Expired Domain Finder with SEO Metrics

Find recently expired domains enriched with backlink counts, domain popularity scores, Wayback Machine archive history, spam detection, and a quality score with BUY/WATCH/SKIP recommendations.

What it does

This actor scrapes ExpiredDomains.net for domains that have recently expired or are about to drop, then enriches each domain with additional metrics to help domain investors make buy decisions.

Per domain, you get:

• Basic info: domain name, TLD, expiry date, age, previous registrar
• SEO metrics: backlink count, referring domains (domain popularity), archive snapshot count
• Historical context: first and last Wayback Machine capture dates, last known page title
• Risk signals: spam indicator count (from keyword heuristics on domain name and title)
• Scoring: composite quality score (0-10) with BUY/WATCH/SKIP recommendation and rough estimated value

When to use it

• Domain investors looking for aged domains with existing backlinks
• SEO professionals finding expired domains for 301 redirects or backlink recovery
• Brand monitoring watching for expired trademark variants
• Content marketers finding relevant expired domains in specific niches

Input parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
tlds	array	["com"]	TLDs to include (e.g., ["com","net","org"])
minBacklinks	integer	5	Minimum backlink count
minDomainPopularity	integer	5	Minimum referring domains
maxAge	integer	7	Max days since expiry (0 = no filter, 7 = last week, 30 = last month)
maxDomainLength	integer	25	Max domain name length (excl. TLD, 3-63)
keywords	string	—	Comma-separated keywords to filter (e.g., "tech,blog,shop")
maxResults	integer	100	Max domains to return (1-1000)
checkWayback	boolean	true	Query Wayback Machine archive history (~0.5s/domain)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify proxy	Proxy settings

Output format

Each result is stored in the dataset as a JSON object:

{
  "domain": "scrantonrent.com",
  "tld": "com",
  "status": "expired",
  "expiryDate": "2026-04-14",
  "domainAge": "20 years",
  "registrar": null,
  "backlinks": 25,
  "referringDomains": 929,
  "domainAuthority": null,
  "archiveSnapshots": 83,
  "firstArchiveDate": "2006-02-08",
  "lastArchiveDate": "2025-07-13",
  "previousTitle": null,
  "spamIndicators": 0,
  "qualityScore": 7.4,
  "recommendation": "BUY",
  "estimatedValue": "$500-2,000"
}

Quality scoring

The composite score (0-10) weighs:

• Backlink count (0-2 pts)
• Referring domains (0-2.5 pts)
• Archive snapshot history (0-2 pts)
• Domain age (0-1.5 pts)
• Name quality (length, no hyphens, 0-1.5 pts)
• Spam indicators (penalty, -0.5/indicator)

Recommendations:

• BUY — score ≥ 7 (strong signals, worth acquiring)
• WATCH — score 4-6.9 (moderate, keep an eye on it)
• SKIP — score < 4 (weak or spammy)

Pricing model

Pay-per-result. Each enriched domain = 1 billable result.

Notes and caveats

• Source data comes from the default ExpiredDomains.net feed (recently expired domains list). The feed refreshes daily.
• No official API keys required. Runs entirely via HTTP scraping + free Wayback Machine API.
• Wayback Machine adds latency — disable checkWayback for faster runs if history isn't needed.
• Keyword filter scans up to 10x the requested page count to find matches, since keyword-matching domains are rare in the daily feed.
• Domain authority field is always null in this version — integrating Moz/Ahrefs API is planned but requires paid keys.
• dist_ and location fields do not apply — this is for domain metrics, not geographic fires.

Example inputs

Quick BUY list

{
  "tlds": ["com"],
  "minBacklinks": 100,
  "minDomainPopularity": 50,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "checkWayback": true
}

Niche filter

{
  "tlds": ["com", "net"],
  "keywords": "tech,ai,saas",
  "minBacklinks": 10,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxAge": 30
}

Raw feed dump (no filters)

{
  "tlds": ["com"],
  "minBacklinks": 0,
  "minDomainPopularity": 0,
  "maxAge": 0,
  "maxResults": 200,
  "checkWayback": false
}

Version history

• v1.7 — Keyword filter now scans 10x more pages when active (was missing matches)
• v1.6 — Fixed metric extraction bug where BL showed inflated values (582M instead of 582)
• v1.5 — Fixed HTML table parser to match actual ExpiredDomains.net structure
• v1.4 — Added maxAge parameter for date-range filtering; server-side filters for BL/DP
• v1.3 — Added multi-strategy HTML parsing (selectors + regex fallback)
• v1.2 — Output schema integration with dataset views
• v1.1 — Logo, metadata refinements
• v1.0 — Initial release