# Porkbun

> porkbun.com | Domains and DNS; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/porkbun/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/porkbun.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt

## Porkbun

- `domains-dns/porkbun` | paid-only | evidence documented | binding write-gated | category domain registrar
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-30T11:09:01.006Z (live) | stale on 2026-11-30
- url https://porkbun.com/products/domains
- price USD 11.08 .com; USD 7.98 .org; USD 2.04 then USD 14.21 .xyz
- free tier: not free. Promotional first-year prices with a separate renewal price | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-22 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not applicable: the unit is a domain name
- retention: a registration runs for its term and renews at the regular price shown on the TLD page | source: [2]
- egress: not applicable to a registrar | metered: no | source: [1]
- identity: card | detail: a payment method
- interface: rest
- limits:
  - write-gated (binding): the promo price applies to the first year only; the renewal is the regular price [2]
- interface detail: a web dashboard, an API for registered domains, and a public pricing endpoint (api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/pricing/get) that answers without an API key
- tooling: the Porkbun API, the dashboard
- composes with: a cheaper first year than Cloudflare on .org, and a more expensive second year on .xyz
- reliability: no reliability event recorded
- notes: The .xyz promo is 2.04 and the renewal is 14.21, which is seven times the first year and more than a .com at Cloudflare. The promo is the marketing; the renewal is the price.
- evidence note: the price index, the TLD pages and the public pricing API give registration, renewal and transfer separately, in USD with the ICANN fee included, and mark each sale price
- extras:
  - tld_price_terms: USD; non-premium names, one-year registration, renewal and transfer; most transfers include a one-year renewal
  - icann_fee: included in every listed price, with any other fee
  - tld_coupons: none: the pricing API returns an empty coupons list for each of .com, .org, .net, .xyz, .top, .de, .eu, .uk, .cc and .vip
  - tld_prices.com: first year USD 11.08; renewal USD 11.08; transfer USD 11.08; no sale price
  - tld_prices.org: first year USD 7.98 (first-year sale; USD 11.84 without it); renewal USD 11.84; transfer USD 11.84
  - tld_prices.net: first year USD 12.52; renewal USD 12.52; transfer USD 12.52; no sale price
  - tld_prices.xyz: first year USD 2.04 (first-year sale; USD 14.21 without it); renewal USD 14.21; transfer USD 14.21
  - tld_prices.top: first year USD 1.63 (first-year sale; USD 4.32 without it); renewal USD 4.63; transfer USD 4.63
  - tld_prices.de: first year USD 2.90 (sale; USD 5.49 regular registration); renewal USD 4.07; transfer USD 5.10
  - tld_prices.eu: first year USD 5.88; renewal USD 5.88; transfer USD 5.88; no sale price
  - tld_prices.uk: first year USD 5.66; renewal USD 5.66; transfer USD 0.00; no sale price
  - tld_prices.cc: first year USD 3.40 (sale; USD 8.55 without it); renewal USD 8.55; transfer USD 8.55
  - tld_prices.vip: first year USD 4.12 (first-year sale; USD 15.96 without it); renewal USD 5.15 and transfer USD 5.15, both sale prices over a struck USD 15.96
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-22: .com from USD 11.08, .net from USD 12.52, .org from USD 7.98, on the pricing index
  - [2] 2026-10-22: .xyz USD 2.04 first-year sale, regular price USD 14.21
  - [1] 2026-10-30: Porkbun prices are in USD, for non-premium one-year terms | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: All prices are in USD.
  - [1] 2026-10-30: the ICANN fee is inside every Porkbun price | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: All prices include ICANN and any other fees.
  - [3] 2026-10-30: the public pricing API lists registration, renewal, transfer and an empty coupons list per TLD | capture: sha256:3326e19197e7eb9ba655333955e98493b54e39af7d6410f9510d33cfbb050d1b | quote: "com":{"registration":"11.08","renewal":"11.08","transfer":"11.08","coupons":[]}
  - [1] 2026-10-30: .com registration, renewal and transfer each USD 11.08, no sale | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.com](https://porkbun.com/tld/com) $11.08 $11.08 $11.08
  - [1] 2026-10-30: .org USD 7.98 first-year sale over a struck USD 11.84; renewal and transfer USD 11.84 | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.org](https://porkbun.com/tld/org) ~$11.84~ 1st Yr Sale! $7.98 $11.84 $11.84
  - [1] 2026-10-30: .net registration, renewal and transfer each USD 12.52, no sale | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.net](https://porkbun.com/tld/net) $12.52 $12.52 $12.52
  - [2] 2026-10-30: .xyz USD 2.04 first-year sale; USD 14.21 regular registration, renewal and transfer | capture: sha256:273982051a0d3f045ef84179d6fe9b3e8d4f5f0783c57e7f06d1a07b36f3f9ee | quote: $14.21 regular registration / renewal / transfer
  - [4] 2026-10-30: .top USD 1.63 first-year sale, USD 4.32 regular registration, USD 4.63 renewal and transfer | capture: sha256:8ca4488d830f0548f22cd0fdc98005a98a71cf90b0ba7e5f59af0f879fc7f7b2 | quote: $1.63 first year sale $4.32 regular registration $4.63 renewal / transfer
  - [5] 2026-10-30: .de USD 2.90 on sale, USD 5.49 regular registration, USD 4.07 renewal, USD 5.10 transfer | capture: sha256:ffdac5cdd976ddf4a232db5a5078685819a89bc8b0beb94b918e7c1d3b4d8592 | quote: $2.90 on sale $5.49 regular registration $4.07 renewal $5.10 transfer
  - [1] 2026-10-30: .eu registration, renewal and transfer each USD 5.88, no sale | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.eu](https://porkbun.com/tld/eu) $5.88 $5.88 $5.88
  - [6] 2026-10-30: .uk USD 5.66 registration and renewal, USD 0.00 transfer | capture: sha256:83456e75e2ee46c7bd56be7b00e50cadb9c060fd4e885f3953f2688eee3cb488 | quote: $5.66 everyday low price $5.66 renewal $0.00 transfer
  - [7] 2026-10-30: .cc USD 3.40 on sale, USD 8.55 regular registration, renewal and transfer | capture: sha256:e134f72b9df70931ac2cbf86c816c32a556d7c62c136befa520b93a7005fef40 | quote: $3.40 on sale $8.55 regular registration / renewal / transfer
  - [1] 2026-10-30: .vip USD 4.12 first-year sale; renewal and transfer USD 5.15 on sale over a struck USD 15.96 | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.vip](https://porkbun.com/tld/vip) ~$15.96~ 1st Yr Sale! $4.12 ~$15.96~ Sale! $5.15 ~$15.96~ Sale! $5.15
  - [3] 2026-10-30: the pricing endpoint returned the full price list to a request carrying no API key | capture: sha256:3326e19197e7eb9ba655333955e98493b54e39af7d6410f9510d33cfbb050d1b | quote: "status":"SUCCESS"
  - [1] 2026-10-30: the price index states its currency and fee basis | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: All prices are in USD.
  - [2] 2026-10-30: .xyz first-year sale USD 2.04 against USD 14.21 for regular registration, renewal and transfer | capture: sha256:273982051a0d3f045ef84179d6fe9b3e8d4f5f0783c57e7f06d1a07b36f3f9ee | quote: $2.04 first year sale
  - [1] 2026-10-30: the index shows .com USD 11.08, .org USD 7.98 and .xyz USD 2.04 first year with USD 14.21 renewal, unchanged | capture: sha256:d47fcfd7a1c41cd805313a8f056157c0b26f597fcdf703a14f1cbfc8c215239a | quote: [.xyz](https://porkbun.com/tld/xyz) ~$14.21~ 1st Yr Sale! $2.04 $14.21 $14.21
- sources:
  - [1] https://porkbun.com/products/domains
  - [2] https://porkbun.com/tld/xyz
  - [3] https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/pricing/get
  - [4] https://porkbun.com/tld/top
  - [5] https://porkbun.com/tld/de
  - [6] https://porkbun.com/tld/uk
  - [7] https://porkbun.com/tld/cc