# Domain Intelligence Lookup (`cool_ya/domain-intelligence`) Actor

Consolidated domain report: DNS records (A/AAAA/MX/NS/TXT/CNAME/SOA), WHOIS (registrar, age, expiry), SSL certificate details, plus derived signals like SPF/DMARC presence and mail provider. For domain investors, security research and lead enrichment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cool_ya/domain-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Y A](https://apify.com/cool_ya) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Business
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## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 domain reports

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Domain Intelligence Lookup

**One domain in → a full intelligence report out: DNS, WHOIS, SSL, and mail/security signals.**

Feed this Actor a list of domains and get a consolidated report for each — everything you'd otherwise gather from five different tools. Built for **domain investors, security researchers, sales/lead enrichment, and infrastructure audits**.

### What it returns

- 🌐 **DNS records** — A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA.
- 📇 **WHOIS** — registrar, creation / expiry / updated dates, **domain age**, name servers.
- 🔒 **SSL certificate** — issuer, subject, expiry date, days until expiry, Subject Alt Names.
- 🧠 **Derived signals**:
  - `hasSpf` / `hasDmarc` — email authentication posture.
  - `mailProvider` — Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho, Proton, or Other.
  - `sslExpiringSoon` — flags certs expiring within 30 days.
  - `resolves` — whether the domain currently resolves.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `domains` | array | Domains to look up (URLs are accepted and reduced to the domain). |
| `domain` | string | Convenience field for a single domain. |
| `includeWhois` | boolean | Include WHOIS lookup (default `true`). |
| `includeSsl` | boolean | Include SSL certificate inspection (default `true`). |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "domains": ["example.com", "google.com"],
    "includeWhois": true,
    "includeSsl": true
}
```

### Output (excerpt)

```json
{
    "domain": "example.com",
    "resolves": true,
    "dns": {
        "A": ["93.184.216.34"],
        "MX": ["0 ."],
        "NS": ["a.iana-servers.net", "b.iana-servers.net"],
        "TXT": ["v=spf1 -all"]
    },
    "whois": {
        "registrar": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
        "createdDate": "1995-08-14",
        "expiryDate": "2026-08-13",
        "ageDays": 11000
    },
    "ssl": { "valid": true, "issuer": "DigiCert Inc", "daysUntilExpiry": 210 },
    "signals": { "hasSpf": true, "hasDmarc": false, "mailProvider": null, "sslExpiringSoon": false }
}
```

### Pricing

Billed **per domain** reported.

### Notes

- Uses public DNS, WHOIS, and TLS — no scraping of protected content.
- WHOIS field availability varies by TLD and registrar; missing fields are returned as `null`.

# Actor input Schema

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

List of domains to look up (e.g. example.com). URLs are accepted too and will be reduced to the domain.

## `domain` (type: `string`):

Convenience field for a single domain. Use 'domains' for multiple.

## `includeWhois` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch registrar, creation/expiry dates and domain age via WHOIS.

## `includeSsl` (type: `boolean`):

Inspect the TLS certificate (issuer, expiry, SANs).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "example.com",
    "google.com"
  ],
  "includeWhois": true,
  "includeSsl": true
}
```

# 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": [
        "apify.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cool_ya/domain-intelligence").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": ["apify.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cool_ya/domain-intelligence").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": [
    "apify.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call cool_ya/domain-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cool_ya/domain-intelligence"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/pFweIT2emDJVO2RZy/builds/fQ4ukU3Q0VgdybAKV/openapi.json