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The domain to check, sent as ?domain=example.com."}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.005","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.005/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_D4bwMCF9adwFWI0RU8avU","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.005","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Checks a domain's RDAP registry data including registrar, creation/expiry/last-changed dates, status flags, DNSSEC, and nameservers, returning a pass/warn/fail grade for newly registered, expiring, or held domains","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check how old the domain trustpay-africa.com is, who the registrar is, when it expires, and whether it passes or flags as suspicious based on how recently it was registered?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Phishing domain triage","prompt":"I just got an email from payments-support-afribank.net — can you look up that domain and tell me if it was only recently registered, what its status flags are, and whether it gets a pass or fail on the age check?"},{"title":"Vendor due diligence check","prompt":"Before I wire money to this supplier, can you check their domain afrotradeco.com — I want to know when it was created, who the registrar is, and if there's anything suspicious like a very new registration or hold status?"},{"title":"Domain expiry monitoring","prompt":"Check mybusiness-kenya.co.ke for me — when does it expire, is it in good standing, and does it have DNSSEC set up? I want to know if it's at risk of lapsing soon."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with the registrar name and IANA ID, domain creation date, expiry date, last-changed date, status flags from the registry, DNSSEC delegation status, and a list of nameservers. Also includes a pass/warn/fail grade indicating whether the domain is newly registered, expiring soon, or held, to help assess domain trustworthiness.","failureModes":["Domain not found in RDAP — registry returns no data for unregistered or unsupported TLDs","Invalid domain format — returns an error if the domain string is malformed or exceeds 253 characters","TLD not supported by RDAP — some registries don't expose RDAP endpoints","Timeout or registry unavailability — upstream RDAP registry may be slow or down","Missing required 'domain' query parameter — returns a validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative registry-level domain age and status data with a built-in trust grade (pass/warn/fail), particularly for fraud detection, phishing triage, vendor vetting, or any workflow where knowing whether a domain is newly registered or at risk of expiry matters. It is especially useful for African-region domain names (.co.za, .co.ke, etc.) given Afriref's focus. Prefer it over generic WHOIS tools when you need a structured JSON response with a graded verdict rather than raw WHOIS text.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-29T12:35:24.117Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"afriref-domain-age-registry-check-f83f024e"}