Help Center

Get help with NameFlow. Learn how to search for domains, use AI name ideas, compare TLD prices and rules, and understand DNS.

Getting Started

• What is NameFlow?: What NameFlow does: find, buy and manage domains
• Your First Domain Search: A quick walkthrough: search for a name, read the results, and decide what to do next
• Buying a Domain: How checkout works: cart, sign-in, contact details, payment, and when your card is charged
• Connecting an AI App: Use NameFlow from Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP client, let it buy domains within your limits if you want, and stay in control of changes and payments
• Contacting Support: How to reach the NameFlow support team and what happens after you write
• Frequently Asked Questions: Short answers to the questions people ask most about NameFlow

Searching for Domains

• Searching for Domains: How the NameFlow search box handles exact names, full domains, and plain-English descriptions
• Using AI Name Suggestions: How NameFlow's AI turns a description into available, priced domain names, plus tips for better results
• Checking Domain Availability: What available, taken and premium mean in NameFlow results, and what to do when your name is gone

Extensions & Pricing

• Understanding Domain Pricing: First-year vs renewal prices, promotional extensions, premium names, and the ICANN fee
• Browsing TLDs: How to use the TLD directory to compare prices, find promotions, and check each extension's rules
• Choosing a TLD: A practical guide to picking a domain extension: .com vs the alternatives, cost, trust, and rules
• TLD Rules and Restrictions: Eligibility, local presence, name length, registration periods and public contact details: what each extension's rules mean

DNS & Domain Basics

• How DNS Records Work: What DNS records are, how to add the ones your host or email provider asks for, and how long changes take
• DNS Record Types Explained: A reference guide to DNS record types: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, CAA and more
• Understanding Nameservers: What nameservers are, when you would change them, and how a nameserver change works at any registrar
• Domain Lifecycle and Renewals: What happens to a domain from registration to expiry: renewals, grace periods, redemption, and release
• Auto-Renew: How automatic renewal works, when your card is charged, and what happens if it is off
• Moving a Domain to Another Registrar: How to transfer a domain away from NameFlow: transfer lock, auth code, and the 60-day rule