salt.modules.namecheap_users

Prerequisites

This module uses the requests Python module to communicate to the namecheap API.

Configuration

The Namecheap username, API key and URL should be set in the minion configuration file, or in the Pillar data.

namecheap.name: companyname
namecheap.key: a1b2c3d4e5f67a8b9c0d1e2f3
namecheap.client_ip: 162.155.30.172
#Real url
namecheap.url: https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response
#Sandbox url
#namecheap.url: https://api.sandbox.namecheap.xml.response

salt.modules.namecheap_users.check_balances(minimum=100)

Checks if the provided minimum value is present in the user's account.

Returns a boolean. Returns False if the user's account balance is less than the provided minimum or True if greater than the minimum.

minimum100

The value to check

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_users.check_balances
salt 'my-minion' namecheap_users.check_balances minimum=150

salt.modules.namecheap_users.get_balances()

Gets information about fund in the user's account. This method returns the following information: Available Balance, Account Balance, Earned Amount, Withdrawable Amount and Funds Required for AutoRenew.

Note

If a domain setup with automatic renewal is expiring within the next 90 days, the FundsRequiredForAutoRenew attribute shows the amount needed in your Namecheap account to complete auto renewal.

CLI Example:

salt 'my-minion' namecheap_users.get_balances