DomScan Domain Intelligence API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DomScan Domain Intelligence API
  description: DomScan is a domain intelligence API providing domain analysis tools.
  version: 2.15.0
  contact:
    name: DomScan Support
    url: https://domscan.net
    email: support@domscan.net
  termsOfService: https://domscan.net/legal/terms
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://domscan.net
  description: Production server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Domain Intelligence
  description: Domain comparison, scoring, popularity, lifecycle, and profile intelligence
paths:
  /v1/overview:
    get:
      tags:
      - Domain Intelligence
      summary: Domain overview
      description: Aggregate DNS, RDAP registration, health, reputation, and popularity observations in one call. Fields are null when a component or individual DNS query could not be determined. component_freshness preserves degraded state and its reason across cache hits.
      operationId: getDomainOverview
      parameters:
      - name: domain
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Domain to analyze
        schema:
          type: string
          example: example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain overview
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  domain:
                    type: string
                  health:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      dns_ok:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                        description: Null when the health DNS prerequisite could not be checked.
                      https_ok:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                        description: Null when the health check could not determine the result.
                  dns:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      has_a:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                      has_aaaa:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                      has_mx:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                      nameservers:
                        type:
                        - array
                        - 'null'
                        items:
                          type: string
                  registration:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      registered:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                        description: True or false only after a completed registration lookup. Null for unsupported TLDs or unavailable RDAP data.
                      registrar:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      created_date:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      expiry_date:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                      age_days:
                        type:
                        - integer
                        - 'null'
                      days_until_expiry:
                        type:
                        - integer
                        - 'null'
                      dnssec:
                        type:
                        - boolean
                        - 'null'
                  reputation:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      score:
                        type:
                        - number
                        - 'null'
                      grade:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                  popularity:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      rank:
                        type:
                        - integer
                        - 'null'
                      bucket:
                        type:
                        - string
                        - 'null'
                  component_freshness:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshness'
                  query_time_ms:
                    type: integer
                  checked_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 5
  /v1/popularity:
    get:
      tags:
      - Domain Intelligence
      summary: Get domain popularity
      description: Return the registrable domain's current Tranco rank with explicit ranked, unranked, and unknown states. Unknown results still return HTTP 200 so clients receive a stable response shape, and the request charge is automatically refunded. A successful known lookup is recorded in the lookup-driven history.
      operationId: getDomainPopularity
      parameters:
      - name: domain
        description: Registrable domain to look up.
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: example.com
      - name: include_history
        description: Include the recorded popularity history. Accepts 1, true, yes, 0, false or no; anything else returns 400. History appears only once observations have been recorded for the domain.
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: history_limit
        description: History entries to return, most recent first, from 1 to 365. Validated even when include_history is false.
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 365
          default: 30
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current ranked, unranked, or unknown popularity observation. Unknown results are not charged.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainPopularityResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 2
  /v1/popularity/history:
    get:
      tags:
      - Domain Intelligence
      summary: Get domain popularity history
      description: Return prior Tranco observations recorded by successful DomScan lookups. The result is not a complete daily series.
      operationId: getDomainPopularityHistory
      parameters:
      - name: domain
        description: Registrable domain whose recorded history you want.
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: example.com
      - name: limit
        description: History entries to return, most recent first, from 1 to 365.
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 365
          default: 30
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Lookup-driven popularity observations
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainPopularityHistoryResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 1
components:
  schemas:
    OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        source:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - fresh
          - degraded
        checked_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        evidence_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of populated or explicitly observed fields for this component.
        reason:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          enum:
          - upstream_unavailable
          - partial_upstream_failure
          - unsupported_tld
          - legacy_cache_without_provenance
    DomainPopularityHistoryResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - domain
      - collection
      - complete_daily_series
      - result_count
      - empty_result
      - observations
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
        collection:
          type: string
          enum:
          - lookup_driven
        complete_daily_series:
          type: boolean
          enum:
          - false
        result_count:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 365
        empty_result:
          type: boolean
        observations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainPopularityObservation'
    DomainPopularityObservation:
      type: object
      required:
      - domain
      - rank
      - bucket
      - status
      - source
      - list_date
      - observed_on
      - checked_at
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
        rank:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          minimum: 1
        bucket:
          type: string
          enum:
          - top-100
          - top-1k
          - top-10k
          - top-100k
          - top-1m
          - unranked
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ranked
          - unranked
        source:
          type: string
          enum:
          - tranco
        list_date:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date
        observed_on:
          type: string
          format: date
        checked_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    DomainPopularityResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - domain
      - status
      - rank
      - bucket
      - source
      - freshness
      - checked_at
      - result_count
      - empty_result
      - history
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ranked
          - unranked
          - unknown
        rank:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          minimum: 1
        bucket:
          type: string
          enum:
          - top-100
          - top-1k
          - top-10k
          - top-100k
          - top-1m
          - unranked
          - unknown
        source:
          type: object
          required:
          - id
          - url
          - list_date
          - provenance
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              enum:
              - tranco
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            list_date:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              format: date
            provenance:
              type: object
              required:
              - owner
              - source_url
              - methodology_url
              - access_method
              - cost
              - runtime_rate_limits
              - terms_status
              - expected_freshness
              - maintenance_risk
              - fallback_behavior
              - last_verified
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                owner:
                  type: string
                source_url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                methodology_url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                access_method:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - public_domain_rank_api
                cost:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - none
                runtime_rate_limits:
                  type: string
                terms_status:
                  type: string
                expected_freshness:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - daily
                maintenance_risk:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - medium
                fallback_behavior:
                  type: string
                last_verified:
                  type: string
                  format: date
        freshness:
          type: object
          required:
          - cache_status
          - ttl_seconds
          properties:
            cache_status:
              type: string
              enum:
              - hit
              - miss
            ttl_seconds:
              type: integer
              enum:
              - 300
              - 86400
        checked_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        result_count:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          description: 1 when ranked, 0 when authoritatively unranked, and null when unknown.
        empty_result:
          type: boolean
          description: True only for an authoritative unranked result, never for unknown.
        history:
          type: object
          required:
          - collection
          - complete_daily_series
          - available
          properties:
            collection:
              type: string
              enum:
              - lookup_driven
            complete_daily_series:
              type: boolean
              enum:
              - false
            available:
              type: boolean
            observations:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DomainPopularityObservation'
    OverviewComponentFreshness:
      type: object
      description: Per-component observation status for health, DNS, registration, reputation, and popularity. Cache hits retain the state, timestamp, and reason recorded when the observation was made.
      properties:
        cache_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - hit
          - miss
        checked_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        component_count:
          type: integer
        fresh_component_count:
          type: integer
        degraded_component_count:
          type: integer
        components:
          type: object
          properties:
            health:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry'
            dns:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry'
            registration:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry'
            reputation:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry'
            popularity:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OverviewComponentFreshnessEntry'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response format
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code for programmatic handling
              example: INVALID_DOMAIN
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - authentication_error
              - credits_error
              - permission_error
              - not_found_error
              - conflict_error
              - rate_limit_error
              - timeout_error
              - validation_error
              - upstream_error
              - api_error
              - request_error
              description: Stable error category used by official SDK subclasses
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
              example: Invalid domain format
            status:
              type: integer
              minimum: 400
              maximum: 599
              description: HTTP status repeated in the JSON error for queue and log processors
            retryable:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether retrying can be appropriate after applying retry guidance
            request_id:
              type: string
              description: Request identifier matching the X-Request-Id response header
            suggestion:
              type: string
              description: Suggestion for fixing the error
            details:
              type: object
              description: Optional structured context for the error
              additionalProperties: true
            retry_after:
              type: integer
              minimum: 0
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying when the error is temporary
              example: 300
            docs_url:
              type: string
              description: Link to relevant documentation
              example: /docs#parameters
          required:
          - type
          - code
          - message
          - status
          - retryable
          - request_id
          - docs_url
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: 'Authentication required. All API endpoints require a valid API key (x-api-key header or Authorization: Bearer) or an active session cookie.'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error:
              code: AUTH_REQUIRED
              message: 'Authentication required. Provide an API key via x-api-key header or Authorization: Bearer header.'
              docs: https://domscan.net/docs/authentication
              get_key: https://domscan.net/login
    InternalError:
      description: Unexpected service error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    PaymentRequired:
      description: Insufficient credits for this request
      headers:
        X-Credits-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Credits remaining on your API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error:
              code: INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS
              message: Insufficient credits. This endpoint costs 2 credits but you have 0. Purchase more at https://domscan.net/billing or wait for your monthly reset.
              credits_remaining: 0
              credits_required: 2
              purchase_url: https://domscan.net/billing
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. Free accounts can sustain 120 requests per minute per account with a burst capacity of 60. Free bulk traffic is additionally limited to 20 requests per minute per account across all bulk endpoints and 100 per minute per IPv4 address or IPv6 /56 network. Paid accounts can sustain 600 requests per minute with a burst capacity of 120.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying
        X-RateLimit-Plan:
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
            - free
            - paid
          description: The account plan whose policy was applied.
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: The immediate burst capacity, or the active bulk fixed-window limit when a bulk-specific limit is exceeded.
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 0
          description: Immediate burst tokens remaining, or requests remaining in the active bulk fixed window.
        X-RateLimit-Policy:
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Machine-readable summary of the active tier and limit policy.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error:
              code: RATE_LIMITED
              message: Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before making more requests.
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error:
              code: BAD_REQUEST
              message: Invalid domain format
              suggestion: Domain must be a valid format like example.com
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: 'API key for authentication. Get yours free at https://domscan.net. Also accepts Authorization: Bearer header.'
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: session
      description: Active DomScan browser session. Used by account-management endpoints.
externalDocs:
  description: Full API Documentation
  url: https://domscan.net/docs
x-rapidapi-product: domscan
x-domscan-rate-limits:
  free:
    general:
      scope: account
      sustained_requests_per_minute: 120
      burst_capacity: 60
      shared_across_api_keys_and_sessions: true
    bulk:
      scope: all bulk endpoints combined
      account_requests_per_minute: 20
      network_requests_per_minute: 100
      ipv6_network_prefix: 56
  paid:
    general:
      scope: API key for key-authenticated requests; IP for browser sessions
      sustained_requests_per_minute: 600
      burst_capacity: 120
    free_bulk_budget_applies: false
  response:
    status: 429
    retry_header: Retry-After
    headers_on_every_authenticated_response:
    - X-RateLimit-Plan
    - X-RateLimit-Limit
    - X-RateLimit-Remaining
    - X-RateLimit-Policy
    burst_headers:
    - X-RateLimit-Limit
    - X-RateLimit-Remaining
    policy_header: X-RateLimit-Policy
x-domscan-response-metadata:
  compatibility: additive response headers; established JSON success bodies are unchanged
  headers:
    X-Request-Id: Unique request identifier for logs and support
    X-API-Version: DomScan API release version
    X-Response-Time: Server processing duration in milliseconds
    X-Credits-Requested: Credits requested before refund settlement
    X-Credits-Charged: Credits retained after settlement
    X-Credits-Refunded: Credits returned during settlement
    X-Credits-Remaining: Authenticated account balance after the request
    X-Data-Freshness: fresh, cached, stale, mixed, or unknown
    X-RateLimit-Limit: Active burst capacity
    X-RateLimit-Remaining: Remaining burst capacity
    X-RateLimit-Plan: Active plan, or not_applicable before authentication
    X-RateLimit-Policy: Machine-readable active rate policy