# WHOIS Domain Lookup Scraper (`confidential_gnat/whois-com`) Actor Bulk WHOIS lookups via whois.com. Accepts URLs, bare domains, or whois.com lookup links, and returns registration dates, registrar, name servers, status codes, abuse contacts, registrant/technical contact details, and similar domain suggestions. - **URL**: https://apify.com/confidential\_gnat/whois-com.md - **Developed by:** [Night Owl](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.30 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Whois Domain Lookup Scraper Look up **WHOIS registration data** for any list of websites or domains using [whois.com](https://www.whois.com/whois/). Get registration and expiry dates, registrar details, name servers, domain status codes, abuse contacts, registrant and technical contact information, and suggested similar domains — all in structured JSON. ### ✨ Features - **WHOIS record extraction** — registration/expiry/update dates, domain status, name servers, registrar info, abuse contacts, and registrant/technical contact details - **Flexible input** — accepts full page URLs, bare domain names, or direct whois.com lookup links - **Proxy support** — built-in proxy configuration (residential proxy recommended) to avoid blocks ### 🔧 Input Configuration | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | -------------------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `startUrls` | array | — | `[{ "url": "https://apify.com" }]` | List of URLs (or bare domains) to look up. The hostname is extracted automatically and converted into a whois.com lookup URL. | | `domains` | array | — | `["google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org"]` | List of bare domain names to look up, e.g. `"google.com"`. Can be used instead of, or together with, Start URLs. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | — | `{ "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }` | Proxy configuration used to fetch whois.com pages. A residential proxy group is recommended to avoid blocks. | **Supported URL types:** - Full page URLs, e.g. `https://example.com/some/page` (the domain is extracted automatically) - Bare domains, e.g. `example.com` - Direct whois.com lookup links, e.g. `https://www.whois.com/whois/example.com` **Example input:** ```json { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://apify.com" }, { "url": "https://www.whois.com/whois/youtube.com" }], "domains": ["google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` [![input page.png](https://i.postimg.cc/mkfs92N7/image.png)](https://postimg.cc/YG3ZK7PS) ### 📦 Output The dataset has a single **Overview** view containing the domain, last-updated label, and grouped WHOIS sections (domain information, registrar information, registrant contact, technical contact, and similar domains). **Sample output:** ```json [ { "Domain": "apify.com", "Updated": "Updated 15 days ago", "domainInformation": [ { "attributeName": "Domain", "attributeValue": "apify.com" }, { "attributeName": "Registered On", "attributeValue": "2009-06-02" }, { "attributeName": "Expires On", "attributeValue": "2035-06-02" }, { "attributeName": "Updated On", "attributeValue": "2026-05-16" }, { "attributeName": "Status", "attributeValue": ["client transfer prohibited"] }, { "attributeName": "Name Servers", "attributeValue": [ "ns-1225.awsdns-25.org", "ns-1928.awsdns-49.co.uk", "ns-449.awsdns-56.com", "ns-839.awsdns-40.net" ] } ], "registrarInformation": [ { "attributeName": "Registrar", "attributeValue": "Amazon Registrar, Inc." }, { "attributeName": "IANA ID", "attributeValue": "468" }, { "attributeName": "Abuse Email", "attributeValue": "trustandsafety@support.aws.com" }, { "attributeName": "Abuse Phone", "attributeValue": "+1.2024422253" } ], "registrantContact": [ { "attributeName": "Name", "attributeValue": "On behalf of apify.com OWNER" }, { "attributeName": "Organization", "attributeValue": "c/o whoisproxy.com" }, { "attributeName": "Street", "attributeValue": "604 Cameron Street" }, { "attributeName": "City", "attributeValue": "Alexandria" }, { "attributeName": "State", "attributeValue": "VA" }, { "attributeName": "Postal Code", "attributeValue": "22314" }, { "attributeName": "Country", "attributeValue": "US" }, { "attributeName": "Phone", "attributeValue": "+64.48319528" }, { "attributeName": "Email", "attributeValue": "@apify.com.whoisproxy.org" } ], "technicalContact": [ { "attributeName": "Name", "attributeValue": "On behalf of apify.com TECH" }, { "attributeName": "Organization", "attributeValue": "c/o whoisproxy.com" }, { "attributeName": "Street", "attributeValue": "604 Cameron Street" }, { "attributeName": "City", "attributeValue": "Alexandria" }, { "attributeName": "State", "attributeValue": "VA" }, { "attributeName": "Postal Code", "attributeValue": "22314" }, { "attributeName": "Country", "attributeValue": "US" }, { "attributeName": "Phone", "attributeValue": "+64.48319528" }, { "attributeName": "Email", "attributeValue": "@apify.com.whoisproxy.org" } ], "similarDomains": null } ] ``` [![output page.png](https://i.postimg.cc/BQ5qxDzZ/image.png)](https://postimg.cc/Cz1T0ZY9) ### 📋 Uses of This Data - Domain expiry and renewal monitoring for domains you own or watch - Competitive research — see who registered a competitor's domain, when, and through which registrar - Brand protection — find similar/typo-squat domains and abuse contacts for reporting - Lead generation and due diligence using registrant country, organization, and contact info - Bulk auditing of domain portfolios for compliance or security reviews ### 🚀 How to Use 1. [Sign up](https://apify.com/sign-up) for a free Apify account — includes **$5 monthly credit**. 2. Open the actor page and click **Try for free**. 3. Add one or more entries to **Start URLs** and/or **Domains**. 4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to complete. 5. Download results from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format. You can also run this actor via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) or integrate it directly into your workflows using [Zapier](https://zapier.com/apps/apify), [Make](https://www.make.com/), or [n8n](https://n8n.io/). ### ⚠️ Limitations & Known Issues - **Hidden registrant data** — Some registrars use privacy services, so `registrantContact` and `technicalContact` may be `null` or contain proxy contact details instead of the real owner. - **Rate limiting** — Heavy usage may trigger rate limits on whois.com; use a residential proxy and reasonable concurrency. ### 📝 Notes - **Proxy recommended for large-scale scraping** — For high-volume runs, keep the residential proxy enabled to avoid blocks. - **API integration** — This actor can be called as an API from any automation platform (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom scripts). ### 🔗 Other Actors Check out some of our other Actors: | Actor | What it does | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Rightmove Listing Availability Checker](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/rightmove-listing-availability-checker) | Checks whether Rightmove property listings are still available or have been taken down. | | [Cheapest Cars and Bids Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/cheapest-carsandbids-scraper) | Finds the cheapest live auctions on Cars & Bids. | ### 💬 Support & Contact If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue. You can also find more of our actors on our [Profile Page](https://apify.com/store). Screenshots taken from https://www.whois.com/ # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of URLs (or bare domains) to look up on whois.com. The hostname is extracted automatically and converted into a whois.com lookup URL. ## `domains` (type: `array`): List of bare domain names to look up on whois.com, e.g. "google.com". Can be used instead of, or together with, Start URLs. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration used to fetch whois.com pages. A residential proxy group is recommended to avoid blocks. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://apify.com" } ], "domains": [ "google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://apify.com" } ], "domains": [ "google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("confidential_gnat/whois-com").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://apify.com" }], "domains": [ "google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org", ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("confidential_gnat/whois-com").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://apify.com" } ], "domains": [ "google.com", "github.com", "wikipedia.org" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call confidential_gnat/whois-com --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=confidential_gnat/whois-com", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "WHOIS Domain Lookup Scraper", "description": "Bulk WHOIS lookups via whois.com. Accepts URLs, bare domains, or whois.com lookup links, and returns registration dates, registrar, name servers, status codes, abuse contacts, registrant/technical contact details, and similar domain suggestions.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "wXw4iX1u86xgaLgEh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/confidential_gnat~whois-com/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-confidential_gnat-whois-com", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/confidential_gnat~whois-com/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-confidential_gnat-whois-com", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/confidential_gnat~whois-com/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-confidential_gnat-whois-com", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of URLs (or bare domains) to look up on whois.com. The hostname is extracted automatically and converted into a whois.com lookup URL.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "domains": { "title": "Domains", "type": "array", "description": "List of bare domain names to look up on whois.com, e.g. \"google.com\". Can be used instead of, or together with, Start URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration used to fetch whois.com pages. A residential proxy group is recommended to avoid blocks.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```