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on a No-IP shared domain, no credit card; the hostname must be confirmed every 30 days or it is deleted","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":0,"free_unit":"objects"},"record":{"topic":"domains-dns","slug":"no-ip-free","provider":"No-IP","url":"https://www.noip.com/free","category":"free dynamic DNS hostname","tier":"Free Dynamic DNS","free_tier":{"stated":"1 hostname on a No-IP shared domain, no credit card; the hostname must be confirmed every 30 days or it is deleted","unit":"objects","source_url":"https://www.noip.com/free","read_on":"2026-11-03","metered_on":"object-count"},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"1 hostname on the free plan, on one of 30+ No-IP shared domains; the zone belongs to No-IP, so the user holds no record count of its own; hostnames may be type A, AAAA or Port 80 Redirect","bytes":null,"source_url":"https://www.noip.com/free"},"retention":{"stated":"a free hostname is active for 23 days, may be confirmed in the next 7 days, stops resolving when it expires, sits 14 more 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cron; confirmation itself is a web or e-mail action with no documented API","chaining":"a name for a changing address and nothing else on the free plan; the domains are No-IP's, so the name cannot be a zone of its own, and the 30-day confirmation has to be done by hand","limits":[{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"confirm every 30 days: active 23 days, 7-day confirmation window, 14-day redemption, then deletion","source":"https://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/confirm-my-hostname-free-account-support-question-day"},{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"1 hostname on the free plan","source":"https://www.noip.com/free"}],"binding":"retention-clamped","binding_note":"the 30-day manual confirmation is what decides; an update client keeps the address current but does not renew the hostname","identity_cost":{"kind":"email","detail":"the sign-up form asks for an e-mail address and a password and a terms checkbox that states one free account; the free page says no credit card is required (https://www.noip.com/sign-up, https://www.noip.com/free); no phone field in the captured form text","country":null},"reliability_note":"a free hostname silently stops resolving if the 30-day confirmation is missed; the update endpoint answers HTTP 401 with the body badauth for a request without credentials; a client without an approved User-Agent can be rate-limited or blocked, and the badagent and abuse codes tell a client to stop updating","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"the free-plan page, the confirmation knowledge-base page, the FAQ, the sign-up page and the update protocol pages were read and quoted; the unauthenticated update endpoint was probed once and answered 401 badauth","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.noip.com/free","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the free plan lists 1 hostname","capture":"sha256:b831197726766f7013fae7ea2a4e76a584182eef9bb06ad3822c877a22d55d15","quote":"1 Hostname"},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/free","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"no credit card 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days."},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/confirm-my-hostname-free-account-support-question-day","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"after the 14-day redemption the hostname is deleted and anyone can claim it","capture":"sha256:e5404f7962279e4a7449a46276e2cc110f9c88105734202368b48db80e7ed82a","quote":"After 14 days the hostname will be deleted and be available for you or anyone else to claim."},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/i-installed-your-update-client-but-my-hostnames-are-not-being-kept-up-to-date-with-my-current-ip-address","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"an IP update does not confirm a free hostname","capture":"sha256:43d2e9475228f17a9425cfb4c6ab7a7e19cf7d0f318bf46b040fbbd8fec3cfb6","quote":"Please note that updates on your hostname do not confirm them."},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/faqs","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"free hostnames are created on 30+ shared domains","capture":"sha256:af457843929cd2d33892e1ae674898e7625d604785d20f4e1a7f76f1828dd520","quote":"Hostname creation is available on 30+ domains with Free Dynamic DNS and 50+ premium domains with Enhanced or Pro plans."},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/faqs","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"free plans offer limited hostname and domain options","capture":"sha256:af457843929cd2d33892e1ae674898e7625d604785d20f4e1a7f76f1828dd520","quote":"Offer limited hostname and domain options"},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/integrate/request","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the update is an HTTP request to dynupdate.no-ip.com/nic/update","capture":"sha256:8b968a0058e7095b13513e5229f7853539af1936680650f20d420286f3ec1a10","quote":"Dynamic updates are performed by making an HTTP request to one of the following URLs:"},{"url":"https://www.noip.com/integrate/request","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the hostnames updated may be A, AAAA or Port 80 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