Free Beta Access

Domain Intelligence API

Free programmatic access to ABTdomain's domain data — built for researchers and students who need reliable data for better research.

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Independent Researchers

Personal research projects, data journalism, internet measurement studies, and anyone curious about how the domain ecosystem evolves every day.

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Academic & Students

University students and academics working on theses, papers, or coursework in DNS research, internet governance, network measurement, or data science.

API 1

NRDS Search API

Search and explore newly registered gTLD domains within the past 30 days. Understand what's being registered, where, and how.

  • Search by keyword, TLD, registration date
  • Filter by domain length, character composition
  • Count matching domains for trend analysis
  • Bulk CSV export for offline research
  • Cursor-based pagination for large datasets
API 2

NS Reverse Lookup API

Discover all gTLD domains hosted under a specific nameserver. Understand hosting patterns and infrastructure relationships.

  • Reverse lookup by nameserver FQDN
  • Filter by TLD, keyword, registration date
  • Count total domains per nameserver
  • Bulk CSV export for data analysis
  • Daily updated snapshots of active domains

Use Cases

What Can You Do with These APIs?

Built to support research and learning — here are the most common ways people use our data.

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Registration Trend Analysis

Study how domain registration volumes change over time across different TLDs. Spot seasonal patterns, market shifts, and emerging extensions.

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Naming Pattern Research

Analyze domain naming conventions — character composition, length distribution, keyword popularity, and linguistic patterns across registrations.

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Infrastructure Mapping

Map out which domains share the same nameserver infrastructure. Understand hosting concentration and provider distribution across gTLDs.

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TLD Ecosystem Studies

Compare registration activity across different top-level domains. Research how new gTLDs compete with established ones like .com and .net.

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Dataset Export for Papers

Download filtered domain lists as CSV for integration into your research pipeline, academic papers, or coursework datasets.

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Internet Measurement

Use real-world registration data for internet measurement studies, DNS research, or as training data for classification and analysis models.

Data Coverage

What's in the Database?

Currently updated daily during Beta. Streaming updates will be available upon general release.

30 Days
NRDS Rolling Window
Daily
Update Frequency
Major gTLDs
.com .net .org .info .xyz & more
Full Snapshot
NS Reverse Active Domains

Terms of Use

Before You Apply

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Research purposes only. These APIs are for academic study, personal research, and non-commercial projects. Spamming, harassment, or any illegal activity is prohibited.
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Non-commercial use only. API access is provided exclusively for non-commercial purposes. Any commercial use, including integrating API data into paid products or services, is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from Lyalpha GmbH.
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No redistribution. You may not republish, sublicense, or resell the raw data to third parties, or use it to build competing products.
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GDPR compliant. We do not provide any personally identifiable information (PII) of domain registrants. All access logs are anonymized.
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Citation required. If you use data from these APIs in academic papers, reports, or public research, please include the following citation:

Data source: ABTdomain (https://www.abtdomain.com)
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Free during Beta. API access is currently provided free of charge. We appreciate bug reports, feature suggestions, and feedback to help us improve.

Get Free Access

Tell us about yourself and your research. We'll review your request and get back to you with access credentials and full API documentation.

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