Set up your API Reseller account

Once you’ve signed up for an API Reseller account, you’ll need to create your API Key and set up a Good as Gold account for payment transactions.

Step 1: Create your API Key

Generate an API Key and secret code to call directly to our production environment. We recommend creating a Test API Key first, so you can use our test environment to make sure everything is working properly before going live.

1. Sign in to your Reseller Control Center (use your GoDaddy username and password).
2. From the Reseller Dashboard, select Settings > API Keys.
3. Optional: Create an API Key for the test environment.
   1. Select Create.
   2. Enter a Name for your API Key, then select Test. Select Save.
   3. An API Key and a secret code for the test environment will display. Copy down the secret code and store it somewhere safe – we can’t show it to you again. Select OK.
   4. Use your Test API Key whenever you want to verify your content against our OTE/test environment (using the base URL https://api.ote-godaddy.com) before going live with calls to the production environment.

   Note: The OTE/testing environment is for testing purposes only. It's pre-funded to make it easier for you to test things out, but it isn't connected to the live/production environment. Products or purchases in the test environment don't carry over into the live environment, or vice versa.

4. Create an API Key for the production environment.
   1. Select Create.
   2. Enter a Name for your API Key, then select Live. Select Save.
   3. An API Key and a secret code for the production environment will display. Again, make sure to copy your secret code and keep it somewhere safe - we can't display it again. Select OK.
   4. When you’re ready for production, use your Live API Key to call our production environment (using the base URL https://api.godaddy.com).
5. Both your Test API Key and Live API Key now appear under Settings > API Keys.
   • Please review the API documentation for additional information about connecting to the test or production environments.

Step 2: Set up a Good as Gold account

A Good as Gold account is required to purchase any products, such as a domain. This is currently the only way to fund your account. The API deducts the fixed rates of your purchase from this account – so be sure to fund it accordingly.

Note: The GoDaddy API does not provide any payment processor or payment gateway. To collect money from your customers, you will need to set up your own payment processors.

1. Go to your GoDaddy Payment Methods page and add a Good as Gold account.
2. Sign in to your Reseller Control Center (use your GoDaddy username and password).
3. From the Reseller Dashboard, select Settings > Wire Information.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to add funds to your Good as Gold account. This section provides all information you’ll need to wire funds to your account, including your Customer Number.
   • If you’d like to receive a notification when your account balance hits a specific amount, go to Settings > Low Balance Settings and set a minimum threshold. You’ll receive a reminder to replenish your funds when your balance hits that amount.