Look up current nameservers

Resolve the current delegated NS records for a domain name. This is a public utility endpoint used before transfer/order flows so callers can offer use current nameservers without owning the domain in HostUp yet. It does not require an API key. The response contains at most four nameservers.

Domains & DNS Nameservers

Authentication

No authentication required.

Context

Headers

Accept Example
Content-Type Example

Body

required
application/json
domain string required · Example: example.com

Domain name to resolve. The server normalizes the DNS name before lookup.

Responses

200 Resolved nameservers.
domain string · Example: example.com
nameservers array<string> · Example: ["a.iana-servers.net","b.iana-servers.net"]
400 Invalid request. The response body is an RFC 7807 Problem Details document.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
404 Not found. The resource does not exist or is not owned by the caller.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
429 Rate limited. Retry after the limit resets. 429 responses include `Retry-After` seconds plus `X-RateLimit-*` headers.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
500 Internal error. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
POST https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/domains/nameservers/lookup
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cURL 
curl -X POST "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/domains/nameservers/lookup" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "example.com"
  }'
Response 
{
  "domain": "example.com",
  "nameservers": [
    "a.iana-servers.net",
    "b.iana-servers.net"
  ]
}
Request Body Look up example.com 
{
  "domain": "example.com"
}