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$ man startup-domain-diligence

/startup-domain-diligence

agentutility / web-probe / startup-domain-diligence
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobe
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
startup-domain-diligence checks a domain's age, registrar, transfer history, dnssec, and expiry before a startup launch or outreach
synonym alias of whois-lookup — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/startup-domain-diligence
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Checks a domain's age, registrar, transfer history, DNSSEC, and expiry before a startup launch or outreach. Same RDAP backend as whois-lookup. Use it for startup domain diligence, a brand launch domain check, or an acquisition target domain age screen.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
domainstringApex domain to look up (e.g. 'example.com'). Subdomains are stripped to the registrable domain before query.required
include_certificatesbooleanIf true, fetch a crt.sh certificate-transparency summary (issuer counts, first/last seen, total certs). Default false.optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
domainstring
registrarstring
age_daysstring
flagsstring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/startup-domain-diligence \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the startup-domain-diligence tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
web-probestartupdomaindiligencestartup-domain-diligence
methods
POST
cluster
webprobe
price
$0.02 USDC per call
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dns-lookupFull DNS lookup over Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS-over-HTTPS.$0.02
SEE ALSO
agentutility · webprobe · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org