About mcp-whois-domain-lookup
mcp-whois-domain-lookup is an MCP server for querying domain registration data through an Apify actor. It is suited to domain research and returns registry-published details from RDAP or WHOIS in dataset rows.
Key features
- 01Bulk domain, URL, and email input
- 02Registration and expiry dates
- 03Registrar and domain age
- 04Nameservers, DNSSEC, and status codes
- 05Published registrant organization and country
Use cases
- 01Check registration details for prospect domains
- 02Find domains nearing expiry
- 03Identify unregistered domains
MCP support
It exposes the `lookup_domain_whois` tool to MCP clients. The server starts the Apify actor, waits for completion, and returns its dataset rows.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y @mambalabsdev/mcp-whois-domain-lookupAPIFY_TOKENSecretApify API token from https://console.apify.com/account/integrationsLocal servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
1Saved tool list · updated 1w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain | string | No | One domain, URL, or email address, for example stripe.com. |
| domains | array | No | Domains, website URLs, or email addresses, up to 5,000. Subdomains are looked up as their registrable domain. |
| include_raw | enum | No | true puts the registry's raw RDAP JSON or WHOIS text in raw_response. Default false.true | false |
| max_charge_usd | string | No | Optional. The run stops before a charge would pass this amount. |
| follow_registrar_rdap | enum | No | true (default) also reads the registrar's RDAP record for the abuse email and any registrant details it publishes.true | false |
Details
From the project READMEWHOIS Domain Lookup MCP Server
An MCP server for the Mamba Labs Bulk WHOIS and RDAP Domain Age Lookup actor on Apify. Give it domains, website URLs, or email addresses. For each domain it returns one row: whether it is registered, the registrar, the creation, update, and expiry dates, the domain age and days until expiry, the status codes, the nameservers, DNSSEC, and the registrant organization and country where the registry publishes them.
What's Inside
- What it does
- Quick start
- Prerequisites
- Example prompts
- Tool
- Inputs
- Pricing
- Your keys
- Full actor documentation
- License
What it does
The actor asks each registry directly: its RDAP server from the official IANA list, a registry RDAP server the list does not carry yet for .io, .ac, .co, .us, .ch, and .li, and the registry's port 43 WHOIS server for the rest. No key and no third party lookup service. A domain the registry does not hold returns registered false. All of the work runs on Apify. This package is a thin client that starts the actor run, waits for it, and hands back the dataset rows.
Quick start
You need Node.js 18 or newer and an Apify account with an API token.
Add this to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json), Cursor, or any MCP client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mamba-whois-domain-lookup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mambalabsdev/mcp-whois-domain-lookup"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token"
}
}
}
}
Restart the client. The lookup_domain_whois tool appears.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or newer.
- An Apify API token from console.apify.com/account/integrations, set as
APIFY_TOKEN. The server lists its tool without a token; a call needs one.
Example prompts
- "How old are these 200 prospect domains, and which ones expire in the next 90 days?"
- "Who is the registrar for acme.io, and when was it registered?"
- "Which of these domains are not registered?"
Tool
lookup_domain_whois. One tool. Example arguments:
{
"domains": ["stripe.com", "notion.io", "lemonde.fr"]
}
Inputs
Every buyer facing input of the actor, unchanged. Omitted inputs take the actor's own defaults. Numbers and yes or no options are sent as strings.
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
domains | array | Domains, URLs, or email addresses, up to 5,000 |
domain | string | One domain |
follow_registrar_rdap | string | true (default) or false |
include_raw | string | true or false (default) |
max_charge_usd | string | Optional cost cap for the run |
Pricing
Pay per event on Apify, billed to your Apify account. Prices in USD.
| Event | Free plan | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
domain-lookup, per domain the registry answered for | $0.0025 | $0.002375 | $0.00225 | $0.002125 |
apify-actor-start, per run start | $0.0006 | $0.0006 | $0.0006 | $0.0006 |
Rows with no dates published, error rows, input that is not a domain, and repeats of a domain in the same run are free.
Your keys
The actor needs no key and holds none. It reads the registries' public RDAP and WHOIS services. Mamba Labs pays the platform costs of the run.
Full actor documentation
apify.com/mambalabs/whois-domain-lookup
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
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