Expired Domains API - Search 12 Auction Platforms at Once

Search 55,000+ expired and expiring domains from 12 auction platforms in a single API call. Get SEO metrics, quality scores, domain age, backlinks, and auction prices — updated every day.

Unlike scrapers that break when a site changes its layout, this actor connects to the official CatchDoms API with structured, clean data from every major expired domain marketplace.

Supported platforms

Platform	Domain type	Domains
GoDaddy	Expiring auctions + closeouts	~10,000
Dynadot	Closeouts (fixed price) + auctions	~13,000
DropCatch	Dropped, pre-release & private seller auctions	~9,600
Catched	Auctions + backorder	~3,500
Gname	Auctions + buy now	~2,000
SnapNames	Pre-release + closeout auctions	~1,000
BloomUp	French .fr auctions + buy now	~600
UK Backorder	UK dropping + expired domains	~2,000
Subreg	Expiring auctions + closeouts	~500
WebExpire	French .fr auctions	~500
Park.io	Premium domain auctions	~30
+ more	New platforms added regularly	—

What data do you get?

Every domain comes with pre-computed SEO metrics and a quality score — no need to run separate WHOIS, backlink, or archive lookups.

Fields included for every domain

• Domain name — full name, no masking
• TLD — .com, .net, .fr, .de, .co.uk, and 200+ others
• Source platform — which auction site the domain is listed on
• Quality score (0-100) — computed from age, backlinks, authority, name quality
• Domain Authority (0-100) — Moz-equivalent metric from DataForSEO
• Backlinks count — total backlinks pointing to the domain
• Referring domains — unique domains linking to it
• Trust Flow & Citation Flow — Majestic metrics
• TTF category — topic classification (Health, Business, Recreation...)
• Domain age — years since first Wayback Machine snapshot
• Detected language — EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, NL, PT, PL, and 30+ languages
• Google My Business — whether the domain has a GMB listing
• Auction price — current bid or buy-now price
• Auction end date — when the auction closes
• Direct buy/bid link — one click to the source platform

Want more than 50 domains?

This actor returns the top 50 domains matching your filters. CatchDoms tracks 55,000+ domains daily — sign up for a Pro account to get unlimited access, CSV export, email alerts, and the full REST API.

How to use this actor

1. Set up input parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
tld	Filter by TLD (com, fr, de, co.uk)	All TLDs
score_min	Minimum quality score (0-100)	30
age_min	Minimum domain age in years	Any
language	Filter by language (en, fr, de, es...)	All
keyword	Keyword contained in domain name	None
limit	Max results (1-50)	50

2. Run the actor

Click Start or call via the Apify API. The actor fetches domains matching your filters from the CatchDoms API and returns structured JSON.

3. Example output

[
    {
        "name": "mondovino.com",
        "tld": ".com",
        "source": "dropcatch",
        "type": "auction",
        "price": 650,
        "auction_end_date": "2026-03-28T18:00:00Z",
        "score": 72,
        "age_years": 27,
        "domain_authority": 22,
        "backlinks": 746,
        "referring_domains": 169,
        "trust_flow": 24,
        "citation_flow": 30,
        "category": "Recreation/Food",
        "language": "fr",
        "has_gmb": false,
        "buy_url": "https://www.dropcatch.com/domain/mondovino.com",
        "full_profile": "https://catchdoms.com/domains/12345?utm_source=apify"
    },
    {
        "name": "greenleaf.net",
        "tld": ".net",
        "source": "godaddy",
        "type": "auction",
        "price": 89,
        "auction_end_date": "2026-03-29T12:00:00Z",
        "score": 61,
        "age_years": 18,
        "domain_authority": 15,
        "backlinks": 312,
        "referring_domains": 87,
        "trust_flow": 12,
        "citation_flow": 18,
        "category": "Business/Marketing",
        "language": "en",
        "has_gmb": true,
        "buy_url": "https://auctions.godaddy.com/greenleaf.net",
        "full_profile": "https://catchdoms.com/domains/67890?utm_source=apify"
    }
]

Use cases

• SEO professionals — find expired domains with existing backlinks and authority to build PBNs or 301 redirect
• Domain investors — monitor 12 auction platforms from one place, spot undervalued domains before others
• Brand protection — track when domains containing your brand name expire and become available
• Affiliate marketers — acquire aged domains with traffic history in specific niches
• Link builders — find domains with EDU/GOV backlinks or high Trust Flow for link acquisition
• Web agencies — source domains with history for client projects instead of starting from scratch

Why use this instead of scraping ExpiredDomains.net?

	This actor (CatchDoms API)	ExpiredDomains.net scrapers
Data source	12 official auction platform APIs	1 aggregator website
Reliability	Structured API, never breaks	Breaks when HTML changes
Freshness	Updated daily, real-time prices	Depends on scraper schedule
SEO metrics	Pre-computed (DA, backlinks, score)	Raw data, no scoring
Language detection	30+ languages detected	Not available
Quality scoring	0-100 score per domain	Not available
Domain age	Wayback Machine verified	Self-reported (unreliable)
Auction prices	Live bid/buy-now prices	Not always available
Rate limits	No scraping bans	IP bans and CAPTCHAs

Apify actor vs CatchDoms Pro

Feature	Apify actor	CatchDoms Pro
Domains per search	Top 50	Unlimited (55,000+)
SEO metrics (DA, TF, CF, GMB)	All included	All included
Aged domains (80k+ for registration)	Not available	Full access
Email alerts on new domains	Not available	Daily alerts
Saved searches & favorites	Not available	Available
Export CSV	Not available	Up to 10,000 rows
Direct REST API & MCP server	Not available	Full access

Get full access

This actor gives you a preview of CatchDoms. For the complete experience:

• Free signup — browse all domains, save favorites, use filters
• Pro plan — unlock all names, TF/CF, GMB, aged domains, CSV export, API access