How Monitoring Works

Domainyze uses a sophisticated, multi-layered system to track your domains and provide actionable intelligence. Our engine balances depth and speed to ensure you never miss a critical change.

1. The Monitoring Engine

When you add a domain, it enters our global monitoring system. Unlike static tools, Domainyze uses Dynamic Interval Calculation to determine how often a domain should be checked:

• Urgency-Based Scaling: Domains in critical phases (like pendingDelete) are checked as often as every hour for Pro users.
• Tiered Frequencies:
  • Free Plan: Domains are checked once every 12 to 24 hours depending on status.
  • Pro & Business: Checked every 1 to 6 hours for active monitoring, ensuring you catch "dropped" domains the moment they hit the registry.
• Priority Queuing: Changes in critical metadata (like a nameserver update) immediately trigger secondary checks for DNS and SSL health.

2. RDAP and WHOIS Lookups

We query authoritative registration data using two protocols:

• RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol): Our primary method. It provides structured, reliable JSON data from modern registries.
• WHOIS: Our fallback for older registries or country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) that don't yet support RDAP.

3. Intelligence Scanning (Fingerprinting)

Beyond simple status checks, Domainyze performs a deep Intelligence Scan to calculate a domain's unique "Fingerprint":

• Registrar Classification: We identify the registrar and determine if they have a built-in auction process (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
• Archive History: We query web archives to determine when the domain was first "seen" active.
• Nameserver Analysis: Detecting if a domain is parked, hosted, or using registrar defaults.
• DNSSEC Status: Verifying if the domain has advanced security protocols enabled.

4. Status Unification

Registry status codes can be confusing. Domainyze unifies hundreds of different codes into clear, actionable statuses:

• available: Ready for new registration.
• pending_delete: In the final days before being dropped.
• redemption_period: Can be recovered by the owner, but at a high cost.
• registered: Currently owned and active.

5. Automated Alerting

When our system detects a significant change—such as a status shift, a nameserver update, or an approaching expiration—it immediately triggers your enabled alerts:

• Email: Detailed alerts sent to your verified inbox.
• Webhooks: Instant POST requests to your own server or tools like Slack and Discord (Pro/Business).

6. Portfolio-Specific Monitoring (Portfolio Only)

For domains you own, we add an extra layer of protection:

• DNS Snapshots: We track A, MX, NS, and TXT records, alerting you if they are modified.
• SSL Health: We monitor your SSL certificate's validity and send reminders starting 30 days before expiration.

By combining authoritative registration data with modern intelligence scanning, Domainyze provides the most complete picture of your domain assets.