Expired Domains Spider

Overview

This Apify Actor analyzes a list of URLs and returns detailed information about their domains, focusing on whether they are expired or available. It extracts key SEO and domain metrics, useful for lead generation, domain investment, and competitive research.

Key Features

• Domain Status & Metrics: Checks domain availability across multiple TLDs (.com, .net, .org, .de) and retrieves data like backlinks, domain popularity, and creation year.
• Structured JSON Output: Returns all data in a clean, consistent JSON format for easy integration into other tools or workflows.
• Batch Processing: Can analyze a single URL or a list of multiple URLs in one run.
• Historical Data: Provides archive crawl counts and domain end dates where available.

How to Use

Provide a JSON input containing an array of URLs. The actor will process them and return an array of objects with the domain data.

Input

The input must be a JSON object with a Urls array.

{
  "Urls": [
    "https://www.example.com/page",
    "https://another-site.org/article"
  ]
}

Output

The output is a JSON array. Each object contains the analyzed data for one domain.

[
  {
    "domain": "example.com",
    "backlinks": 15000,
    "domain_pop": 5000,
    "birth_year": "2010",
    "archive_crawls": 120,
    "status_com": "registered",
    "status_net": "available",
    "status_org": "available",
    "status_de": "available",
    "tld_registered": 1,
    "related_domains": 3,
    "end_date": "2024-12-01"
  }
]

Output Fields:
* domain: The extracted domain name.
* backlinks: Number of backlinks to the domain.
* domain_pop: Domain popularity score.
* birth_year: Year the domain was registered.
* archive_crawls: Number of times archived (e.g., by Wayback Machine).
* status_{tld}: Availability status for specific top-level domains (e.g., status_com).
* tld_registered: Count of TLDs found as registered.
* related_domains: Number of related domains identified.
* end_date: Domain registration expiration date.

Use Cases

• SEO: Finding expired domains with strong backlink profiles for 301 redirects or new sites.
• Domain Investment: Scouting available domains with high metrics or brand potential.
• Competitor Analysis: Researching domains related to competitor URLs for market opportunities.
• Research: Checking domain history and archive status for due diligence.

Support

For issues or custom requests, contact support@getdataforme.com or use the contact form at https://getdataforme.com/contact/. Please use the subject line "Expired Domains Spider Support."