A practical guide to .SHOP, .TOP, .STORE and .MAKEUP for online retailers, agencies and domain resellers.
Managing domains for several stores or client campaigns involves repeated searches, payments and DNS updates. NiceNIC brings those tasks into one account, with bulk domain search, USDT funding and free tools for connecting domain operations to your existing business systems.
Start with promotional first-year registrations from $1.29, then use free Domain API access, an API Sandbox, the NiceNIC WHMCS module and lifetime WHOIS privacy for eligible domains to support your workflow.
Already managing a domain portfolio or regular client registrations? Share your preferred extensions and registration volume through a support ticket or official Telegram support. Our team can consider your existing business volume and help activate a suitable reseller tier.
1. Free Extras for Growing Domain Operations
NiceNIC’s included tools help you move from individual purchases to a repeatable ordering process:
- Free Domain API access: Connect availability checks, registration, renewals, nameserver changes and supported DNS record management to your own platform. Available to active Market and Reseller accounts.
- Free API Sandbox: Test requests and response handling in a dedicated environment without placing live domain orders.
- Free NiceNIC WHMCS registrar module: Add supported domain operations to your existing WHMCS installation. WHMCS software licensing is separate.
- Free lifetime WHOIS privacy for eligible domains: Keep eligible domain privacy protection included as you register and renew.
For a custom ecommerce platform or agency dashboard, start with the NiceNIC Domain API and API Sandbox. For a hosting business already using WHMCS, use the NiceNIC WHMCS registrar module.
These options let your team choose the integration that fits the systems you already use. Domain orders are billed at your account’s applicable prices.
2. Compare .SHOP, .TOP, .STORE and .MAKEUP
Choose an extension that fits the business customers will see. A retail catalog, a cosmetics brand and a product-selection website may each benefit from a different naming style.
Prices checked November 5, 2026. USD per domain-year for standard, non-premium names, including applicable ICANN fees. Registration prices apply to the first year; confirm your account’s current quote and any applicable taxes before ordering.
Reseller levels can also improve renewal costs. Current VIP examples include .SHOP at $56.99, .TOP at $9.99 and .STORE at $32.99 per one-year renewal. Compare your actual extension mix through the NiceNIC domain price list and reseller program.
For a long-running store, include renewals in the purchasing decision. For a brand launch or client campaign, choose a name that remains useful in customer emails, saved links and future promotions.
3. Build Your Bulk Domain Shortlist
Use NiceNIC Bulk Domain Search to check multiple proposed names before making purchasing decisions.
A useful shortlist includes:
- The complete domain name and intended store, brand or campaign.
- The client or team responsible for the domain.
- The registration term and budget.
- The hosting destination and DNS provider.
- The person responsible for renewal.
For example, an agency preparing several client stores can group proposed names by client, approve the available choices and keep the destination details beside each purchase. That same list becomes the starting point for DNS configuration and launch checks.
Separate domains work well for distinct brands and customer destinations. Campaign variations for an existing store can also use pages or subdomains under its established address.
4. Fund Your Account with USDT
NiceNIC supports USDT payments for account funding. Once the payment is confirmed and credited, the available balance can pay for eligible registrations, renewals and API orders.
This gives teams a practical way to fund multiple domain purchases from one balance:
- Sign in and choose the amount to add.
- Select USDT and the network shown in the payment instructions.
- Review the amount and send the payment.
- Use the credited balance for your approved domain orders.
Supported USDT routes include TRON (TRC20) and Ethereum (ERC20), with the current payment flow showing available networks.
NiceNIC charges 0% crypto processing fee. Payment-provider, wallet, exchange and blockchain network fees may apply.
See NiceNIC payment options for online checkout, manual reseller funding and other supported payment methods.
5. Automate Registration and DNS Configuration via API
With an integration in place, your system can connect domain checks, purchases and DNS configuration into a repeatable workflow. This is useful for agencies provisioning client websites, hosting providers selling domains and platforms managing recurring registrations.
Step 1: Check the Name and Account Price
Use the API to check availability and retrieve the registration price before submitting the order. Save the approved domain, term and quote with the relevant client or project.
The domain pricing API also supports renewal quotes, helping your system maintain a usable cost record for each domain.
Step 2: Register and Confirm Completion
Submit the approved name through the domain registration API, using the intended registrant details and nameservers.
Record the result and confirm completion before moving to the next stage. Keep pending orders in a status-checking workflow so that a delayed response does not trigger a duplicate purchase attempt.
Step 3: Apply DNS Settings at the Hosting DNS Provider
Use the DNS provider that serves the domain’s authoritative records:
- NiceNIC-hosted DNS: Use the create DNS record or update DNS record operation to apply the records required by your hosting platform.
- Externally hosted DNS: Use the external provider's API for records and NiceNIC's nameserver management API when delegation needs updating.
Apply the exact record values supplied by the hosting platform and preserve existing email and verification records. Keep API credentials on your server.
Step 4: Connect the Store and Verify the Launch
Complete the hosting platform’s domain connection, enable HTTPS and test the final customer destination. Check that the expected page loads, forms or checkout work, and campaign measurement is recording correctly.
For advertising landing pages, use a consistent domain across the ad and its destination. Google's destination mismatch guidance explains the relevant URL rules.
Start with the API Sandbox, then verify a small live batch before expanding. Recording completion times and any manual intervention gives your team a practical baseline for future launches.
6. Match Your Reseller Account to Your Business Volume
NiceNIC supports businesses buying domains for their own projects and resellers managing purchases through their own websites, APIs or WHMCS systems.
The standard reseller levels use prepaid account credit:
- Basic: $200 in usable account credit.
- Super: $600 in usable account credit.
- VIP: $1,500 in usable account credit.
Deposits become balance for eligible purchases. NiceNIC charges no separate reseller setup fee or annual membership fee.
Your existing business volume can be part of the account review. If you already manage a portfolio, hosting customers or recurring domain purchases, share your requirements with our reseller team.
Include your NiceNIC username, main extensions, approximate monthly registration volume and preferred workflow: bulk ordering, API or WHMCS. This helps the team assess a suitable tier and focus the discussion on the domains you actually buy.
Contact the reseller team by support ticket or Telegram, or compare reseller levels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy domains in bulk with USDT?
Yes. Fund your NiceNIC account with USDT, then use the credited balance for eligible domain orders through the website or API.
Do I need a reseller upgrade to use the API?
Active Market and Reseller accounts can use the Domain API. A reseller level adds the pricing and account benefits assigned to that tier.
Can the API configure DNS for my store?
Yes, for supported records hosted on NiceNIC DNS. For an external DNS provider, manage records through that provider’s API and use NiceNIC to update nameservers when needed.
Do promotional prices continue at renewal?
Renewals use the rate applicable to your extension and account level. The table above shows Market renewal references; use your account quote to plan ongoing costs.
Start with Your Next Store or Client Project
Prepare your domain list, check the available names and choose the ordering workflow that fits your team. NiceNIC combines promotional registrations, USDT account funding, free integration tools and reseller account options for recurring domain purchases.
Check your bulk domain list or discuss your reseller requirements.
Prepared by NiceNIC using published product information, Domain API documentation and read-only pricing checks. Pricing snapshot: November 5, 2026.
