Hi, I have this exact same issue. Needing to use the API to create domains for new customers wanting to use Google Apps for email. Since the last message was back in 2007 has there been any progress here?
Cheers, Richard. On Wednesday, 15 August 2007 11:57:48 UTC+12, Austin (Google) wrote: > > Hi Carl, > > Updating MX records is one way to verify domain ownership. The other > methods are described here: > > http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?topic=9196 > > Unfortunately we do not offer an API to initiate domain ownership > verification. > > If you have a particular domain which is not verifying, you may want > to check out the Apps discussion group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/apps-discuss > > There is a sub-group dedicated to this issue. > > Austin > > On Aug 11, 10:51 am, CarlCouture <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alex, > > > > As I am creating the MX records to the DNS entries pointing to GMail, > > isn't that proof of domain name ownership verification? > > > > I know when I created my GoogleApps account, that's the only thing I > > had to do for accessing my GMail. It would seem that GoogleApps is > > happy and considered my ownership to be valid after my MX Records were > > updated and pointing to you. > > > > Are you wanting any more ownership verification? > > > > Is there a possibility of adding this feature to your API? > > > > Let me know. > > > > Carl Couture > > > > On Jul 19, 7:41 am, CarlCouture <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Alex, > > > > > I would start by provisioning Standard Edition Domains. They would > > > then be able to upgrade to Premier Edition if they need it. We're > > > expecting to register a few hundreds domains a year. We are using an > > > API from an ICANN provider to verify if adomainnameis available > > > before we register it. Once verified, we would register it at once > > > using the same API. > > > > > On Jul 19, 4:01 am, "Alex (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > It sounds like you're asking about adomainprovsioning API. The > > > > Provisioning API currently can only be used to provision users for an > > > > existing Google Appsdomain. > > > > > > So I can get more feedback to pass on, would you be interested in > > > > provisioning Standard Edition domains or Premier Edition? How many > > > > domains do you think you would register (e.g. per month)? Would you > > > > be able to work with the existingdomainownership verification > > > > options? Thanks. > > > > > > -alex > > > > > > On Jul 16, 9:31 am, CarlCouture <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > Here's what I'm trying to accomplish and I'm hoping that the > > > > > Provisioning API will allow it. > > > > > > > 1-User comes to my site and register to adomainname(Not Google > > > > > related) > > > > > 2-Upon confirmation of payment, I want to create for this new user > a > > > > > GoogleApp account with the new registered user as the admin of that > > > > > account. I will create the MX records pointing to Google as part > of > > > > > step 1 above. > > > > > 3- User can now go to Google and access his email, create new users > > > > > etc. I'd like the Google App account to be created for them > through > > > > > the API. > > > > > > > Everything that I'm reading about the API is related about Creating > > > > > new User Accounts under mydomainname. I want to create 1 level > > > > > higher than that. > > > > > > > Can this be done?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Apps Domain Information and Management APIs" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-apps-mgmt-apis/-/H_eW_rMpD6oJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-apps-mgmt-apis?hl=en.
