---
title: "Domain & Traffic Tools"
description: "MCP tools for domain availability, traffic estimation, and competitor analysis. Research domains, size competitors, and discover keyword gaps."
canonical_url: "https://nuxtseo.com/pro/docs/reference/mcp/domain-tools"
last_updated: "2026-05-06T18:44:23.454Z"
---

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.

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        type
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        availability
      </code>
      
       or <code>
        traffic
      </code>
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### type: availability

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

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Extra Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        domains
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string[]
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Domains to check (max 10)
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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

Returns:

```json
{
  "results": [
    { "domain": "coolapp.dev", "available": true, "note": "Not found in WHOIS database - likely available" },
    {
      "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.

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Extra Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        domain
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Domain without https://
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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

Returns:

```json
{
  "domain": "competitor.com",
  "traffic": {
    "monthly": 45000,
    "trend": "growing",
    "changePercent": 12
  },
  "trafficValue": 12500,
  "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.

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Default
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        type
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        get
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        get
      </code>
      
       or <code>
        discover
      </code>
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        siteUrl
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      -
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Site URL (optional if single verified site)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        includeSelf
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        boolean
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        false
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Include own domain in results (get only)
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### type: get

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

```ts
competitors({ type: 'get' })
```

Returns:

```json
{
  "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.

```ts
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

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Tool
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Cache Duration
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Data Source
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        domain_info
      </code>
      
       (availability)
    </td>
    
    <td>
      1 hour
    </td>
    
    <td>
      DataForSEO WHOIS database
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        domain_info
      </code>
      
       (traffic)
    </td>
    
    <td>
      24 hours
    </td>
    
    <td>
      DataForSEO keyword ranking database
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        competitors
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Real-time
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Pro database
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## 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.