Where can I really grind a domain registrar API?

[ftaylor]

I've just written a program that automatically checks domain names, and I want to find a server that I can really grind with it.

The program sequentially checks through groups of wildcards in a specified number of pools (for the specified extensions).

Simplest example:

pool : wildcards
1 : a-z
2 : a-z
3 : a-z

Extensions: .com, .net

will check every .com and .net from aaa.com - zzz.com in order (and the same for .net).

Another example:

pool : wildcards
1 : c
2 : r
3 : e
4 : d
5 : i
6 : t
7 : a-z0-9

Extensions: .com, .net

will check every .com and .net beginning with credit against a final pool of all characters (excluding the hyphen).

Anyone know of registrars that allow this kind of fun through an API (apart from dynadot, as their server is too slow).

Cheers,

Finbarr

 

[kershnerd]

To do an avail check, I believe that it costs the registrar money. I have heard that at Go Daddy, an avail check is free if Go Daddy is the registrar but they pay a fee by the thousand checks otherwise.

Not only that, but Go Daddy pays another fee for the smart suggestion tool that also checks the suggested domain names.

I assume that is the same for all registrars. So to find a registrar that is willing to do that many avail checks for your tool will be difficult to find.

Is Dynadot free? Also, when you say dynadot is too slow, are you looking for realtime avail checks or a daily avail checks against a list of domains?

Please post your findings though!

 

[actnow]

To do an avail check, I believe that it costs the registrar money.
I have heard that at Go Daddy, an avail check is free if Go Daddy is the registrar but they pay a fee by the thousand checks otherwise.

Not only that, but Go Daddy pays another fee for the smart suggestion tool that also checks the suggested domain names.

I assume that is the same for all registrars. So to find a registrar that is willing to do that many avail checks for your tool will be difficult to find.

Registrars are not charged to check the "availability" of a particular domain at the registry.

However, if you use a tool/software like DRT (just an example) to check affilias database (.info, .org, .mobi),
it will be limited to a low amount of searches.
If you are checking .com and .net, the registry check will function but you might be limited
for the whois data from that particular registrar.