How Domain Watchdog works
Plain-English docs for every feature — what it does, how to set it up, and the gotchas worth knowing. New here? Start with the agency guides below.
Alert routing — email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, webhook
Send each client's alerts wherever their team already looks — email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or your own webhook.
ReadHealth grade — the A–F score for every domain
Every domain gets an A–F letter grade and a 0–100 score from 14 automated checks across 6 categories, re-scored every day.
ReadDomain expiry — the daily expiry guardian
A daily lookup of every domain's true registry expiry date, with escalating reminder emails so a domain never lapses on your watch.
ReadTLS certificates — validity, expiry, and SSL posture
Two checks that catch a certificate about to expire — or already invalid — and grade the strength of the TLS the site actually serves.
ReadEmail authentication — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX
Four checks on the DNS records that decide whether a domain's mail is trusted — or quietly spoofed and spam-foldered.
ReadWeb security — HTTPS, HSTS, redirects, subdomain takeover
Four checks that make sure the site is actually reachable over enforced HTTPS — and isn't leaking a hijackable subdomain.
ReadDNS & DNSSEC — nameservers and zone signing
Two checks that confirm the domain is properly delegated and, where present, cryptographically signed.
ReadReputation — IP & domain blacklist checks
A daily check of your sending IPs against curated DNS blacklists, so a listing that would spam-folder your mail doesn't go unnoticed.
ReadIndexability — robots, sitemap, and noindex leaks
Catches the disaster case where a live client page has been silently set to noindex and quietly dropped from search.
ReadBrand watch — typosquat & lookalike monitoring
Spots lookalike domains that are actually live in DNS and could be used to impersonate your — or your client's — brand.
ReadClient groups — organize domains and route alerts
Group domains by client so alerts, reports, and settings apply per client instead of one domain at a time.
ReadWhite-label reports — your branding, per client
A monthly, client-ready report per client group — your agency's name, color, and logo, with zero Domain Watchdog branding.
ReadPer-domain settings — overrides that win over defaults
Tune one domain independently — its grade-alert threshold, which checks run, its group, and where its alerts go — without touching the rest.
ReadAgency guides
Longer reads on the problems Domain Watchdog solves.