$ man startup-domain-diligence
/startup-domain-diligence
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobeCATEGORY
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.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain | string | Apex domain to look up (e.g. 'example.com'). Subdomains are stripped to the registrable domain before query. | required |
| include_certificates | boolean | If true, fetch a crt.sh certificate-transparency summary (issuer counts, first/last seen, total certs). Default false. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| domain | string | — |
| registrar | string | — |
| age_days | string | — |
| flags | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two 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
ADJACENT — other endpoints in webprobe
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| archive-snapshot | Finds the closest archived snapshot of a public URL, like a Wayback Machine API. | $0.02 |
| archive-snapshot-api | Finds archived snapshots of public web pages, returning the closest Wayback Machine captures with timestamps, status codes, and replay URLs. | $0.02 |
| archive-url | Looks up the archived copy of a public URL closest to a given timestamp and can fetch cleaned archived page text. | $0.02 |
| brand-domain-check | Checks whether a brand or company domain is established, expiring, registrar-locked, or newly registered, on the same RDAP backend as who… | $0.02 |
| brand-watch-domain-risk | Checks new or suspicious brand-adjacent domains for age, registrar, expiry, DNSSEC, and transfer/lock statuses. | $0.02 |
| creator-domain-check | Checks creator, newsletter, podcast, and community domains for age, expiry, registrar, DNSSEC, and suspicious new-registration flags. | $0.02 |
| dmarc-check | Audits a domain's email authentication posture: DMARC, SPF, and DKIM in one check. | $0.02 |
| dns-lookup | Full DNS lookup over Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS-over-HTTPS. | $0.02 |
SEE ALSO