Alibaba Cloud Domains

From $0.98

What the maker publishes

Access control

Resource Access Management (RAM) can grant users permissions to access and manage registered domains; Alibaba Cloud recommends enabling MFA for RAM users. source

API access

Yes source

API automation

The Domains API supports domain purchase, renewal, transfer, DNS configuration, registrant profile management, and domain queries. source

API rate limit

The CheckDomain operation is limited to 10 queries per second per user and 100 queries per second in total for that operation. source

Bulk management

Yes source

DNSSEC support

Yes source

Domain brokerage

The brokerage service helps acquire already registered domains through price inquiry, negotiation, analysis, acquisition, and transfer. source

Domain platform

Alibaba Cloud Domain Names provides domain registration, monitoring, and protection, and integrates with Alibaba Cloud DNS for domain management. source

Founded

2009 source

Founded

2009 source

Founded

2009 source

Founded

1999 source

Free plan

No source

Headquarters

Hangzhou, China source

Headquarters

Hangzhou, China source

Integration limits

The integration guide says Alibaba Cloud CLI, Terraform, and Resource Orchestration Service do not currently support Domain Names APIs. source

Management

The console supports renewals, redemptions, registrant profile maintenance, and DNS record management, with renewal reminders sent to the registered mobile number and email. source

Registration and verification

Before registering a domain, users create a registrant profile and complete identity verification. source

SDKs

The Domain Name SDK supports Java, Python, PHP, TypeScript/Node.js, Go, and C# for domain operations and DNS settings. source

Security controls

The documented protections include free MFA, transfer lock, and update lock; DNSSEC is listed as paid protection. source

Variable fees

Domain fees vary by TLD, domain type, and operation; premium domain prices are set at the time of transaction, and the checkout price is final. source

WHOIS privacy

Yes source

Who it serves

The security guide describes use cases for individual developers or bloggers, small and medium-sized business operators, and enterprise IT or operations leads. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 28 Sept 2026.