Domain Age Checker

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Introduction

Check domain age in bulk with a single click. Give it a list of domains or URLs and it returns a clean table showing how old each domain is, when it was registered, when it expires, and how much time is left.

No sign-ups, no API keys, no third-party services required. Paste your domains, click Start, and download your results.

Field	Example
Domain Name	example.com
Age	30 Years 9 Months 13 Days
Registration Date	1995-08-14
Last Update Date	2023-04-15
Expiration Date	2026-08-13
Expiring In	5 Months 20 Days
Status	success

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Benefits

SEO Research Older domains tend to carry more trust and authority in search rankings. Quickly assess the age of any domain list before building links or partnerships.

Due Diligence Verify domains before buying, partnering, or linking to them. Know exactly when a domain was registered and when it expires.

Competitive Analysis See how long your competitors have been established. A domain registered in 1998 tells a very different story than one registered last month.

Fraud Detection Newly registered domains are one of the most common red flags in phishing, scams, and fake storefronts. Spot them instantly at scale.

Lead Generation Find freshly registered domains in your niche to reach out early — before your competitors do.

Domain Investing Quickly evaluate domain history before making a purchase. Age, expiration date, and registration history all in one place.

Bulk Audit Check hundreds or thousands of domains in a single run. Export as CSV, JSON, or Excel and drop it straight into your workflow.

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How to Use

Step 1 — Add Your Domains

Paste domains or URLs in any format. The actor cleans them up automatically:

example.com
https://www.google.com
openai.org
my-startup.co.uk
https://github.com/some/path?query=1

All formats work. Protocol (https://), www., paths, ports, and query strings are all stripped automatically.

Step 2 — Configure Proxy (Optional)

For large batches, residential proxies help avoid rate limiting from domain registries. The actor defaults to Apify residential proxies when available. On the free plan it runs without proxies and still works well for most use cases.

Step 3 — Run and Download

Click Start. Most small runs finish in under a minute. Results are available as a table you can export to CSV, JSON, or Excel directly from the Apify console.

Running Large Batches

Batch Size	Recommended Approach
Under 500	Run normally — expect near 100% success rate
500–5,000	Run normally — a few may error due to rate limits, re-run failed ones
5,000–100,000	Split into batches of 10,000–20,000 and run as separate actor runs

At the end of every run, the actor prints a list of any domains that failed after retries. Copy that list and re-run it as a new job.

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Supported TLDs

Works with 100+ TLDs out of the box. Unknown TLDs are automatically looked up via IANA so obscure extensions work too.

Generic .com .net .org .info .biz .name .pro .mobi

New gTLDs .io .co .ai .app .dev .tech .online .site .store .shop .blog .cloud .digital .agency .media .studio .global .live .news .link .email .ninja .guru .space .world .zone .city

Country Codes .uk .de .fr .nl .ru .br .au .ca .jp .cn .in .es .it .pl .se .no .fi .dk .ch .at .be .pt .cz .sk .hu .ro .bg .gr .tr .sg .hk .tw .kr .za .nz .mx

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Limitations

WHOIS Privacy Protection Some domains use privacy protection services that intentionally hide registration details. These domains will return N/A for some or all date fields. The domain still processes successfully — there's simply no public data available.

Large Brand Domains Domains registered through enterprise registrars sometimes omit certain fields from their public WHOIS responses. The actor tries multiple sources to fill in missing data, but a small number of high-profile domains may still return partial results.

Rate Limits Domain registries limit how many queries they accept per IP per hour. For very large batches, a small number of domains may temporarily fail. Re-running those domains usually resolves them. Splitting large jobs into smaller batches significantly reduces this.

Non-Standard Registries A small number of ccTLDs use non-standard formats that may result in missing date fields. These are edge cases and not common in everyday use.

Run Time A rough guide: 100 domains in 1–2 minutes, 1,000 domains in 10–20 minutes, 10,000 domains in 2–3 hours. Times vary based on TLD mix and registry response speeds.

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FAQs

Q: Why are some dates showing N/A?

The domain likely uses WHOIS privacy protection, which hides registration details. This is common on domains registered through privacy-focused registrars. The domain processed successfully — there's just no public date data available.

Q: Why is expiration showing N/A for a well-known brand domain?

Some large companies use enterprise registrars that limit what they expose publicly. The actor tries multiple sources to recover this data, but occasionally it simply isn't available from any public source.

Q: Why did some domains fail?

Usually temporary rate limiting from the domain registry. Re-running the failed domains (listed at the end of the run log) resolves most of these. If a domain consistently fails, it may have an unsupported or non-standard registry.

Q: Can I paste full URLs instead of just domains?

Yes. Paste anything — full URLs with paths, query strings, https://, www. — the actor strips it all and extracts just the domain automatically.

Q: Can I check internationalized (non-ASCII) domains?

Punycode-encoded domains (e.g., xn--bcher-kva.de) are supported. If your domain uses non-ASCII characters, convert it to punycode first.

Q: How accurate are the results?

Results come directly from official domain registries — the same source used by registrars and domain lookup tools worldwide. Accuracy depends on what the registry publicly discloses.

Q: How is pricing calculated?

Pay-per-event — you only pay for domains actually processed. The actor fully respects your configured spend limit and stops cleanly when it's reached, reporting exactly how many domains were completed.

Q: How do I handle 100,000+ domains?

Split into batches of 10,000–20,000 and run them as separate actor runs via the Apify scheduler or API. Each run gets a fresh IP, which significantly improves success rates at scale.

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Support

Need help or want a feature added?

Contact Support — Fill out this quick form

We respond quickly and are happy to add TLD support, new output fields, or custom integrations.

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Built with care by One Scales Inc.

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