API Module Domain checkDomainRequest

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Contents 1 Module Domain > Check 2 Examples 2.1 Using PHP class 2.2 Raw XML

Module Domain > Check

Module	domain
Command name	checkDomainRequest
Use	Returns the availability of one or more domain names
Input	domains additionalData (idnScript required for checking IDN names)
Output	Result set of domain availabilities: domain status - free or active (indicating whether the domain is available for registration or not) reason (if status is active)

Examples

Using PHP class

$request = new OP_Request;
$request->setCommand('checkDomainRequest')
  ->setAuth(array('username' => 'username', 'password' => 'password'))
  ->setArgs(array(
    'domains' => array(
      array(
        'name' => 'openprovider',
        'extension' => 'com'
      ),
      array(
        'name' => 'this-domain-is-free',
        'extension' => 'biz'
      )
    )
  ));

Raw XML

Please note that newlines and leading spaces are added only for readability. Those whitespaces should be excluded from your XML command before sending it to Openprovider.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openXML>
  <credentials>
    <username>username</username>
    <password>password</password>
  </credentials>
  <checkDomainRequest>
    <domains>
      <array>
        <item>
          <name>openprovider</name>
          <extension>com</extension>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>this-domain-is-free</name>
          <extension>biz</extension>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>greece</name>
          <extension>guru</extension>
        </item>
      </array>
    </domains>
  </checkDomainRequest>
</openXML>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openXML>
  <reply>
    < code>0</code>
    <desc>
    </desc>
    <data>
      <array>
        <item>
          <domain>openprovider.nl</domain>
          <status>active</status>
          <reason>Domain exists</reason>
        </item>
        <item>
          <domain>this-domain-is-free.biz</domain>
          <status>free</status>
        </item>
        <item>
          <domain>greece.guru</domain>
          <status>active</status>
          <reason>Reserved Domain Name</reason>
        </item>
      </array>
    </data>
  </reply>
</openXML>