Enom (Tucows)

Overview#

Enom is a Tucows-owned registrar and one of the most widely used registrar backends among WHMCS resellers. Commerce's Enom module supports the full domain lifecycle via Enom's HTTPS/XML API.

Credential Fields#

Getting Your Credentials#

1. Create or log in to your Enom reseller account at enom.com/resellers.
2. Your login username is the uid. Your account password is the pw.
3. No separate API key is required — standard account credentials are used.

Sandbox vs Production#

The sandbox environment requires separate test account credentials — contact Enom support to provision a test reseller account.

API Protocol#

• Transport: HTTPS GET
• Response format: XML (plain text key=value pairs in some commands)
• Authentication: uid and pw query parameters on every request
• Response parsing: simplexml_load_string() — success is confirmed by ErrCount=0 in the response

Phone Number Format#

Enom uses the format +CountryCode.Number (e.g. +1.2025551234). Commerce automatically converts E.164 phone numbers (+12025551234) to this format before sending to the Enom API.

WHOIS Privacy#

Enom provides WHOIS privacy via WhoisGuard. Commerce uses two API commands:

• PurchaseServices — purchases WhoisGuard protection for the domain
• SetWhoisGuardEnabled — enables or disables WhoisGuard

Both are called automatically when the WHOIS privacy toggle is used.

Connection Test#

Commerce sends the Hello command to the Enom API endpoint. A successful response (no error) confirms that credentials are valid and the endpoint is reachable.

Setup Checklist#

1. Go to Admin → Settings → Registrar → Enom.
2. Enter your reseller username and password.
3. Toggle Sandbox on if using test credentials.
4. Click Test Connection — confirm success.
5. Save.
6. Go to Admin → Domains → TLD Manager and add TLDs from Enom's published TLD price list, setting retail prices.
7. Activate the TLDs you want to offer.

Notes#

• Enom is a wholesale registrar — retail domains cannot be managed through this API.
• Your account must be an Enom reseller account, not a standard customer account.
• EPP codes are fetched via the GetDomainInfo command with InfoType=AuthCode.

Related#

• Registrar Modules Overview
• TLD Manager
• WHOIS Privacy