Domain Availability Service

Before registering a domain name you should make sure that it is available. To do so, you need to query our DAS (Domain Availability Service)

Our DAS vs standard methods

The standard and most basic way to check domain availability is to query the corresponding whois or rdap server. This method is fast but could be inaccurate:

  • Reserved terms are often returned as available
  • Premium domain names are not detected
  • Most whois servers are rate-limited with a low number of requests per minute.

Using our DAS, we do our best to provide the most accurate results thanks to our accreditations and links with registries. 

How to query the DAS?

Using API

The domainCheck function allows you to check the status of one or more domain names.

You can provide a list of domain names separated by semicolons: netim1.com;netim2.com;netim3.com; etc. You will then receive a result for each domain.

Using HTTP

You can access the URL below to query the availability of a particular domain name.

https://www.netim.com/bin/das-web.php?login=XXXX&password=YYYY&domain=[DOMAIN]

  • Replace “XXXX” with your Reseller ID.
  • Replace “YYYY” with your DAS password.
  • Replace “[DOMAIN]” with the domain to be queried.

Limitations

Availability results

Result value Reason value Description
AVAILABLE
The domain name can be registered
AVAILABLE
RESERVED
The domain name can be registered but it a reserved term (special allocation rules apply)
AVAILABLE
PENDING APPLICATION
The domain name can be registered but an application already exists at the registry
AVAILABLE
PREMIUM
The domain name can be registered and is premium (special pricing apply)
NOT AVAILABLE
The domain name is already taken
NOT AVAILABLE
RESERVED
The domain name is not registrable
NOT AVAILABLE
PREMIUM
The domain name is already taken and is premium (special pricing apply)
UNKNOWN
TIMEOUT
The status is unknown due to a timeout
UNKNOWN
INTERNAL ERROR
The status is unknown due to an internal error at NETIM
UNKNOWN
BAD SYNTAX
The status is unknown due to a bad syntax in the domain name
NOT SOLD
PREMIUM
The domain name is not sold because it is a premium not managed at NETIM
CLOSED
The corresponding extension is currently closed
CLOSED
TRANSFER
This domain name is not available and the transfer is closed. Consider this status as a domain name not transferable
CLOSED
REGISTER
This domain name is available but the registration is closed. Consider this status as a domain name not registrable