101domain

101domain is an ICANN-accredited registrar covering 800+ TLDs and country-code TLDs, with DNS management, security services, and a REST API for reading and writing DNS records. Connect it to Webflow to register a domain and route it to your site through automated setup, manual records, or the Data API for listing custom domains and publishing.

This fits web designers launching client sites, developers building custom domain tooling, and international marketing teams pointing ccTLDs at localized Webflow sites.

How to integrate 101domain with Webflow

What is 101domain? 101domain is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar and domain management provider, accredited since 2007 and operating since 1999. It handles domain registration, DNS management, SSL/TLS certificates, and corporate brand protection across 800+ generic and country-code TLDs. It also offers a RESTful API and an MCP Server for programmatic domain and DNS management.

Use 101domain and Webflow together when you register a domain with 101domain and want to serve the actual website from your Webflow site. The registrar holds the domain and manages DNS, while you handle design and hosting on the Webflow side, including the CMS. The connection point between the two is DNS: you tell 101domain to route traffic for your domain to Webflow's servers.

Quick Connect automates DNS configuration between 101domain and Webflow with no manual record entry. Manual DNS configuration lets you add A and CNAME records directly in the 101domain dashboard. The Data API and 101domain API give you programmatic control over DNS records and site publishing, but require developer resources.

Pick one method based on the scale of your setup. A single site launch works with Quick Connect. Agencies managing many domains lean on the API.

Connect your domain with Quick Connect

Use Quick Connect to point a 101domain domain at Webflow without manual record entry. The Quick connect feature, powered by Entri, automates DNS configuration between 101domain and Webflow. It removes manual record creation by writing the required DNS entries for you. You need a paid Site plan before connecting any custom domain.

During the flow, Quick Connect and Entri write the A record for the root domain, set up the CNAME for the www subdomain, and handle domain verification.

For simple launches, this keeps the DNS handoff inside the guided connection flow.

To set up the integration:

1. Go to Site Settings > Publishing > Production.
2. Enter your 101domain-registered domain and start the Quick Connect flow.
3. Authenticate with 101domain when prompted and confirm the automated DNS changes.

After Quick Connect writes the records, DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to propagate globally. SSL provisions automatically once DNS points correctly, so you don't need to set up a certificate for sites created after November 14, 2018.

Connect your domain with manual DNS records

Use manual DNS configuration when Quick Connect isn't available or when you want direct control over each record. You add the records yourself in the 101domain dashboard, then verify the connection back in Site Settings. This path works for any domain using 101domain-managed nameservers. You still need a paid Site plan.

Add A and CNAME records in 101domain

Manual setup requires an A record for the root domain and a CNAME for the www subdomain, as specified in the manual custom domain connection requirements. Delete any existing A or CNAME records for the root and www before adding new ones to avoid conflicts.

To add the records:

1. Log in to my.101domain.com, select Domain Names, then click your domain.
2. In the NAME SERVERS & RECORDS section, click Manage DNS Records.
3. Add these two records:

Record Type / Hostname / Value

Record Type	Hostname	Value
A	@	198.202.211.1
CNAME	www	cdn.webflow.com

Add the _webflow TXT verification record from your site settings if prompted, then head back to your site settings to confirm the connection. DNS changes at 101domain can take up to 48 hours or more to propagate.

Use CNAME flattening with Secure Web Accelerator

Standard DNS rules block CNAME records at the root domain. 101domain's Secure Web Accelerator (Cloudflare-powered) includes CNAME flattening, which allows a CNAME at the zone apex. Use this only if you run SWA nameservers and want CNAME-based routing at the root.

To configure the root record with SWA:

1. Open Manage DNS Records for your domain in the 101domain dashboard.
2. Add a CNAME record with Name set to @ and Target set to your destination hostname.
3. Set Proxy Status to Orange (Proxied).

Note that the standard setup uses an A record at the root pointing to 198.202.211.1, not a CNAME. SWA-managed zone changes can propagate almost immediately, faster than nameserver-level changes.

Build with the Data API and 101domain API

You can automate domain and DNS management at scale with the Data API and 101domain API. Agencies provisioning DNS across many client domains, or teams building custom domain tooling, use these endpoints to script what the dashboard does by hand. This path requires server-side development and secure credential storage. The Code Embed element supports HTML, CSS, and JavaScript only, so keep API keys in backend middleware, never in client-side code.

The available APIs cover DNS management and site publishing. Both APIs authenticate with a Bearer Token in the Authorization header.

• 101domain DNS API handles reading, creating, editing, and deleting DNS records
• The Data API handles listing custom domains and publishing sites

DNS management via the 101domain API requires the domain to use 101domain-managed or SWA nameservers with dns:write scope. If you delegate nameservers to another provider, you lose 101domain API DNS control.

Manage DNS records with the 101domain API

The 101domain API lets you create the exact records needed without opening the dashboard. Authentication uses a Bearer Token with granular scopes including dns:read and dns:write. Each write request handles up to 25 records.

To point a domain at Webflow via the API:

1. Read existing records with GET /v1/dns/{domain_name}/records to check for conflicting entries.
2. Create the records with POST /v1/dns/{domain_name}/records. Send the A record (@ → 198.202.211.1) and CNAME (www → cdn.webflow.com).
3. Edit records later with PATCH /v1/dns/{domain_name}/records. Reference each record by its id.

Supported record types via the API include A, AAAA, CNAME, NS, MX, TXT, SRV, and CAA. Exceeding account-level rate limits returns a 429 response.

List and publish domains with the Data API

The Data API lists custom domains and triggers publishing. Authentication uses a site token or OAuth Bearer Token. Fetch domain IDs first, then pass them to the publish endpoint.

To publish a site to a custom domain:

1. Call GET https://api.webflow.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/custom_domains to retrieve the domain IDs for your site.
2. Send POST https://api.webflow.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/publish with a customDomains array of those IDs and the publishToWebflowSubdomain boolean.
3. Handle the one-successful-publish-per-minute limit on the publish endpoint in your retry logic.

The v2 Data API lists custom domains but doesn't add or remove them, so you assign domains in site settings. Combine both APIs to script DNS setup in 101domain and publishing within one workflow.

What can you build with the 101domain Webflow integration?

Integrating 101domain with Webflow lets you launch and manage custom domains for your sites without leaving records misconfigured or paying for separate hosting.

• Custom domain launch: Register a domain in 101domain, point it at a finished site with Quick Connect, and go live on a branded address. 301 redirects fire automatically from the default subdomain to avoid SEO duplicate-content penalties.
• International ccTLD presence: Register country-code domains through 101domain, use Trustee Services for markets requiring local presence, and connect each ccTLD to a localized site. IDNs work natively with Quick Connect, and Punycode format works for manual connection.
• Brand protection portfolio: Register multiple domain extensions in 101domain to block competitors and cybersquatters, then point up to 50 of them at a single site with automatic 301 redirects from the default domain.
• Agency-scale domain provisioning: Script DNS record creation across many client domains with the 101domain API, then publish each client's site via the Data API. Combine both to onboard client sites without manual dashboard steps.

For multi-domain automation and portfolio management, use the API path to script DNS setup and publishing.