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Domain Watchdog is a standalone application that collects RDAP open access information about domain names, to track their history and purchase them.
- Historical Tracking: Know the history of a domain name, from its inception to its release into the public domain.
- Detailed Monitoring: Follow the evolution of a domain name and the entities that manage it in detail.
- Auto-purchase Domain: You want the domain name of your dreams, but it is already taken? Domain Watchdog detects the deletion of the domain name on WHOIS and can trigger the purchase of the domain name via a provider's API
Although the RDAP and WHOIS protocols allow you to obtain precise information about a domain, it is not possible to perform a reverse search to discover a list of domain names associated with an entity. Additionally, accessing a detailed history of events (ownership changes, renewals, etc.) is not feasible with these protocols.
The latest version of the WHOIS protocol was standardized in 2004 by RFC 3912. This protocol allows anyone to retrieve key information concerning a domain name, an IP address, or an entity registered with a registry.
ICANN launched a global vote in 2023 to propose replacing the WHOIS protocol with RDAP. As a result, registries and registrars will no longer be required to support WHOIS from 2025 (WHOIS Sunset Date).
Domain Watchdog uses the RDAP protocol, which will soon be the new standard for retrieving information concerning domain names. The data is organized in a SQL database to minimize space by ensuring an entity is not repeated.
A connector is a way to order a domain name. It is important to mention that this project does not act as a payment intermediary. Indeed, the user's credentials are directly used to enable the purchase via the provider's API. To this end, the user gives his consent to define the legal framework in which the use of his account with the provider's API will be made.
A watchlist is a list of domain names, triggers and possibly an API connector. They allow you to follow the life of the listed domain names and send you a notification when a change has been detected.
If a domain has expired and a connector is linked to the Watchlist, then Domain Watchdog will try to order it via the connector provider's API.
Note: If the same domain name is present on several Watchlists, on the same principle as the raise condition, it is not possible to predict in advance which user will win the domain name. The choice is left to chance.