WHOIS Lookup API + Slack Integration

Why connect them

The WHOIS Lookup API in Slack.

Slack is where work happens for millions of teams. Integrating APIs with Slack enables intelligent notifications, automated alerts, and data-rich messages. Transform your channels into real-time dashboards and keep your team informed with contextual, actionable information.

What you can build

Workflows worth wiring.

Send instant alerts when a monitored website's SSL certificate is expiring

Post daily weather forecasts to team channels for field workers

Notify sales teams when a lead's email is validated as deliverable

Alert DevOps when DNS changes are detected on critical domains

Templates

Ready-made ideas.

Scheduled daily trigger Fetch WHOIS → if expiryDate is within 60 days, post domainName, expiryDate, and registrar to Slack

Domain Expiry Alert in Slack

Alert a Slack channel when domain expiration dates are approaching based on the expiryDate field.

Scheduled periodic trigger Fetch WHOIS for monitored domain → if createdDate is recent, post domainName and registrar to Slack

New Domain Registration Alert in Slack

Notify Slack when a monitored domain variant is newly registered based on its createdDate.

Setup

Connect it in a few steps.

Set up with Zapier

1
Set the trigger. Create a Zap with Slack as the trigger app and "New message" as the event. Connect your account.
2
Add the API action. Add APIVerve as the action, select the WHOIS Lookup API, and map your trigger data to the request.
3
Send it back. Add a second Slack action for "Send message" and map the returned fields (like domainName) into it.
4
Test & turn on. Test the Zap with real data to confirm the mapping, then turn it on.

Set up with Make

1
Add the trigger. Create a scenario and add a Slack module set to "New message". Authenticate your account.
2
Call the API. Add an HTTP module pointing at api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup with your x-api-key header. Pass the trigger's data as the input.
3
Parse & map. Add a JSON module to read the response, then a Slack module for "Send message". Map fields like data.domainName into place.
4
Activate. Run once to confirm the mapping, then switch the scenario on and set its schedule.

Set up with n8n

1
Add the trigger node. Start a workflow with a Slack trigger node for "New message" and connect your credentials.
2
Add an HTTP Request node. Point it at api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup using Header Auth (x-api-key). Feed in the trigger data.
3
Map with expressions. Add a Slack node for "Send message" and reference the response with expressions such as {{ $json.data.domainName }}.
4
Execute & activate. Execute manually to verify, then activate the workflow for production.

The payload

What Slack receives.

domainName"MYSPACE.COM"

registryDomainID"3877095_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN"

createdDate"1996-02-22T05:00:00Z"

expiryDate"2029-02-23T05:00:00Z"

updatedDate"2023-01-17T00:16:21Z"

domainStatusarray of 4

WHOIS Lookup API + Slack