_dns-porkbun - Point a Porkbun domain to Cloudflare

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You receive as input: <domain>, <ns1_cloudflare>, <ns2_cloudflare>. Your job: change the domain's nameservers at Porkbun so they point to <ns1_cloudflare> and <ns2_cloudflare>. You then return to /add-domain.

No CLI install needed - the Porkbun API v3 is a simple REST/JSON API that we call with curl. Auth is done via two keys (API key + Secret) passed in the body of each request (not in the headers).

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Step 1 - Check whether the Porkbun credentials are already in place

Porkbun requires 2 values, stored in the vault (item PORKBUN, fields api_key / secret_key):

• PORKBUN_API_KEY (the public key, format pk1_...)
• PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY (the secret key, format sk1_...)

Make sure the vault is unlocked (follow _ensure-vault), load the keys and test with their /ping endpoint:

VAULT="${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/vault/vault.mjs"
export PORKBUN_API_KEY=$(node "$VAULT" get PORKBUN api_key 2>/dev/null)
export PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY=$(node "$VAULT" get PORKBUN secret_key 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$PORKBUN_API_KEY" ] && [ -n "$PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY" ]; then
  # The two keys go in the body, which curl reads on its standard input: never in its arguments.
  RESP=$(printf '{"apikey":"%s","secretapikey":"%s"}' "$PORKBUN_API_KEY" "$PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY" \
    | curl -s -X POST "https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/ping" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data-binary @-)
  echo "$RESP" | grep -q '"status":"SUCCESS"' && echo "VALID" || echo "INVALID"
fi

• If VALID -> go to Step 3.
• Otherwise -> Step 2.

Step 2 - Create a Porkbun API key pair

Guide the user:

I need a Porkbun API key pair (key + secret) to change your domain's nameservers. It takes about 1 min to create:

1. Log in at https://porkbun.com
2. Top right, Account -> API Access (or directly: https://porkbun.com/account/api)
3. Enter a name (e.g. Claude Code)
4. Click Create API Key
5. A box shows the API Key + Secret API Key - copy both immediately, the secret will not be shown again afterwards
6. A window will open on your computer: paste the 2 values into it. Never paste them here in the conversation.

Then open that window (masked input: the values never pass through the conversation). If the user pastes a key in the conversation anyway, do not reuse it from there, do not repeat it: tell them it is now in this conversation's history and stays valid until it is deleted at Porkbun, then open the window.

node "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/vault/launch.mjs" add --lang <LANG> --name PORKBUN --service Porkbun --fields "api_key:secret,secret_key:secret"

Then load them into the current session:

export PORKBUN_API_KEY=$(node "$VAULT" get PORKBUN api_key)
export PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY=$(node "$VAULT" get PORKBUN secret_key)

Validate by replaying the test from Step 1.

Step 3 - ⚠️ Enable API Access on the domain specifically

Porkbun-specific gotcha: having the API keys is not enough. Each domain you want to manage via the API must have an "API Access" toggle enabled separately. Without it, all API calls on that domain will return an error.

Ask the user to do it before calling the NS endpoint:

A small Porkbun quirk: each domain has an "API Access" toggle that must be enabled manually so we can manage it via the API. You only need to do this once:

1. Go to https://porkbun.com/account/domainsSpeedy (your domain list)
2. Find <domain> -> click Details on the right
3. Find the API Access option -> switch it to ON
4. Save

Let me know when it's done.

Wait for explicit confirmation before continuing.

Step 4 - Change the nameservers

Official endpoint (verified 2026-05-28 via the Porkbun OpenAPI spec):

POST https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/domain/updateNs/<domain>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "apikey": "<api_key>",
  "secretapikey": "<secret_key>",
  "ns": ["<ns1_cloudflare>", "<ns2_cloudflare>"]
}

Command:

RESP=$(printf '{"apikey":"%s","secretapikey":"%s","ns":["<ns1_cloudflare>","<ns2_cloudflare>"]}' "$PORKBUN_API_KEY" "$PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY" \
  | curl -s -X POST "https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/domain/updateNs/<domain>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @-)
echo "$RESP"

Possible responses:

• {"status":"SUCCESS"} -> ✅ NS changed
• {"status":"ERROR","message":"API access not enabled..."} -> the user forgot Step 3 (per-domain toggle), go back to Step 3
• {"status":"ERROR","message":"Invalid API key..."} -> broken credentials, go back to Step 2

Verification:

printf '{"apikey":"%s","secretapikey":"%s"}' "$PORKBUN_API_KEY" "$PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY" \
  | curl -s -X POST "https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/domain/getNs/<domain>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @-

Must return {"status":"SUCCESS","ns":["<ns1>","<ns2>"]}.

Step 5 - Manual mode (ONLY if the user refuses the API)

Go to https://porkbun.com/account/domainsSpeedy -> click Details next to <domain> -> find the Authoritative Nameservers section -> enter:

• <ns1_cloudflare>
• <ns2_cloudflare>

Save. Let me know when it's done.

Return to add-domain

✅ Nameservers for the domain <domain> are now pointed to Cloudflare. Propagation: 5-30 min.