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Domain Watchdog is a standalone web application that collects open access information about domain names, helping users
track the history and changes associated with domain names. Domain Watchdog is a standalone application that collects RDAP open access information about domain names, to track
their history and purchase them.
## Why use it? ## Why use it?
- **Historical Tracking**: Know the history of a domain name, from its inception to its release into the public domain. - **Historical Tracking**: Know the history of a domain name, from its inception to its release into the public domain.
- **Detailed Monitoring**: Follow the evolution of a domain name and the entities that manage it in detail. - **Detailed Monitoring**: Follow the evolution of a domain name and the entities that manage it in detail.
- **Reverse Directory**: Discover domain names associated with an entity registered with a registrar.
- **Auto-purchase Domain**: You want the domain name of your dreams, but it is already taken? Domain Watchdog detects - **Auto-purchase Domain**: You want the domain name of your dreams, but it is already taken? Domain Watchdog detects
the deletion of the domain name on WHOIS and can trigger the purchase of the domain name via a provider's API the deletion of the domain name on WHOIS and can trigger the purchase of the domain name via a provider's API
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Domain Watchdog uses the RDAP protocol, which will soon be the new standard for retrieving information concerning domain Domain Watchdog uses the RDAP protocol, which will soon be the new standard for retrieving information concerning domain
names. The data is organized in a SQL database to minimize space by ensuring an entity is not repeated. names. The data is organized in a SQL database to minimize space by ensuring an entity is not repeated.
### Connector Provider
A connector is a way to order a domain name. It is important to mention that this project does not act as a payment
intermediary.
Indeed, the user's credentials are directly used to enable the purchase via the provider's API. To this end, the user
gives his consent to define the legal framework in which the use of his account with the provider's API will be made.
### Watchlist ### Watchlist
A watchlist is a list of domain names, triggers and possibly an API connector from a provider. A watchlist is a list of domain names, triggers and possibly an API connector.
They allow you to follow the life of the listed domain names and send you a notification when a change has been They allow you to follow the life of the listed domain names and send you a notification when a change has been
detected. detected.
If a domain has expired and a connector is listed on the Watchlist, then Domain Watchdog will try to order it via the If a domain has expired and a connector is linked to the Watchlist, then Domain Watchdog will try to order it via the
connector provider's API. connector provider's API.
Note: If the same domain name is present on several Watchlists, on the same principle as the raise condition, it is not Note: If the same domain name is present on several Watchlists, on the same principle as the raise condition, it is not
possible to predict in advance which user will win the domain name. The choice is left to chance. possible to predict in advance which user will win the domain name. The choice is left to chance.