---
title: "How to Set Up Brand Monitoring on WhoisFreaks"
slug: "/resources/tutorial/how-to-set-up-brand-monitoring-on-whoisfreaks"
description: "Track domains containing your brand name with WhoisFreaks brand monitoring. Step-by-step guide to setup and configuration."
---

# How to Set Up Brand Monitoring on WhoisFreaks

Written By [Qasim](https://pk.linkedin.com/in/qasimleoo), WhoisFreaks Team Published: July 08, 2026, Last Updated: July 08, 2026

Brand monitoring scans the entire domain namespace for domains that contain your brand term. It detects newly registered domains, dropped domains, updated domains, and discovered domains matching your brand; helping you identify potential trademark infringement, typosquatting, and phishing attacks.

## Prerequisites

Before setting up brand monitoring, you need:

*   **A WhoisFreaks account:** If you don't have one yet, follow our [Getting Started with WhoisFreaks](https://whoisfreaks.com/resources/tutorial/getting-started-with-whoisfreaks-how-to-sign-up-and-get-your-api-key) tutorial to sign up.
*   **An active Brand Monitoring subscription:** Choose a plan that fits your needs from the [Brand Monitoring pricing page](https://whoisfreaks.com/pricing/monitoring-packages).

### Available Pricing Plans

| Plan | Monitors | Typosquatting | Price/Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brand Monitoring (5 Monitors) | 5   | No  | $250 |
| Brand Monitoring (10 Monitors) | 10  | No  | $400 |
| Brand Monitoring (25 Monitors) | 25  | No  | $800 |
| Brand Monitoring With Typos (5 Monitors) | 5   | Yes | $900 |
| Brand Monitoring With Typos (10 Monitors) | 10  | Yes | $1,500 |

> **Need typosquatting detection?** Choose a "With Typos" plan. These plans detect domains that are misspellings or visual look-alikes of your brand term, helping you catch phishing and impersonation attempts.

### Purchase a plan

1.  Log in to your WhoisFreaks account
2.  Navigate to **Billing** and then **Monitoring** from the sidebar
3.  Select the Brand Monitoring plan that suits your needs
4.  Complete the checkout

Once your subscription is active, you can start adding brand terms to monitor immediately.

> Visit the [Brand Monitoring product page](https://whoisfreaks.com/products/brand-monitoring) for full details.

## Setting Up Your Brand Monitor

### Step 1: Navigate to the Brand Monitor

Log in to your WhoisFreaks account and navigate to the **Monitoring** section. Click on the **Brand Monitor** tab.

### Step 2: Add a Brand Term

Enter your brand name in the **Brand Name** input field and click **"Add to Monitor"**.

#### Example

```
whoisfreaks
```

> **Tip:** Choose a unique brand term. Common dictionary words like "cloud" or "google" will match thousands of domains. The more specific your term, the more relevant your results.

WhoisFreaks will queue the brand for monitoring. The system scans the global domain database for all domains containing your brand term.

### Step 3: View Your Monitored Brands

After adding a brand, it appears in the brand monitoring table:

| Column | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Brand Name | The term being monitored, with Active/Inactive status badge |
| Excluded Terms | Terms you want to filter out from results |
| Last Changed | When the last domain changes were detected |
| Status | Active/Inactive toggle |
| Actions | Edit and Delete buttons |

If typosquatting is enabled for a brand, a **"typos enabled"** badge appears below the brand name.

### Step 4: Configure Excluded Terms

Not all domains containing your brand term are relevant. You can exclude up to 10 terms to filter out false positives.

*   Click the **"Edit"** button on the brand's row
*   The edit panel opens
*   In the **Excluded Terms** field, type terms separated by commas

For example, if your brand is `apple`, you might exclude:

```
pineapple, applesauce, applewood
```

4.  Click **"Save"**

The brand edit panel showing the excluded terms input with tag chips, and the save button

Domains containing any excluded term will be filtered out from your change reports.

### Step 5: Enable Typosquatting Detection

> **Requires a "With Typos" plan.**

Typosquatting detection monitors domains that are misspellings or visual look-alikes of your brand term. For example, if your brand is `whoisfreaks`, typosquatting might catch `wh0isfreaks`, `whoisfreak`, or `whoisfreakss`.

#### To enable:

*   Click **"Edit"** on the brand's row
*   Toggle **"Enable Typo Squatting"** on
*   Click **"Save"**

Once enabled, typosquatting domains are included in all four change categories (added, dropped, updated, discovered) alongside the exact brand match results.

### Step 6: View Brand Changes

When changes are detected, the **Last Changed** column shows the date. Click **"View Changes"** to open the brand changes modal.

#### Each date section shows:

*   **Summary badges:** color-coded counts for Added (green), Dropped (red), Updated (amber), Discovered (blue)
*   **Domain lists:** up to 15 domains per category with lookup menus
*   **Download button**: export the full data as JSON

### Step 7: Use Domain Lookup Tools

Each domain in the change list has a **"Lookup"** dropdown with quick links to:

| Tool | Description |
| --- | --- |
| WHOIS Lookup | Current WHOIS record |
| WHOIS History | Historical WHOIS records |
| SSL Lookup | SSL certificate details |
| DNS Lookup | DNS records |
| MX Lookup | Mail exchange records |
| NS Lookup | Nameserver records |
| DNS History | Historical DNS records |

These tools help you investigate suspicious domains matching your brand.

### Step 8: Download Changes as JSON

Each date's changes can be downloaded as a JSON file for further analysis or archival.

Click the **"Download JSON"** button in the date section header. The file is named:

```
2025-05-11_whoisfreaks_brand-changes.json
```

The JSON includes the complete domain lists for all four categories without the 15-domain preview limit.

If typosquatting is enabled, the download includes typosquatting domains merged into the main lists.

### Step 9: Set Up Telegram Notifications

Brand monitoring supports **Telegram notifications** so you receive alerts when new changes are detected.

1.  In the brand monitor section, find the **Telegram Notifications** card
2.  Click the **Telegram login widget** to link your Telegram account
3.  Once linked, toggle **"Enable Notifications"** on

You will receive Telegram messages whenever new brand changes are detected.

### Step 10: Pause or Remove a Brand Monitor

**Pause:** Toggle the **Status** switch to Inactive. The brand stays in your list but stops being scanned.

**Remove:** Click the **trash icon** to permanently delete the brand monitor.

## Summary

| Step | Action |
| --- | --- |
| 1   | Navigate to Brand Monitor tab |
| 2   | Enter brand term and click "Add to Monitor" |
| 3   | View monitored brands in the table |
| 4   | Configure excluded terms to reduce noise |
| 5   | Enable typosquatting (With Typos plans) |
| 6   | View changes via the modal |
| 7   | Use lookup tools to investigate domains |
| 8   | Download changes as JSON |
| 9   | Set up Telegram notifications |
| 10  | Pause or remove monitors as needed |

Brand monitoring runs daily. Each scan compares the current domain landscape against the previous snapshot and reports additions, drops, updates, and discoveries.

For more information, visit the [Brand Monitoring product page](https://whoisfreaks.com/products/brand-monitoring).