Domain & Traffic Tools

Domain research and competitive analysis through your AI assistant. Check domain availability, estimate traffic, track competitors, and discover keyword gaps. Requires a Pro API key.

domain_info

Domain availability and traffic estimation. Use the type parameter to select which operation.

type: availability

Check availability status for up to 10 domains at once. Returns registration status, registrar, and expiration dates.

domain_info({
  type: 'availability',
  domains: ['coolapp.dev', 'coolapp.io', 'mycoolapp.com']
})

Returns:

{
  "results": [
    { "domain": "coolapp.dev", "available": true },
    {
      "domain": "coolapp.io",
      "available": false,
      "registrar": "Cloudflare, Inc.",
      "expiration": "2026-03-15",
      "created": "2019-08-22"
    }
  ]
}

type: traffic

Estimate monthly organic search traffic for a domain.

domain_info({
  type: 'traffic',
  domain: 'competitor.com'
})

Returns:

{
  "domain": "competitor.com",
  "traffic": {
    "monthly": 45000,
    "trend": "growing",
    "changePercent": 12
  },
  "topPages": [
    { "path": "/docs/getting-started", "traffic": 8500, "keywords": 34 }
  ],
  "topCountries": [{ "country": "US", "percent": 100 }],
  "domainRank": 62
}

competitors

Competitor tracking and auto-discovery. Use type to view tracked competitors or discover new ones.

type: get

View tracked competitors with traffic, keywords, shared keywords, keyword gaps, and quick wins.

competitors({ type: 'get' })

Returns:

{
  "insights": {
    "quickWins": 12,
    "totalSharedKeywords": 156,
    "totalTrafficValue": 4500,
    "competitorCount": 5
  },
  "competitors": [
    {
      "domain": "competitor.com",
      "metrics": {
        "organicTraffic": 45000,
        "totalKeywords": 890,
        "domainRank": 62
      },
      "sharedKeywords": [...],
      "keywordGaps": [...],
      "quickWins": [...]
    }
  ]
}

type: discover

Auto-discover competitors based on your keyword rankings.

competitors({ type: 'discover' })

Analyzes domains competing for similar keywords and adds them to your tracked competitors.

Combining Tools

For complete competitor research:

1. domain_info({ type: 'traffic' }) - get traffic overview
2. keyword_research({ type: 'rankings' }) - see specific keywords they rank for
3. competitors({ type: 'discover' }) - auto-find competitors from your rankings
4. competitors({ type: 'get' }) - view keyword gaps and quick wins

Data Freshness

Limitations

• Domain availability: DataForSEO tracks 260M+ domains but may miss new registrations. Domains not found are reported as likely available.
• Traffic estimates: US organic search traffic only. Does not include paid, social, direct, or referral traffic. Estimates based on keyword rankings and CTR models.
• Competitor discovery: Requires sufficient ranking data. New sites with few rankings may not find competitors.