BILLmanager has a built-in integration module with the domain name registrar OnlineNIC.
The integration module supports the following:
| Function | Support available |
|---|---|
| Importing domains from the registrar |  |
| Domain name transfer | |
| Domain name editing | |
| Changing domain contact information |  |
| Domain name verification | |
| Managing the "WHOIS data protection" option | |
| Getting information about the account balance on the registrar side | |
Before importing, make sure that the domain name is suitable for the transfer. Read more in Domain management.
Contacts are imported for each domain, even if the contact information is completely the same.
Configuring integration with OnlineNIC
Integration is configured during the creation of a service processing module in BILLmanager. To create a processing module, enter Integration → Processing modules → Create button.
The processing module-adding wizard consists of four steps:
- Step 1 — Product type. Select the product type. For integration with OnlineNIC, select Domains.
- Step 2 — Processing module. Select OnlineNIC as the processing module.
- Step 3 — Configuring the integration. Enter the information required for integration with OnlineNIC.
- Step 4 — Service processing module settings. Specify internal (within BILLmanager) parameters of the service processing module.
Configuring the integration
- User ID - login ID for logging in to OnlineNIC;
- Password - password for the account;
- API Key - the key to access the OnlineNIC API;
- Use test environment - enable this option if you want to integrate with the OnlineNIC test user. Read more in the documentation of API OnlineNIC;
- Checking the status of a domain name through the API is a way to check the availability of a domain:
- option enabled - via the domain registrar's API;
- option disabled - via the WHOIS service.
Configuring integration with OnlineNIC
Connection check
On the last step of adding a processing module, BILLmanager tries to connect to the registrar with the specified details.
If the connection ends with the error "Failed to connect to the processing module", make sure that:
- the connection details are correct;
- The URL of the domain name registrar is accessible from the server where BILLmanager is installed;
- in the Registrar's client area, it is allowed to make API requests from BILLmanager’s IP address.
Logging
The log of interaction between the billing system and OnlineNIC is written to the /usr/local/mgr5/var/pmonlinenic.log file.
For extended logging information display, add the "pmonlinenic.* 9" line to the /usr/local/mgr5/etc/debug.conf file.