# Domain Inspector (`visita/domain-inspector`) Actor

A powerful, all-in-one tool to perform DNS lookups, WHOIS queries, HTTP status checks, and SSL certificate validation for a list of domains. It can clean full URLs down to the bare domain (e.g., https://www.apify.com/store → apify.com) and run all checks in a single batch.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/visita/domain-inspector.md
- **Developed by:** [Visita Intelligence](https://apify.com/visita) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 633 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $3.50 / 1,000 per domain processeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🕵️‍♂️ Domain Inspector

A powerful, all-in-one tool to perform **DNS lookups**, **WHOIS queries**, **HTTP status checks**, and **SSL certificate validation** for a list of domains.
It can clean full URLs down to the bare domain
(e.g., https://www.apify.com/store → pify.com)
and run all checks in a single batch.

***

### ✨ Features

- **Batch Processing:** Process a whole list of domains in a single run.
- **Smart URL Cleaning:** Automatically extracts the correct domain (pify.com) from full URLs (https://www.apify.com/store?q=new).
- **Custom DNS Lookups:** Choose exactly which DNS records to query (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA).
- **Comprehensive Checks:** Every domain automatically runs through WHOIS queries, HTTP status checks, and SSL certificate validation.

***

### 📥 Input

The Actor's input is defined by the .actor/input\_schema.json file.

| Field                             | Emoji | Description                                                                                               |
| --------------------------------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Domains to Look Up**            | 🌐    | A list of domains or full URLs to inspect. The tool will automatically clean them.                        |
| **Record Types to Query**         | 🔍    | A multi-select dropdown to choose which DNS record types to query.                                        |

***

### 📤 Output

The Actor saves its results as one item per domain in the Actor's default dataset.

#### Example Output

`json [
  {
    "domain": "apify.com",
    "records": {
      "A": ["104.18.23.133", "104.18.22.133"],
      "MX": [
        { "preference": 1, "exchange": "aspmx.l.google.com." }
      ],
      "TXT": ["google-site-verification=..."],
      "NS": ["ns-1032.awsdns-01.org."],
      "SOA": [
        {
          "mname": "ns-1032.awsdns-01.org.",
          "rname": "awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com.",
          "serial": 1,
          "refresh": 7200,
          "retry": 900,
          "expire": 1209600,
          "minimum": 86400
        }
      ]
    },
    "whois": {
      "domain_name": ["APIFY.COM", "apify.com"],
      "registrar": "Amazon Registrar, Inc.",
      "creation_date": "2015-02-12T15:35:14+00:00",
      "expiration_date": "2027-02-12T15:35:14+00:00",
      "emails": [
        "abuse@amazonaws.com",
        "proxy-contact@registrar.amazon.com"
      ]
    },
    "http_status": {
      "https": { "status_code": 200, "url": "https://apify.com/" },
      "http": { "status_code": 301, "url": "http://apify.com/" }
    },
    "ssl_info": {
      "issuer": "GTS CA 1P5",
      "expires": "2025-12-15T08:50:39+00:00",
      "error": null
    }
  }
]
`

***

### 💸 Monetization

This Actor uses the **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** model.

**Start date:** March 4, 2026

#### Pricing

| Category | Event / Tier | Price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Actor Start** | `apify-actor-start` | **$0.00005** |
| **Per Domain Processed** | `domain_processed` | |
| | No discount | **$0.002** |
| | Bronze discount | **$0.0018** |
| | Silver discount | **$0.0017** |
| | Gold discount | **$0.0015** |

> ⚠️ **Note:**
> The default `apify-default-dataset-item` event (for saving results) is disabled to avoid double-charging you for results. All services (WHOIS, HTTP, SSL) are included in the per-domain fee.

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

A list of domains or full URLs to inspect. The tool will clean them automatically.

## `recordTypes` (type: `array`):

Select the DNS record types you want to query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "apify.com",
    "https://www.google.com/search?q=google.com"
  ],
  "recordTypes": [
    "A",
    "AAAA",
    "MX",
    "TXT",
    "CNAME",
    "NS",
    "SOA"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `resultsOverview` (type: `string`):

View of the core DNS, WHOIS, HTTP, and SSL results for all processed domains.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("visita/domain-inspector").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("visita/domain-inspector").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call visita/domain-inspector --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,visita/domain-inspector"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4DC64pmg5nD5sZgdl/builds/uLndMV0dG50QV83tu/openapi.json