Alwaysdata API
★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentCloud InfrastructureNetworkingbasic38 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Manage Alwaysdata hosting: accounts, domains, DNS records, websites, mailboxes, databases, and SSL certificates through 38 HTTP Basic-authenticated endpoints. Useful for agents automating provisioning and DNS changes.
Use for: Add a new domain to our Alwaysdata account, Create an A record pointing example.com to a server IP, Update an MX record to switch our email provider, List all DNS records on a managed domain
Not supported: Does not provision cloud VMs, run container orchestration, or manage CDN edge configuration — use only for managing Alwaysdata hosting accounts, domains, DNS, websites, mailboxes, databases, and certificates.
Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Alwaysdata API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Alwaysdata is a French web-hosting provider, and this REST API exposes 38 HTTP Basic-authenticated endpoints for managing hosting accounts, domains, DNS records, websites, mailboxes, databases, and SSL certificates. Teams use it to automate provisioning, register and update domains, manage DNS at the record level, and orchestrate site and database lifecycle without logging into the control panel.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Alwaysdata API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Alwaysdata API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Alwaysdata API.
List and update hosting accounts via /account/
Register, list, and delete domains through /domain/
Create, update, and delete DNS records on managed domains via /record/
Provision and manage hosted websites and their configuration
Create, list, and delete mailboxes attached to managed domains
Provision and manage databases and database users
Issue and manage SSL certificates tied to a hosted domain
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Alwaysdata API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Automated DNS Record Management
DevOps teams using Alwaysdata for DNS hosting script record changes through /record/ instead of clicking through the control panel. The endpoint exposes full CRUD on A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT records, which is enough to support deployments that need to flip records as part of cutover or to provision per-environment subdomains automatically.
POST /record/ with type=A, name='app', value='203.0.113.10', and the parent domain id, then GET /record/{id}/ to confirm propagation.
Domain Lifecycle Automation
Agencies and SaaS providers manage many client domains by automating registration, transfer, and deletion through /domain/. Combined with the DNS, mailbox, and SSL endpoints, the API supports a complete add-domain workflow: register, configure DNS, provision mailboxes, and issue an SSL certificate from a single script.
POST /domain/ to register example.com, then POST /record/ to add the A and MX records, then trigger SSL issuance for the new domain.
Hosted Mailbox Provisioning
Teams using Alwaysdata for email automate mailbox creation when new staff arrive instead of sharing the control panel. The API surfaces mailbox CRUD tied to the parent domain, and DNS endpoints sit alongside it so deliverability records (MX, SPF in TXT) can be updated in the same script.
POST a mailbox creation request for the new hire's address against the appropriate domain id, then verify the MX record is in place via GET /record/.
AI Agent Hosting Operator via Jentic
An AI ops agent built on Jentic can take 'point staging.example.com to 203.0.113.10' and resolve it to the right /record/ create call without the agent ever holding the Alwaysdata Basic auth credential. MAXsystem stores the credential and Jentic injects the Authorization header at call time.
Search Jentic for 'create a DNS record', load the POST /record/ schema, and execute it with type=A, name='staging', value=the supplied IP, and the matching domain id.
Key Endpoints
38 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for alwaysdata api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/account/
List hosting accounts
GET
/domain/
List managed domains
POST
/domain/
Register or add a domain
DELETE
/domain/{id}/
Delete a domain
GET
/record/
List DNS records
POST
/record/
Create a DNS record
PUT
/record/{id}/
Update an existing DNS record
DELETE
/record/{id}/
Delete a DNS record
GET
/account/
List hosting accounts
GET
/domain/
List managed domains
POST
/domain/
Register or add a domain
DELETE
/domain/{id}/
Delete a domain
GET
/record/
List DNS records
POST
/record/
Create a DNS record
PUT
/record/{id}/
Update an existing DNS record
DELETE
/record/{id}/
Delete a DNS record
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Alwaysdata HTTP Basic credentials (the account API key) are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents never see the raw credential; the Authorization header is injected at call time.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g., 'create a DNS record', 'register a domain') and Jentic returns the matching Alwaysdata operation with its schema, so the agent can fill in record type, name, value, and domain id without reading the spec.
Time to first call
Direct Alwaysdata integration: half a day to a day for auth, resource id juggling between domains and records, and pagination. Through Jentic: under an hour to search, load, and execute the first DNS or domain operation.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Alwaysdata API through Jentic.
Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Alwaysdata API?
Alwaysdata does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Alwaysdata API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.
What authentication does the Alwaysdata API use?
Alwaysdata uses HTTP Basic authentication with an account-issued API key as the username. Through Jentic, the credential is stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and the Authorization header is injected at call time.
Can I create DNS records with the Alwaysdata API?
Yes. POST to /record/ with the record type, name, value, and parent domain id to create A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, or TXT records. PUT /record/{id}/ updates an existing record and DELETE /record/{id}/ removes one.
What are the rate limits for the Alwaysdata API?
Specific limits are not in the spec. Treat the API as account-throttled and add retry-with-backoff for 429 responses. Batch DNS changes to limit bursts during deploy windows.
How do I add a domain through Jentic?
Run pip install jentic and search with 'register a domain in Alwaysdata'. Load the POST /domain/ schema and execute it with the domain name. Follow up with POST /record/ to configure DNS for the new domain.
Does the Alwaysdata API let me issue SSL certificates?
Yes. The SSL certificate endpoints expose listing, issuing, and deletion tied to a hosted domain id, so you can request a certificate as part of the same automation that adds the domain and DNS records.
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