---
title: "Register a domain you host yourself; returns its verification record"
method: POST
path: "/domains"
tags: ["Domains"]
---

# Register a domain you host yourself; returns its verification record

`POST /domains`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1/domains`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `domain` string, required

## Response `200`

Success envelope.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `domain` string, required
    - `kind` 'apex' | 'subdomain', required
    - `status` 'pending' | 'verified', required
    - `verified` boolean, required
    - `verificationToken` string, required
    - `requiredRecords` object[], required
      - `type` 'TXT', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `value` string, required
      - `ttl` integer, required
      - `purpose` string, required
    - `missingRecords` object[], required
      - `type` 'TXT', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `value` string, required
      - `ttl` integer, required
      - `purpose` string, required
    - `createdAt` number, required
    - `verifiedAt` number, nullable, required
    - `lastCheckedAt` number, nullable, required
    - `lastCheckReason` string, nullable, required
    - `lastCheckDetail` string, nullable, required
    - `checkCount` integer, required
  - `hint` string: One-sentence orientation for agents.
  - `next_action` string: The literal next call an agent would chain.

## Other responses

- `201`: Success envelope.
- `default`: Error envelope — machine-readable `code` plus a docs link.

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