---
title: "Domains research status"
method: GET
path: "/{account}/domains/research/status"
tags: ["domains"]
---

# Domains research status

`GET /{account}/domains/research/status`

Research a domain name for availability and registration status information.

## Path parameters

- `account` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `domain` string, required

## Response `200`

Domain research information retrieved.

- object
  - `data` DomainResearch, required
    - `request_id` string, required — UUID identifier for this research request
    - `domain` string, required — The domain name that was researched
    - `availability` 'available' | 'unavailable' | 'unknown', required — The availability status
    - `errors` string[], required — Array of error messages if the domain cannot be registered or researched

## Other responses

- `400` — A required parameter is missing or the request is invalid.
- `401` — The authentication credentials are invalid.
- `429` — You exceeded the allowed number of requests per hour and your request has temporarily been throttled.

## Changes

- **2026-02-19** (v2) `1f1f49511234` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-07-18** (v2) `c8591dcf8c29` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/dnsimple/apis/dnsimple-api/changes/:account/domains/research/status/get.md)

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