# Afternic Domain Search & Price Checker (`dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker`) Actor

Batch-check domains against Afternic marketplace data for availability, buy-now pricing, valuation, lease-to-own options, and demand signals.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [Dario Mory](https://apify.com/dariomory) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 domain checks

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Afternic Domain Search & Price Checker

Batch-check domain names against the public marketplace data used by
[Afternic](https://www.afternic.com/) and GoDaddy.

Afternic no longer provides a public browseable catalog. Its buyer flow delegates
domain discovery to GoDaddy, which distributes Afternic aftermarket inventory.
This Actor focuses on the useful workflow users actually need: checking specific
domains for a live Afternic listing and extracting structured sale information.

### How it works

The Actor requests Afternic's public per-domain listing page and reads its
server-rendered structured data. No browser or paid proxy is needed. A 404 is
treated as useful data (`not_listed`), not as a failed scrape.

### Data extracted

- Afternic listing and for-sale status
- Buy-now price and minimum offer in USD
- Auction/listing ID
- Seller username and public profile URL
- Direct Afternic listing and GoDaddy checkout URLs

### Example input

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "voice.today",
    "exampleactor.com"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

### Example result

```json
{
  "queryDomain": "voice.today",
  "recordType": "exact",
  "domain": "voice.today",
  "availability": "listed_for_sale",
  "isPurchasable": true,
  "isAftermarket": true,
  "isListed": true,
  "buyNowPrice": 3800,
  "buyNowPriceDisplay": "$3,800.00",
  "minimumOfferPrice": 3800,
  "currency": "USD",
  "auctionId": "280603025",
  "sellerUsername": "caowei",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.afternic.com/domain/voice.today"
}
```

Prices and availability change continuously. Treat every result as a current
marketplace observation, not a guaranteed offer.

### Monetization events

The Actor emits `domain-check` for each input domain result. A suggested launch
price is `$0.002` per check. No owner-funded proxy is used. Remove the automatic
`apify-default-dataset-item` event in
Apify Console to avoid charging twice. Keep the synthetic Actor start event at
Apify's recommended default.

The Actor inspects each charge result and gracefully aborts its crawler when the
user's maximum run charge is reached.

### Local development

```bash
npm install
npm test
npm run build
```

### Monorepo deployment

```text
https://github.com/dariomory/apify-actors#master:actors/afternic-domain-search
```

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

Domain names to check, one per row. URLs are accepted and normalized to their hostname.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total domain listing checks written to the dataset.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum simultaneous Afternic listing requests.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify Proxy or custom proxy settings. Direct access is cheaper and is used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "voice.today",
    "exampleactor.com"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "domains": [
        "voice.today",
        "exampleactor.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "domains": [
        "voice.today",
        "exampleactor.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker").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 '{
  "domains": [
    "voice.today",
    "exampleactor.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dariomory/afternic-domain-search-price-checker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/D69MucamVAEcDKboG/builds/6kaZvX4VUaXg4klVO/openapi.json