# Expired Domain Screener — Availability, History, TM Risk (`prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener`) Actor Screen domain lists before you buy: live registry availability and drop stage (RDAP), Wayback history and age, brandability score and famous-trademark risk signals. Plus a daily new-registration brand watch. - **URL**: https://apify.com/prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener.md - **Developed by:** [Prometheus Agency](https://apify.com/prometheusagency) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results 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 ## Expired Domain Screener — Availability, History & Trademark Risk Screen **expired domain lists before you buy** — in one run, for every domain you paste in: - ✅ **Live availability from the registry itself** (RDAP — the authoritative source, not a cached WHOIS): available, registered, or **in the drop cycle** (`pendingDelete` = drops in days, `redemptionPeriod` = ~30 days). - 🕰️ **Website history from the Wayback Machine**: first year seen, last year seen, years archived — spot **aged domains** with real history vs. fresh names. - ⚖️ **Trademark-risk signals** most tools skip: exact famous-mark matches, marks hidden inside the name (`google-cloud-support`), leetspeak (`g00gle`) and one-letter typosquats (`spotifi`). **95% of UDRP disputes against famous marks are lost by the domain holder** — filter these out *before* wasting money. - ⭐ **Brandability score (0-100)**: length, pronounceability, real dictionary words, hyphen/digit penalties, TLD strength. - 🏁 **One clear verdict per domain**: `STRONG_PICK`, `AVAILABLE`, `WATCH_DROP`, `AVOID_TRADEMARK`, `TAKEN`, `CHECK_MANUALLY`. Plus a second mode for brand owners: - 🚨 **New-registration brand watch** (`nrdWatch`): scans **yesterday's newly registered domains** (full daily zone feed) for your brand keywords and flags likely phishing/squatting registrations — with registrar and trademark-risk notes. Run it on a daily schedule and get alerts the morning after someone registers `your-brand-login.com`. ### Who uses this - **Domain investors / flippers**: filter auction and drop lists down to clean, brandable, UDRP-safe picks. - **SEO agencies**: find aged domains with long archive history for authority projects. - **Brand protection / in-house legal**: daily watch on new registrations that touch your marks. - **Startups**: sanity-check a naming shortlist (availability + trademark landmines) in seconds. ### Input example (screen mode) ```json { "mode": "screen", "domains": ["greenleafbakerystudio.com", "spotifi.com", "google-cloud-support.net"], "includeHistory": true } ```` ### Output example ```json { "domain": "spotifi.com", "verdict": "AVOID_TRADEMARK", "availability": "AVAILABLE", "trademarkRisk": "REVIEW", "trademarkNote": "one edit away from famous mark \"spotify\" (typosquat signal)", "brandabilityScore": 68, "historyFirstYear": 2011, "historyYearsArchived": 7, "reasons": "Trademark caution: one edit away from famous mark \"spotify\" (typosquat signal). | Strong brandable (68/100). | Web history since 2011 (7+ snapshots, last seen 2019)." } ``` ### Why this one (honest comparison) Most "expired domain" actors scrape a single third-party website (fragile, breaks often — check their reviews). This screener talks to the **authoritative public sources directly** (registry RDAP, Wayback Machine CDX, daily zone-file feed) — no login, no API keys, no scraping war — and adds the **trademark pre-check nobody else does**. ### Notes & fair use - Results are screening signals, **not legal advice**. Before paying real money for a domain, confirm trademarks with a professional search (USPTO/EUIPO/WIPO). - Default input runs a demo list that shows every verdict type in ~30 seconds. - Pay per result — you only pay for domains actually screened (failed lookups are marked and still count as screened results; zero matches in watch mode = zero result charges). # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): "screen" analyses a list of domains you provide (availability, drop stage, history, brandability, trademark risk). "nrdWatch" scans yesterday's newly registered domains for your brand keywords (brand-abuse watch). ## `domains` (type: `array`): Domain names to screen (one per line), e.g. from an expired-domain list, an auction export or your own shortlist. Used in "screen" mode. Leave the default to see a demo of every verdict type. ## `watchKeywords` (type: `array`): Your brand/product names (min 3 letters each). In "nrdWatch" mode the actor flags every domain registered yesterday that contains one of them — catches phishing and squatting early. Example: \["acme", "acmepay"]. ## `includeHistory` (type: `boolean`): Look up each domain's archived history (first/last year seen, years archived) in the Wayback Machine. Adds ~1s per domain; useful for valuing aged domains. ## `maxDomains` (type: `integer`): Safety cap for "screen" mode (1-1000). ## `maxWatchResults` (type: `integer`): Safety cap for "nrdWatch" mode results (1-500). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "screen", "domains": [ "greenleafbakerystudio.com", "quantumleapanalytics.io", "oldcityphotoarchive.org", "nimbusdatatools.com", "google-cloud-support.net", "spotifi.com", "freshmintlabs.dev", "harborlightconsulting.com" ], "watchKeywords": [], "includeHistory": true, "maxDomains": 100, "maxWatchResults": 50 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "domains": [ "greenleafbakerystudio.com", "quantumleapanalytics.io", "oldcityphotoarchive.org", "nimbusdatatools.com", "google-cloud-support.net", "spotifi.com", "freshmintlabs.dev", "harborlightconsulting.com" ], "watchKeywords": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener").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": [ "greenleafbakerystudio.com", "quantumleapanalytics.io", "oldcityphotoarchive.org", "nimbusdatatools.com", "google-cloud-support.net", "spotifi.com", "freshmintlabs.dev", "harborlightconsulting.com", ], "watchKeywords": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener").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": [ "greenleafbakerystudio.com", "quantumleapanalytics.io", "oldcityphotoarchive.org", "nimbusdatatools.com", "google-cloud-support.net", "spotifi.com", "freshmintlabs.dev", "harborlightconsulting.com" ], "watchKeywords": [] }' | apify call prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=prometheusagency/expired-domain-screener", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Expired Domain Screener — Availability, History, TM Risk", "description": "Screen domain lists before you buy: live registry availability and drop stage (RDAP), Wayback history and age, brandability score and famous-trademark risk signals. Plus a daily new-registration brand watch.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "DVfX6HBL6y1dxIvem" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/prometheusagency~expired-domain-screener/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-prometheusagency-expired-domain-screener", "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/prometheusagency~expired-domain-screener/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-prometheusagency-expired-domain-screener", "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/prometheusagency~expired-domain-screener/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-prometheusagency-expired-domain-screener", "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", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "screen", "nrdWatch" ], "type": "string", "description": "\"screen\" analyses a list of domains you provide (availability, drop stage, history, brandability, trademark risk). \"nrdWatch\" scans yesterday's newly registered domains for your brand keywords (brand-abuse watch).", "default": "screen" }, "domains": { "title": "Domains to screen", "type": "array", "description": "Domain names to screen (one per line), e.g. from an expired-domain list, an auction export or your own shortlist. Used in \"screen\" mode. Leave the default to see a demo of every verdict type.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "watchKeywords": { "title": "Brand keywords to watch", "type": "array", "description": "Your brand/product names (min 3 letters each). In \"nrdWatch\" mode the actor flags every domain registered yesterday that contains one of them — catches phishing and squatting early. Example: [\"acme\", \"acmepay\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeHistory": { "title": "Include Wayback history", "type": "boolean", "description": "Look up each domain's archived history (first/last year seen, years archived) in the Wayback Machine. Adds ~1s per domain; useful for valuing aged domains.", "default": true }, "maxDomains": { "title": "Max domains to screen", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Safety cap for \"screen\" mode (1-1000).", "default": 100 }, "maxWatchResults": { "title": "Max watch matches", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Safety cap for \"nrdWatch\" mode results (1-500).", "default": 50 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```