificates
- Sells, among others: .com .dev .io .ai .website .support
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost

## Support

- Channels: Email or tickets, Help center
- Contact: https://support.dnsimple.com/

## Sources

- https://support.dnsimple.com/articles/whois-privacy-at-dnsimple/
- https://blog.dnsimple.com/2023/06/free-whois-privacy/
- https://dnsimple.com/products/domain-registration

## DNSimple history

- 2010: Anthony Eden writes the first code and launches DNSimple as a DNS management service.
- 2015: Reaches more than 15,000 customers with a team of seven.
- 2018: Becomes a Delaware corporation.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- Team members or sub-accounts

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://blog.dnsimple.com/2015/04/5-years-of-dnsimple/
- https://saas.group/podcasts/bootstrapping-saas-15-years-of-organic-growth-with-anthony-eden-dnsimple/
- https://erlef.org/blog/eef/case-study-sora-dnsimple

## Every extension on DNSimple's price list (618, read October 2026 from https://dnsimple.com/tlds)

.abogado .ac .academy .accountant .accountants .actor .adult .ae .aero .africa .africa.com .ag .agency .ai .airforce .alsace .am .amsterdam .apartments .app .archi .army .art .as .asia .associates .at .attorney .au .auction .audio .auto .autos .baby .band .bank .bar .bargains .basketball .bayern .be .beauty .beer .berlin .best .bet .bh .bi .bible .bid .bike .bingo .bio .biz .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .boats .bond .boo .boston .bot .boutique .broker .brussels .build .builders .business .buzz .bz .bzh .ca .cab .cafe .cam .camera .camp .capetown .capital .car .cards .care .career .careers .cars .casa .cash .casino .cat .catering .cc .center .ceo .cfd .ch .charity .chat .cheap .christmas .church .city .cl .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .cm .co .co.cm .co.com .co.in .co.nz .co.uk .co.za .coach .codes .coffee .college .cologne .com .com.au .com.br .com.co .com.de .com.es .com.mx .com.pe .com.sg .com.tw .community .company .compare .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .coop .corsica .country .coupons .courses .credit .creditcard .cricket .cruises .cx .cyou .cz .dad .dance .date .dating .day .de .dealer .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .design .dev .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .diy .doctor .dog .domains .download .durban .earth .eco .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .es .esq .estate .eu .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .faith .family .fan .fans .farm .fashion .fi .film .finance .financial .firm.in .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .flights .florist .flowers .fm .fo .foo .food .football .forex .forsale .forum .foundation .fr .frl .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .ga .gallery .game .games .garden .gay .gd .gen.in .gen.nz .gent .gift .gifts .gives .giving .gl .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .gs .guide .guitars .guru .hair .haus .health .healthcare .help .hiphop .hiv .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .house .how .icu .idv.tw .im .immo .immobilien .in .inc .ind.in .industries .info .ink .institute .insurance .insure .international .investments .io .irish .is .ist .istanbul .it .it.com .je .jetzt .jewelry .jobs .jp .juegos .kaufen .ki .kids .kim .kitchen .kiwi .koeln .kr .krd .la .land .lat .law .lawyer .lc .lease .legal .lgbt .li .life .lifestyle .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .living .llc .loan .loans .lol .london .love .lt .ltd .ltd.uk .ltda .luxe .luxury .maison .management .market .marketing .markets .mba .md .me .me.uk .media .melbourne .memorial .men .menu .mg .miami .mobi .moda .moe .mom .money .monster .mortgage .motorcycles .mov .movie .ms .music .mx .nagoya .name .navy .net .net.au .net.cm .net.co .net.in .net.nz .net.pe .network .new .news .ninja .nl .no .nom.co .nom.es .nom.pe .nu .nyc .nz .okinawa .one .onl .online .ooo .org .org.au .org.es .org.in .org.nz .org.pe .org.uk .organic .osaka .page .paris .partners .parts .party .pe .pet .ph .phd .photo .photography .photos .physio .pics .pictures .pink .pizza .pl .place .plumbing .plus .pm .poker .porn .pr .press .pro .productions .prof .promo .properties .property .protection .ps .pub .pw .qpon .quest .racing .re .realestate .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .review .reviews .rich .rip .rocks .rodeo .rsvp .rugby .ruhr .run .rw .ryukyu .saarland .sale .salon .sarl .sbs .school .schule .science .scot .se .se.net .security .select .services .sex .sexy .sg .sh .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .si .singles .site .ski .skin .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .soy .spa .space .sport .srl .storage .store .stream .studio .study .style .sucks .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .sx .sydney .systems .taipei .tattoo .tax .taxi .tc .team .tech .technology .tel .tennis .tf .theater .theatre .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .tirol .tl .tm .to .today .tokyo .tools .top .tours .town .toys .trade .trading .training .travel .tube .tv .tw .uk .uk.com .university .uno .us .us.com .uz .vacations .vegas .ventures .versicherung .vet .vg .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vodka .vote .voting .voto .voyage .vu .wales .wang .watch .watches .webcam .website .wedding .wf .wien .wiki .win .wine .work .works .world .ws .wtf .xxx .xyz .yachts .yoga .yokohama .yt .zip .zone

## Transferring a domain away from DNSimple

Open the domain and click Transfer Out in the registration section. DNSimple unlocks the domain and emails the code to the registrant contact.

Part of the list of domain registrars at https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars, kept by Lemon Domains, the domain portfolio manager with a domain MCP server.