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domains
Create a domain
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sendkit.dev/domains \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "yourdomain.com",
  "region": "us-east-2",
  "open_tracking": true,
  "click_tracking": true,
  "tls": "opportunistic"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.sendkit.dev/domains"

payload = {
"name": "yourdomain.com",
"region": "us-east-2",
"open_tracking": True,
"click_tracking": True,
"tls": "opportunistic"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: 'yourdomain.com',
region: 'us-east-2',
open_tracking: true,
click_tracking: true,
tls: 'opportunistic'
})
};

fetch('https://api.sendkit.dev/domains', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.sendkit.dev/domains",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => 'yourdomain.com',
'region' => 'us-east-2',
'open_tracking' => true,
'click_tracking' => true,
'tls' => 'opportunistic'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.sendkit.dev/domains"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"yourdomain.com\",\n \"region\": \"us-east-2\",\n \"open_tracking\": true,\n \"click_tracking\": true,\n \"tls\": \"opportunistic\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sendkit.dev/domains")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"yourdomain.com\",\n \"region\": \"us-east-2\",\n \"open_tracking\": true,\n \"click_tracking\": true,\n \"tls\": \"opportunistic\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sendkit.dev/domains")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"yourdomain.com\",\n \"region\": \"us-east-2\",\n \"open_tracking\": true,\n \"click_tracking\": true,\n \"tls\": \"opportunistic\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "yourdomain.com",
  "status": "verified",
  "region": "us-east-2",
  "open_tracking": true,
  "click_tracking": true,
  "tls": "opportunistic",
  "sending_enabled": true,
  "dns_records": [
    {
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      "record_type": "DKIM",
      "name": "sendkit._domainkey.yourdomain.com",
      "value": "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0...",
      "ttl": 3600,
      "status": "verified",
      "priority": 10,
      "created_at": "2026-03-03 10:00:00",
      "updated_at": "2026-03-03 10:00:00"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-03-03 10:00:00",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-03 10:00:00"
}
{
"message": "Invalid API key."
}
{
"message": "This action is unauthorized."
}
{
"message": "The email field is required."
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key from your SendKit dashboard. Pass it as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Body

application/json
name
string
required

The domain name to add.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"yourdomain.com"

region
enum<string>
required

The AWS region for the domain. Must be a region with available capacity.

Available options:
sa-east-1,
us-east-2,
eu-central-1
Example:

"us-east-2"

open_tracking
boolean
default:false

Enable open tracking. Defaults to false.

Example:

true

click_tracking
boolean
default:false

Enable click tracking. Defaults to false.

Example:

true

tls
enum<string>
default:opportunistic

TLS delivery mode. Defaults to opportunistic.

Available options:
opportunistic,
enforced
Example:

"opportunistic"

Response

Domain created successfully

id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier.

Example:

"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

name
string

The domain name.

Example:

"yourdomain.com"

status
enum<string>

The current verification status of the domain.

Available options:
not_started,
pending,
verified,
partially_verified,
failed,
temporary_failure
Example:

"verified"

region
enum<string>

The AWS region where the domain is configured.

Available options:
sa-east-1,
us-east-2,
eu-central-1
Example:

"us-east-2"

open_tracking
boolean

Whether open tracking is enabled.

Example:

true

click_tracking
boolean

Whether click tracking is enabled.

Example:

true

tls
enum<string>

The TLS delivery mode.

Available options:
opportunistic,
enforced
Example:

"opportunistic"

sending_enabled
boolean

Whether sending is enabled for this domain.

Example:

true

dns_records
object[]

The DNS records that need to be configured for this domain.

created_at
string<date-time>

When the domain was created.

Example:

"2026-03-03 10:00:00"

updated_at
string<date-time>

When the domain was last updated.

Example:

"2026-03-03 10:00:00"