# SSL & Domain Expiry Monitor (`davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor`) Actor Check the SSL certificate and domain registration expiry of every domain you manage, and get alerts before anything lapses — days left, issuer, expiry dates, ready to pipe into Slack or email. - **URL**: https://apify.com/davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [David](https://apify.com/davidbenittah) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results 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 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 ## SSL & Domain Expiry Monitor Check the **SSL certificate** and **domain registration** expiry of every domain you manage, and get alerts before anything lapses — days left, issuer, exact expiry dates, ready to pipe into Slack or email. An expired certificate takes your site down with a full-screen browser warning; an expired domain can take your email and your brand with it. Both failures are 100% predictable — and still happen to companies every day, because the renewal date lives in nobody's calendar. Put it in a schedule instead. ### What it does For each domain you list: 1. Connects to port 443 and reads the live **TLS certificate**: expiry date, days left, issuer. 2. Looks up the **domain registration expiry** via RDAP — the registries' official public protocol (successor of WHOIS). 3. Raises an alert when either is within your threshold (default 30 days), is already expired, or the certificate check fails. ### Input example ```json { "domains": ["example.com", "https://client-site.fr", "shop.example.io"], "warnDays": 30, "alertsOnly": true } ```` The defaults work as-is. ### Output example ```json { "domain": "client-site.fr", "certValidTo": "2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z", "certDaysLeft": 10, "certIssuer": "Let's Encrypt", "domainExpiresAt": "2027-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", "domainDaysLeft": 238, "hasAlert": true, "alerts": ["certificate expires in 10 day(s)"], "checkedAt": "2026-07-06T16:00:00.000Z" } ``` A `SUMMARY` record gives the fleet picture: domains checked, alerts, and the single closest expiry across everything you monitor. ### How to use it - **Agencies**: one run with all client domains, weekly schedule, `alertsOnly: true` piped to Slack — you'll never again learn about an expired cert from an angry client. - **Your own portfolio**: side projects are exactly the domains nobody watches; 2 minutes of setup covers them forever. - **Renewal-day negotiation**: `domainDaysLeft` across a portfolio tells you which renewals to batch this month. ### Fair use & data - Uses only a standard TLS handshake (the same thing every browser does) and **RDAP**, the registries' official public lookup protocol. - No personal data collected — registrant contact details are neither requested nor stored. - Hard cap of 50 domains per run keeps runs bounded and predictable. ### FAQ **Domain expiry shows null?** Some country-code TLDs don't expose expiration via RDAP. The certificate check always works; null means "registry doesn't publish it", never a guess. **Why does it alert every run?** By design — an approaching expiry should nag until fixed. Fix it and the alert stops. **Wildcard/multi-SAN certificates?** The check reads whatever certificate the server presents for the domain name you listed, exactly like a visitor's browser would. # Actor input Schema ## `domains` (type: `array`): Domains or URLs (https://example.com and example.com both work). Hard maximum: 50 per run. ## `warnDays` (type: `integer`): Raise an alert when a certificate or domain expires within this many days. ## `checkDomainExpiry` (type: `boolean`): Looks up the domain's expiration date via RDAP (the official registry protocol). Some country TLDs do not expose it — those report null. ## `alertsOnly` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, healthy domains are not pushed to the dataset — ideal for piping straight into Slack/email. ## Actor input object example ```json { "domains": [ "example.com" ], "warnDays": 30, "checkDomainExpiry": true, "alertsOnly": false } ``` # 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 = { "domains": [ "example.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor").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 = { "domains": ["example.com"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor").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": [ "example.com" ] }' | apify call davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=davidbenittah/ssl-domain-expiry-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SSL & Domain Expiry Monitor", "description": "Check the SSL certificate and domain registration expiry of every domain you manage, and get alerts before anything lapses — days left, issuer, expiry dates, ready to pipe into Slack or email.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "mXay0qVwcGpnclxny" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/davidbenittah~ssl-domain-expiry-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-davidbenittah-ssl-domain-expiry-monitor", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/davidbenittah~ssl-domain-expiry-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-davidbenittah-ssl-domain-expiry-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/davidbenittah~ssl-domain-expiry-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-davidbenittah-ssl-domain-expiry-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "domains" ], "properties": { "domains": { "title": "Domains to check", "type": "array", "description": "Domains or URLs (https://example.com and example.com both work). Hard maximum: 50 per run.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "warnDays": { "title": "Alert threshold (days)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "Raise an alert when a certificate or domain expires within this many days.", "default": 30 }, "checkDomainExpiry": { "title": "Also check domain registration expiry", "type": "boolean", "description": "Looks up the domain's expiration date via RDAP (the official registry protocol). Some country TLDs do not expose it — those report null.", "default": true }, "alertsOnly": { "title": "Output only domains with alerts", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, healthy domains are not pushed to the dataset — ideal for piping straight into Slack/email.", "default": false } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```