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Alternatively, use instantdomainsearch.com (disclosure, I'm the CTO), which packages most of these things up in a fast web interface and also enables searching

Alternatively, use instantdomainsearch.com (disclosure, I'm the CTO), which packages most of these things up in a fast web interface and also enables searching in a bunch of other TLDs.

isthisnametaken 4y ago
Why is it offering up .gb domains, when you can't register them?
ajonit 4y ago
Just wanted to say thank you for this service. Have been using this site for several years now. Perhaps the first place I visit whenever I need to research a domain name, have recommended it to tons of people already. Do you have any write up on its tech stack?
- dochtman 4y ago
  It's running on GCP, the backend is written in Rust (with a smattering of legacy Go) and the frontend is written in React + Next. Any other questions?
  - edgartaor 4y ago
    I love that this project started with PHP and MySQL. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012145/https://instantdomainsearch.com/about/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012145/https://instantdo...
ghoomketu 4y ago
Your site is really great. Please consider creating an API with possibly a free tier. Right now I have to use godaddy api and it's so darn slow (plus I don't like using godaddy for many of the reasons for which they are so infamous).
ecornflak 4y ago
I genuinely thought instantdomainsearch had been consumed by GoDaddy
- dochtman 4y ago
  Nope! In fact, we've started work on our own ICANN-accredited registrar under the Instant Domains brand.
NKosmatos 4y ago
Wow, blazing fast search with many options and very light/clean interface. Well done ;-)
dotancohen 4y ago
I just tried the site. In Firefox I searched for "led lighting" and this is the page I saw: https://il.godaddy.com/en/domainsearch/find?checkAvail=1&tmskey=dpp_dbs&domainToCheck=ledlighting.com&isc=cjcbh99&cjelbDays=45&AID=11751890&SID=dfdbd864-3c2e-474a-afff-b94461f32136&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=xx-xx_corp_affiliate_11751890_001&utm_content=Instant+Domains%2c+Inc._4213004&tgt=8818689&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww https://il.godaddy.com/en/domainsearch/find?checkAvail=1&tms... However, I did notice the flash of something else loading and a redirect, so I hit the browser's back button and this is where it took me: https://instantdomainsearch.com/?q=led+lighting https://instantdomainsearch.com/?q=led+lighting Something on that page is causing an immediate redirect to Godaddy. I just tested on Google Chrome and had slightly different results. Instead of a redirect, the Godaddy page opened in a new tab (which was focused) yet the instantdomainsearch.com page remained in another tab.
- dochtman 4y ago
  I think that's what happens if you hit enter from within the search bar. We search as you type, so no need to hit enter in order to search. Not our finest bit of UI, will bring that back to the team to see if we can improve on it.
Cd00d 4y ago
I like your site, but are you marking prices up massively? A url in the domain search took me to a purchase page for $99/yr. I see the same domain on Hover for $14.... Are you bundling a bunch of additional services or something?

Alternatively, use instantdomainsearch.com (disclosure, I'm the CTO), which packages most of these things up in a fast web interface and also enables searching in a bunch of other TLDs.

isthisnametaken 4y ago

Why is it offering up .gb domains, when you can't register them?

ajonit 4y ago

Just wanted to say thank you for this service. Have been using this site for several years now. Perhaps the first place I visit whenever I need to research a domain name, have recommended it to tons of people already. Do you have any write up on its tech stack?

dochtman 4y ago
It's running on GCP, the backend is written in Rust (with a smattering of legacy Go) and the frontend is written in React + Next. Any other questions?
- edgartaor 4y ago
  I love that this project started with PHP and MySQL. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012145/https://instantdomainsearch.com/about/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012145/https://instantdo...

ghoomketu 4y ago

Your site is really great. Please consider creating an API with possibly a free tier. Right now I have to use godaddy api and it's so darn slow (plus I don't like using godaddy for many of the reasons for which they are so infamous).

ecornflak 4y ago

I genuinely thought instantdomainsearch had been consumed by GoDaddy

dochtman 4y ago
Nope! In fact, we've started work on our own ICANN-accredited registrar under the Instant Domains brand.

NKosmatos 4y ago

Wow, blazing fast search with many options and very light/clean interface. Well done ;-)

dotancohen 4y ago

I just tried the site. In Firefox I searched for "led lighting" and this is the page I saw: https://il.godaddy.com/en/domainsearch/find?checkAvail=1&tmskey=dpp_dbs&domainToCheck=ledlighting.com&isc=cjcbh99&cjelbDays=45&AID=11751890&SID=dfdbd864-3c2e-474a-afff-b94461f32136&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=xx-xx_corp_affiliate_11751890_001&utm_content=Instant+Domains%2c+Inc._4213004&tgt=8818689&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww https://il.godaddy.com/en/domainsearch/find?checkAvail=1&tms... However, I did notice the flash of something else loading and a redirect, so I hit the browser's back button and this is where it took me: https://instantdomainsearch.com/?q=led+lighting https://instantdomainsearch.com/?q=led+lighting Something on that page is causing an immediate redirect to Godaddy. I just tested on Google Chrome and had slightly different results. Instead of a redirect, the Godaddy page opened in a new tab (which was focused) yet the instantdomainsearch.com page remained in another tab.

dochtman 4y ago
I think that's what happens if you hit enter from within the search bar. We search as you type, so no need to hit enter in order to search. Not our finest bit of UI, will bring that back to the team to see if we can improve on it.

Cd00d 4y ago

I like your site, but are you marking prices up massively? A url in the domain search took me to a purchase page for $99/yr. I see the same domain on Hover for $14.... Are you bundling a bunch of additional services or something?