WHOIS

WHOIS domain expiry monitor

Queries WHOIS for the registration expiry date of your domain and alerts when renewal is due. Different from SSL — this is about the registrar, not the certificate.

What it checks

Issues a WHOIS query for your domain once an hour and parses the expiry date. The check is DOWN once expiry is closer than your warning window (default 7 days).

When to use it

Any domain you own — even with auto-renew on. Credit cards expire; auto-renew silently fails.
Domains held by third parties or agencies where you need lead time to escalate.
Critical brand domains where loss would cost more than the alert is worth.

Create one via the API

curl https://monitorah.com/api/v1/monitors \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mon_live_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "My WHOIS check",
  "type": "WHOIS",
  "target": "example.com",
  "config": {
    "whoisWarnDaysBefore": 14
  }
}'

Full reference for this endpoint →

Create a WHOIS monitor → All docs