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DomainTools Monitors API

Endpoints for monitoring new domain registrations, changes to IP ranges, and other key infrastructure events based on specific terms.

DomainTools Monitors API is one of 12 APIs that DomainTools publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Monitors. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and an API reference.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.domaintools.com.

4 operations 4 paths 12 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.domaintools.com
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Basic, API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

DomainTools Monitors API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (header_auth). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (open_key_auth). An API key is passed in the query as signature (hmac_auth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • header_auth — A secure authentication method where the API key is provided in the X-Api-Key HTTP request header.
  • open_key_auth — A simple authentication scheme using your apiusername as the username and your apikey as the password. We strongly recommend using HMAC or Header authenticatio…
  • hmac_auth — A secure scheme using a Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC). This method requires three query parameters to be sent with the request: 1. apiusername: You…

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Monitors 4

Endpoints for monitoring new domain registrations, changes to IP ranges, and other key infrastructure events based on specific terms.

GET
/v1/ip-monitor/
IP Monitor
getIpMonitor 7 params → 200400401403404500503
GET
/v1/mark-alert/
Brand Monitor
getBrandMonitor 8 params → 200400401403404500503
GET
/v1/name-server-monitor/
Name Server Monitor
getNameServerMonitor 7 params → 200400401403404500503
GET
/v1/registrant-alert/
Registrant Monitor
getRegistrantMonitor 8 params → 200400401403404500503

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ErrorResponse (2 properties), RegistrantMonitor (1 property), BrandMonitor (1 property), NameServerMonitor (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

IdentifierString
string
A short identifier, code, or handle.
IpMonitor
object
Response for the IP Monitor endpoint.
1 property
HtmlResponse
string
HTML-formatted response body. JSON is the primary documented format; HTML response schemas are not individually documented.
Hostname
string
A valid, fully-qualified domain name (FQDN).
BasicString
string
A non-empty string with a standard length limit.
XmlResponse
string
XML-formatted response body. JSON is the primary documented format; XML response schemas are not individually documented.
IPv4Address
string
A standard IPv4 address.
BrandMonitor
object
Response for the Brand Monitor endpoint.
1 property
RegistrantMonitor
object
Response for the Registrant Monitor endpoint.
1 property
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
NameServerMonitor
object
Response for the Name Server Monitor endpoint.
1 property
ResponseFormat
string
The desired response format.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

domaintools-monitors-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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