--- title: "Domain Monitoring across 1000+ TLDs, Free | WebPixie" description: "Track expiration, registrar changes, and transfer locks via RDAP and WHOIS across 1000+ TLDs. Free plan included." canonical: "https://webpixie.io/features/domain-monitoring" source_path: "/features/domain-monitoring" lang: "en" generated_by: "scripts/generate-md.mjs" --- [Back to Features](/features.md) Domain monitoring # Domain monitoring for expiration, registrar, and status changes Get warned weeks before a domain expires or changes registrar, so a renewal date never catches you by surprise. Start monitoring free 1000+ TLDs Daily checks Free plan, no credit card Domain monitoring is included in the free plan. [Compare all plans](/pricing.md) ### Expiration alerts escalate as the date approaches Daily WHOIS and RDAP checks track the days left until expiry and raise the alert tier as the deadline gets closer, so a renewal never slips by unnoticed. Thresholds shown are the defaults; the warning window is configurable per domain. An expiring domain also opens an incident on Starter and above. ### See exactly what changed, with the old and new value When registrar, nameserver, or status-flag data changes between daily checks, WebPixie records both the previous and current value side by side. ### Domain analysis tracks registration health Each daily WHOIS/RDAP check reads the domain's status flags, transfer locks, and expiry, and flags anything that puts the registration at risk, such as an approaching expiry date. ## How WebPixie watches your domain WebPixie fetches RDAP and WHOIS data daily for every monitored domain across 1000+ top-level domains. The check captures expiration date, registrar status flags, transfer lock state, and current nameserver records. Any change between checks triggers an alert. This is the layer below DNS. DNS controls where your traffic goes; domain registration controls whether your domain still belongs to you. Most teams only look at the expiration date once a year, and the registrar reminder often reaches an inbox that no one watches or the current team cannot access. WebPixie watches the registration state every day, surfaces flags like clientTransferProhibited and serverTransferProhibited that protect against unauthorized transfers, and alerts you well before the domain enters the redemption period. 01 ### Catch expiration before it costs you the domain Daily checks well before the redemption period kicks in An expired domain enters a redemption period, then becomes available for re-registration, and recovering it ranges from expensive to impossible. WebPixie checks registration daily and alerts well before expiration, so you get weeks to renew, not hours. Registrar renewal notices often reach an inbox that is unmonitored, wrong, or no longer accessible to your team. WebPixie tracks the date independently and warns through the channels you choose, with severity that escalates as the deadline nears, so the warning does not hang on one email reaching one inbox. 02 ### See registrar changes with old and new values Transfer locks, status flags, EPP codes A domain transferred without your knowledge is a serious incident. WebPixie monitors registrar identity, transfer-lock flags (clientTransferProhibited, serverTransferProhibited), delete and update protection flags (clientDeleteProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited), renewal and grace-period status, and EPP status codes daily. Any change triggers an alert with old and new values, so unexpected registrar or lock changes are visible. 03 ### Cover 1000+ TLDs via RDAP and WHOIS A consistent view across the long tail of TLDs Country-code TLDs, new gTLDs, and generic TLDs all behave differently in WHOIS. WebPixie queries RDAP first, falls back to WHOIS, and parses both into a consistent view. The same dashboard works for your .com flagship, your .io developer domain, and your country-code brand. 04 ### Surface the silent threats Brand abuse, registrar hijacking, unauthorized transfer locks Some incidents do not look like incidents: a nameserver swapped without notice, an unauthorized transfer lock blocking legitimate transfers, or a registrar status flag set in error. WebPixie surfaces EPP status codes, registrar metadata, and transfer locks so they do not get overlooked on peripheral brand domains. ### Set up domain monitoring in 60 seconds Free plan, no credit card. Daily checks across 1000+ TLDs. [Start monitoring free](https://app.webpixie.io/app?lang=en&utm_source=website&utm_medium=website_link&utm_campaign=features_domain_monitoring&utm_content=mid_cta) ## Everything you need to monitor a website. In one workspace. A quick look at other WebPixie features. Domain Never be caught off guard by a domain renewal or transfer. Currently viewing [Uptime](/features/uptime-monitoring.md) Catch downtime first with multi-region and keyword checks. Learn more [DNS](/features/dns-monitoring.md) Spot unexpected DNS and DNSSEC changes with daily checks. Learn more [SSL](/features/ssl-monitoring.md) Get warned 15 days before certificates expire, with daily SSL checks. Learn more [Certificates](/features/certificates-manager.md) See every certificate and its expiry in one place. Learn more [Link Crawler](/features/link-crawler.md) Find broken links before your visitors do. Learn more [Main Page Analyzer](/features/main-page-analyzer.md) Find what slows down or breaks your homepage. Learn more [Indexability](/features/indexability-checker.md) Check whether search and AI engines can access your content. Learn more [Incidents](/features/incident-management.md) Track failures from detection to resolution in one place. Learn more [API](/features/api-integration.md) Automate monitoring with the GraphQL and REST API. Learn more [Workspaces](/features/workspace-management.md) Organize monitoring and bring your team into one workspace. Learn more ## Why teams choose WebPixie for domains ### Set up in 60 seconds No agent to install and no DNS access needed. Enter a domain and daily RDAP and WHOIS checks start running. ### Your whole site in one workspace Domain monitoring sits next to uptime, SSL, DNS, and link health in one dashboard. Scored technical checks such as domain, DNS, SSL, headers, and indexability roll into your WebPixie Site Score. ### Alerts that reach your team Route expiry warnings and registration changes to email, Slack, and webhook, with an audit trail of every change. ### Frequently Asked Questions Common questions about domain monitoring. ### What is domain monitoring? Domain monitoring is the practice of checking a domain's registration data on a schedule and alerting you when something changes unexpectedly. The data comes from RDAP or WHOIS, depending on what each registry supports, and covers the expiration date, registrar identity, transfer lock status, registry status flags, and nameservers. WebPixie runs these checks daily across more than 1000 TLDs, so a missed renewal, an unexpected registrar change, or a removed transfer lock reaches you as an alert instead of an outage. It works alongside [DNS monitoring](/features/dns-monitoring.md) and [uptime monitoring](/features/uptime-monitoring.md) in one workspace, and you can start on the free plan with the limits shown on the [pricing page](/pricing.md). ### How early will I be warned before my domain expires? WebPixie warns you weeks before a domain expires, not on the day it lapses. Registration is revalidated every day, so the warning arrives with enough lead time to act, and the alert rises in severity as the date approaches. Daily checks also catch silent auto-renewal failures, such as an expired billing card or a payment that did not go through, which are easy to miss because nothing sends a second reminder. Renewal notices usually land in one mailbox the wider team cannot see, so WebPixie alerts you independently through email, Slack, and webhook, with channel availability set by your plan on the [pricing page](/pricing.md). [Domain monitoring](/features/domain-monitoring.md) and [incident management](/features/incident-management.md) then track each warning until the renewal is confirmed. ### What happens if my domain expires? If your domain expires, your website, email, and related services may stop resolving for customers. The exact impact depends on your registrar, TLD rules, DNS setup, and whether the domain enters a grace or redemption period. In many cases, visitors can no longer reach the site, email delivery can fail, and search engines may start seeing availability problems. [Domain monitoring](/features/domain-monitoring.md) checks WHOIS or RDAP data daily across supported TLDs and tracks expiration dates, registrar status flags, nameservers, and protection states. WebPixie sends domain expiration alerts by default 30 days before expiry, with higher severity as the deadline gets closer. Domain expiration events can also create incidents through [incident management](/features/incident-management.md), and [DNS monitoring](/features/dns-monitoring.md) helps you see related record or nameserver problems. ### What's the difference between domain monitoring and DNS monitoring? Domain monitoring and DNS monitoring watch two different layers that depend on each other. [Domain monitoring](/features/domain-monitoring.md) tracks the registration relationship: who owns the name, when it expires, which registrar manages it, and whether transfer locks or status flags change. [DNS monitoring](/features/dns-monitoring.md) tracks the records served by authoritative DNS servers, such as A, AAAA, MX, and TXT, along with DNSSEC and email authentication. The domain sits at the registry layer, while DNS operates below it, and a valid registration is what keeps DNS resolving at all. Most teams need both, because a lapsed registration and a broken record produce the same outcome, an unreachable site. WebPixie covers both in one [workspace](/features/workspace-management.md) so registration and records stay visible side by side. ### Which TLDs does WebPixie cover? WebPixie covers more than 1000 TLDs through RDAP and WHOIS, resolved per TLD from the IANA database. That includes the major generic TLDs like .com, .net, and .org, country-code TLDs like .io, .co, .uk, and .de, and newer gTLDs like .app, .dev, and .ai. RDAP is queried first because it returns structured, consistent data, and WHOIS is used as a fallback where a registry has not adopted RDAP yet. A small number of restrictive registries publish limited data, and those cases are flagged in the dashboard so you know when a field could not be read. You can run a one-off check with the free [Domain Lookup tool](/free-tools/domain-lookup.md), or track your names on a schedule with [domain monitoring](/features/domain-monitoring.md) on the free plan shown on the [pricing page](/pricing.md). ### Does WebPixie register or transfer domains? No. WebPixie monitors the state of a domain's registration; it does not register, transfer, sell, or renew domains. Your registration relationship stays entirely with your existing registrar, and you keep using that registrar for renewals and transfers. What WebPixie adds is an independent daily watch over that registration, so when the expiration date, registrar, transfer lock, or status flags change, you get an alert. The separation is deliberate, because an outside monitor catches problems a registrar's own emails can bury, including a renewal that quietly failed. To see exactly what is tracked, visit [domain monitoring](/features/domain-monitoring.md), and for a single manual check you can use the free [Domain Lookup tool](/free-tools/domain-lookup.md). Ongoing monitoring is available on the free plan on the [pricing page](/pricing.md). [See all FAQs](/resources/faq.md) ### Ready to monitor your domains? Free plan, no credit card. Daily checks across 1000+ TLDs. [Start monitoring free](https://app.webpixie.io/app?lang=en&utm_source=website&utm_medium=website_link&utm_campaign=features_domain_monitoring&utm_content=bottom_cta) [See all features](/features.md) ## Source Attribution This file is automatically generated by WebPixie AI and summarizes publicly available content from WebPixie pages. Authoritative details should always be verified from the original URLs.