---
title: "Domain Availability API: 1 endpoint, 1 credit per call"
description: "Get Domain Availability data as structured JSON with one API key: domains availability. Free credits every month."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/domain-availability
---

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1 credit per call 1 endpoint

# Domain Availability API

Get Domain Availability data as structured JSON with one API key: domains availability. Free credits every month.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) Run it below

Domain Availability

GET /v1/domain-availability/domains-availability?domain=example.com 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/domain-availability/domains-availability?domain=example.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

cURL 1 credit per successful call

Run this call below or from your dashboard to see a live response.

Playground

## Run this API

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/domain-availability/domains-availability?domain=example.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

Domain Availability · 1 endpoint

## Endpoints

Every endpoint takes the same key. Open one for its parameters and an example request.

| Endpoint | Required parameters | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GET `/v1/domain-availability/domains-availability`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/domain-availability/domains-availability) | `domain` | 1 credit |

Overview

## About the Domain Availability API

## What you can get

The Domain Availability API returns domains availability as clean JSON. Each successful call costs one credit, and calls that fail are free.

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Use cases

### Check whether domain names are available

`Use the Domain Availability API to check whether domain names are available` 

### Shortlist available domains for a new brand

`Use the Domain Availability API to shortlist available domains for a new brand` 

### Screen name ideas at scale

`Use the Domain Availability API to screen name ideas at scale` 

FAQ

## Questions

**How much does the Domain Availability API cost?**

Each successful call costs one credit. New accounts get free credits every month, and credit packs bring the price down as you scale.

**What format are responses in?**

Every endpoint returns JSON, with no HTML parsing on your side.

**Do I need a separate key for Domain Availability?**

No. One key works for every API in the catalogue.

## Try the Domain Availability API with 1,000 free credits

No credit card. Failed calls are never billed.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) [Read the docs](https://perceptlayer.com/docs)