How to Set Up Domain Monitoring in Our Service

Monitoring domain activity is essential for cybersecurity professionals, domain investors, and anyone interested in tracking ownership or identifying newly registered domains in specific TLD zones. Our service provides automated tools to help users stay informed about domain changes, such as ownership updates and newly created domains. This guide will walk you through how to configure domain monitoring, set up alerts, and track newly registered domains with ease.

Why Domain Monitoring Matters

Domains can change ownership, expire, or be newly registered every day. These changes can have serious implications for brand protection, phishing detection, and competitive intelligence. By setting up domain monitoring, you gain real-time insights into:

• Ownership changes — Stay aware when a domain’s registrant data changes, indicating potential sales or transfers.
• New registrations — Monitor TLDs or specific keywords to detect new domain registrations of interest.
• Status updates — Get notified if a domain becomes inactive, enters redemption, or is renewed.

Step-by-Step: Setting Up Ownership Change Alerts

Our monitoring system can automatically notify you when a tracked domain changes its registrant information. Here's how to configure it:

1. Log in to your user account on our platform.
2. Navigate to the "Monitoring" section in the main dashboard menu.
3. Click "Add Domain" and enter the domain(s) you wish to monitor. You can add them one by one or import a list.
4. Select the "Ownership Change" checkbox under monitoring options.
5. Choose how you want to be notified — Email, Webhook, or Slack.
6. Click "Save" to activate the monitoring rule.

Once enabled, our system will regularly query the RDAP data of the specified domains and alert you if any key fields change, including:

• Registrant Name or Organization
• Registrar
• Contact Email
• Status (e.g., clientTransferProhibited, inactive)

Sample Notification

Here is an example of a JSON-formatted alert you might receive via webhook:

{
  "domain": "example.net",
  "change_type": "registrant_update",
  "previous": {
    "name": "Old Owner",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "current": {
    "name": "New Owner",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "timestamp": "2025-04-15T12:34:56Z"
}

This allows your systems or team to automatically act on suspicious or important changes.

Tracking New Domain Registrations in a TLD

If you're interested in following the appearance of new domains in a specific top-level domain (TLD), such as .ai or .shop, you can configure keyword- or zone-based alerts. Here’s how:

1. Go to the "Monitoring" section again.
2. Click on "New Registration Watch".
3. Choose one or more TLDs to monitor (e.g., .io, .dev).
4. Optionally, add filters like domain name patterns (e.g., contains "brandname").
5. Set the frequency of checks (e.g., hourly, daily).
6. Choose the notification method (email, webhook, etc.).

You’ll then be notified whenever a new domain matching your criteria is registered in the selected zone(s). This is especially useful for:

• Identifying typosquatting or phishing domains
• Keeping tabs on brand misuse
• Competitive monitoring of industry-specific names

Notification Channels and Integration Options

Our service supports multiple ways to deliver monitoring alerts:

Channel	Description	Use Case
Email	Standard email notifications for individual users or groups.	Simple use for teams and analysts.
Webhook	Sends JSON payloads to a custom endpoint when changes occur.	Automated workflows and integration with ticketing systems.
Slack	Instant notifications to a selected Slack channel.	Ideal for fast-moving security or ops teams.

Monitoring Limits and Quotas

To ensure performance and fair use across our platform, monitoring is subject to certain limits:

• Domain Watch Limit: Each user can monitor up to 500 domains by default. Enterprise plans can increase this quota.
• Zone Watch Frequency: New domain detection in TLDs is performed up to 4 times per day to avoid overloading zone data sources.
• Notification Throttling: In case of bulk changes, only significant differences are notified to reduce noise.

Caching and Performance Considerations

To improve performance and minimize redundant RDAP queries, our platform uses intelligent caching mechanisms:

• Short-Term Cache: Domain responses are cached for up to 15 minutes if no changes are detected.
• Smart Diffing: We store previous RDAP snapshots and only notify if actual field values have changed.
• ETag & Last-Modified Headers: Used when supported by RDAP servers to validate freshness.

This approach ensures high accuracy without overloading external services or triggering rate limits.

Final Thoughts

Setting up domain monitoring with our service is a strategic step to improve your visibility over the domain ecosystem. Whether you want to track competitors, secure your brand, or detect malicious domain registrations early, our platform gives you the tools to stay proactive and informed. With flexible alerts, real-time monitoring, and reliable delivery mechanisms, you'll always be one step ahead of domain changes that matter.