# RDAP Domain Intelligence - Bulk Lookups + Expiry Monitor (`gratifying_graph/rdap-domain-intel`) Actor Bulk domain lookups over RDAP (the modern WHOIS replacement): status, registrar, registration/expiry dates, nameservers, DNSSEC. Optional expiry monitoring flags domains nearing renewal or changed since last run. No personal contact data - registry records only. - **URL**: https://apify.com/gratifying\_graph/rdap-domain-intel.md - **Developed by:** [Jimmy A](https://apify.com/gratifying_graph) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 1,000 domain lookups 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 ## RDAP Domain Intelligence - Bulk Domain Lookups + Expiry Monitoring Bulk domain lookups over **RDAP**, the standardized JSON protocol that is replacing WHOIS, plus built-in **expiry monitoring**. Pass a list of domains and get clean, normalized records: status codes, registrar, registration and expiry dates, nameservers, and DNSSEC - straight from the authoritative registry via the official IANA bootstrap. No proxies, no scraping, no API key. RDAP is the registries' own structured-data endpoint, so this actor is fast, stable, and accurate across hundreds of TLDs. ### Privacy by design This actor returns **registry data only**. Registrant, admin, and technical contact records are never read or output - only the registrar organization and the non-personal domain record. That keeps your runs clean of personal data and free of the consent headaches that come with raw WHOIS contact dumps. ### What you get One record per domain: ```json { "domain": "apify.com", "tld": "com", "found": true, "ldhName": "apify.com", "status": ["client transfer prohibited"], "registrar": { "name": "Amazon Registrar, Inc.", "handle": "468", "ianaId": "468" }, "createdDate": "2015-06-02T17:14:10Z", "updatedDate": "2024-05-01T09:12:00Z", "expirationDate": "2035-06-02T17:14:10Z", "daysUntilExpiry": 3278, "transferDate": null, "nameservers": ["ns-1225.awsdns-25.org", "ns-1928.awsdns-49.co.uk"], "dnssec": true, "rdapServer": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/", "source": "IANA RDAP (registry data via official bootstrap)", "fetchedAt": "2026-06-11T02:14:30.000Z" } ```` Domains that are unregistered, not found, or on a TLD with no RDAP server come back with `found: false` and an `error` reason, so a batch never fails on a single bad domain. ### Expiry monitoring Set **expiringWithinDays** and any domain inside that window gets an `expiryAlert`. Turn on **monitor** and each run is compared against the last one: when a domain's expiry date moves (a renewal or transfer), it is flagged. Run on a schedule to watch a whole portfolio and only pay for the alerts that fire. ```json "expiryAlert": { "domain": "example.com", "expirationDate": "2026-07-01T00:00:00Z", "daysUntilExpiry": 20, "previousExpirationDate": "2025-07-01T00:00:00Z", "reasons": ["expires in 20 day(s)", "expiration changed 2025-07-01... -> 2026-07-01..."] } ``` ### Inputs - **domains** (required): list of domain names to look up. - **expiringWithinDays**: flag domains expiring within N days. Empty = no threshold alerts. - **monitor**: compare against the previous run and flag renewals/transfers. - **snapshotGroup**: namespace for monitoring state, so separate portfolios track independently. ### Use cases - **Portfolio expiry watch**: never lose a domain to a missed renewal - daily run, alert on the window you choose - **Brand and threat monitoring**: track nameserver, registrar, and DNSSEC changes on domains you care about - **Sales and enrichment**: append clean registrar/age/status fields to a domain list - **AI agents**: ask "when does example.com expire and who is the registrar" through the standby API endpoint ### API / Standby mode for AI agents Call the actor as a synchronous HTTP endpoint: ``` GET /?domain=example.com&expiringWithinDays=30 ``` Returns the normalized record immediately. Works as a tool for agent frameworks that support Apify actors. ### Pricing Pay per event: | Event | Price | |---|---| | Actor start | $0.0001 | | Per domain lookup | $0.001 | | Per expiry alert | $0.005 | | API call (standby) | $0.02 | Monitoring 500 domains daily is about $15/month plus a few cents per alert - cheaper than losing one domain. ### FAQ **RDAP vs WHOIS - what's the difference?** RDAP is the IETF-standard successor to WHOIS: structured JSON instead of free-text, consistent fields across registries, and the official protocol registries are mandated to run. It is more reliable to parse and less likely to break. **Which TLDs are supported?** Every TLD listed in the IANA RDAP bootstrap registry (hundreds of gTLDs and many ccTLDs, including multi-label ones like co.uk). The actor refreshes the TLD-to-server map automatically. TLDs without an RDAP server return `found: false`. **Do you return registrant names or emails?** No. By design the actor reads only the registrar organization and the non-personal domain record. Contact entities are ignored. **How fresh is the data?** It is the registry's live RDAP response at request time - the authoritative source. **CSV export?** Every Apify dataset exports as CSV, JSON, Excel, or via API. # Actor input Schema ## `domains` (type: `array`): Domain names to look up (e.g. example.com, mysite.org). One RDAP query per domain. ## `expiringWithinDays` (type: `integer`): Flag domains that expire within this many days with an expiry alert. Leave empty to disable. ## `monitor` (type: `boolean`): Compare expiry dates against the previous run and flag renewals/transfers (expiry date moved). Enables expiry alerts even without a day threshold. ## `snapshotGroup` (type: `string`): Namespace for monitoring state. Use different names to track separate domain portfolios independently. ## Actor input object example ```json { "domains": [ "example.com", "apify.com" ], "monitor": false, "snapshotGroup": "default" } ``` # 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", "apify.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gratifying_graph/rdap-domain-intel").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", "apify.com", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gratifying_graph/rdap-domain-intel").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.com" ] }' | apify call gratifying_graph/rdap-domain-intel --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gratifying_graph/rdap-domain-intel", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "RDAP Domain Intelligence - Bulk Lookups + Expiry Monitor", "description": "Bulk domain lookups over RDAP (the modern WHOIS replacement): status, registrar, registration/expiry dates, nameservers, DNSSEC. Optional expiry monitoring flags domains nearing renewal or changed since last run. No personal contact data - registry records only.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "08FHPtr6J1VK2RZVe" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gratifying_graph~rdap-domain-intel/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gratifying_graph-rdap-domain-intel", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/gratifying_graph~rdap-domain-intel/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gratifying_graph-rdap-domain-intel", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/gratifying_graph~rdap-domain-intel/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gratifying_graph-rdap-domain-intel", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "type": "array", "description": "Domain names to look up (e.g. example.com, mysite.org). One RDAP query per domain.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "expiringWithinDays": { "title": "Expiry alert threshold (days)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Flag domains that expire within this many days with an expiry alert. Leave empty to disable." }, "monitor": { "title": "Monitor for changes", "type": "boolean", "description": "Compare expiry dates against the previous run and flag renewals/transfers (expiry date moved). Enables expiry alerts even without a day threshold.", "default": false }, "snapshotGroup": { "title": "Monitor group name", "type": "string", "description": "Namespace for monitoring state. Use different names to track separate domain portfolios independently.", "default": "default" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```