CentralNic Reseller (Hexonet)

Overview#

CentralNic Reseller (formerly Hexonet / RRPproxy) offers a broad domain catalog with particular strength in new gTLDs (.shop, .online, .tech, .store, and many more). The API uses a plain key=value text protocol over HTTPS POST — no XML, no JSON.

Credential Fields#

Getting Your Credentials#

1. Create or log in to a CentralNic Reseller account at centralnicreseller.com (formerly Hexonet/RRPproxy).
2. Your login username and password are used directly — no separate API key.
3. For sandbox: a free test account is available at api.1api.net — you can register one without a paid account.

Sandbox vs Production#

API Protocol#

• Transport: HTTPS POST
• Request format: URL-encoded key=value pairs (e.g. s_login=user&s_pw=pass&command=StatusAccount)
• Response format: Plain text key=value (one property per line)
• Authentication: s_login and s_pw fields in the POST body on every request

Example Response Format#

[RESPONSE]
code = 200
description = Command completed successfully
property[account][0] = user@example.com
EOF

Commerce parses the code field — 200 is success; anything else is treated as failure.

TLD Catalog Strengths#

CentralNic Reseller has a notably wide new gTLD catalog, including many extensions that ResellerClub or Enom may not support directly:

• New gTLDs: .shop, .online, .tech, .store, .site, .website, .space
• Geographic TLDs: .london, .berlin, .nyc
• Specialty: .art, .design, .photography

If your target market wants new gTLDs, CentralNic is worth considering alongside or instead of a legacy registrar.

Connection Test#

Commerce sends a StatusAccount command with your credentials. A 200 response confirms authentication and connectivity.

Setup Checklist#

1. Create a CentralNic Reseller account (or use the free sandbox).
2. Go to Admin → Settings → Registrar → CentralNic in Commerce.
3. Enter your login and password.
4. Toggle Sandbox on if using the test API.
5. Click Test Connection — confirm success.
6. Save.
7. Go to Admin → Domains → TLD Manager and add TLDs from CentralNic's catalog.
8. Activate the TLDs you want to offer.

Notes#

• CentralNic Reseller is the same underlying platform as Hexonet and RRPproxy — all three brands share the same API.
• An official WHMCS module exists for this registrar, which can serve as additional API reference.
• The plain-text response format is unique among the built-in modules. If building an integration or debugging, note that responses are newline-separated key = value pairs, not XML or JSON.

Related#

• Registrar Modules Overview
• TLD Manager
• Building a Registrar Module