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cURL
curl --request POST \ --url https://api.contiguity.com/domains/{domain} \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data ' { "region": "us-east-1", "custom_return_path": "contiguity" } '
{ "id": "req_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", "timestamp": 1761968887641, "api_version": "v2025.10.31", "object": "response", "data": { "records": [ { "name": "@", "type": "MX", "value": "inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com", "purpose": "Inbound Email" } ], "status": "pending_verification", "region": "us-east-1", "created_at": 1755637604526 } }
Register a domain to your Contiguity account
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Bearer <token>
<token>
Domain to register
"example.com"
AWS region
"us-east-1"
Custom return path subdomain
"contiguity"
Register a domain for email sending
"req_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
1761968887641
"v2025.10.31"
"response"
Show child attributes
DNS records. You'll receive MX, TXT, and CNAME entries to add to your domain.
Record name
"@"
Record type
MX
TXT
CNAME
"MX"
Record value
"inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com"
Record purpose
"Inbound Email"
Domain verification status
"pending_verification"
AWS region (us-east-1 is the default and only currently supported region)
Domain creation timestamp
1755637604526
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