DomScan Watchlist API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DomScan Watchlist 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: Watchlist
  description: Domain monitoring for expiration and availability (requires login)
paths:
  /v1/watchlist:
    get:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Get watchlist
      description: Get list of domains in your watchlist for expiration monitoring. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: getWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist domains
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistResponse'
              example:
                watchlist:
                - domain: example.com
                  added_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  status: registered
                  last_checked: '2024-01-15T12:00:00Z'
                total: 1
                updated_at: '2024-01-15T12:00:00Z'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 1
    post:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Add to watchlist
      description: Add a domain to your watchlist for expiration monitoring. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: addToWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - domain
              properties:
                domain:
                  type: string
                  description: Domain to watch
                  example: example.com
                notify_email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
                  description: Email for notifications (optional)
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Domain added to watchlist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistAddResponse'
        '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: 1
    delete:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Remove from watchlist
      description: Remove a domain from your watchlist. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: removeFromWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      parameters:
      - name: domain
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Domain to remove
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Domain removed from watchlist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                  domain:
                    type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 0
  /v1/watchlist/check:
    get:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Check watchlist domains
      description: Check availability and expiration status of all domains in your watchlist. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: checkWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Watchlist check results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistCheckResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 1
  /v1/watchlist/expiring:
    get:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Get expiring domains
      description: Get list of watched domains expiring within a specified time period. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: getExpiringWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      parameters:
      - name: days
        in: query
        description: Number of days to check ahead
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 90
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 365
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Expiring domains
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpiringDomainsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 1
  /v1/watchlist/available:
    get:
      tags:
      - Watchlist
      summary: Get available domains
      description: Get list of watched domains that have become available for registration. Accepts an API key or active DomScan session.
      operationId: getAvailableWatchlist
      security:
      - apiKey: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Available domains from watchlist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AvailableDomainsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      x-domscan-credits:
        model: per_request
        default: 1
components:
  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
    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
  schemas:
    WatchlistCheckResponse:
      type: object
      description: Watchlist check results
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchedDomain'
        summary:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
            available:
              type: integer
            expiring_soon:
              type: integer
            registered:
              type: integer
        alerts:
          type: object
          properties:
            newly_available:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            expiring_soon:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
        checked_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    WatchlistAddResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        message:
          type: string
        watchlist:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchedDomain'
        total:
          type: integer
    WatchlistResponse:
      type: object
      description: User watchlist
      properties:
        watchlist:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchedDomain'
        total:
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    AvailableDomainsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        available_domains:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchedDomain'
        total:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
    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
    ExpiringDomainsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        expiring_domains:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchedDomain'
        total:
          type: integer
        threshold_days:
          type: integer
    WatchedDomain:
      type: object
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
        added_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - registered
          - available
          - expiring_soon
          - unknown
        last_checked:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        expiry_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        days_until_expiry:
          type: integer
        notify_email:
          type: string
          format: email
  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