How to Set Up Registrant Monitoring on WhoisFreaks

Registrant monitoring tracks all domains owned by a specific registrant; identified by name, email, or company. It detects when the registrant acquires new domains, drops existing ones, or when domains in their portfolio get updated.

This is particularly useful for tracking competitor domain portfolios, monitoring your own organization's domain footprint, or watching domains owned by known threat actors.

This guide walks you through setting up registrant monitoring from scratch.

Prerequisites

Before setting up registrant monitoring, you need:

• A WhoisFreaks account: If you don't have one yet, follow our Getting Started with WhoisFreaks tutorial to sign up.
• An active Registrant Monitoring subscription: Choose a plan that fits your needs from the Registrant Monitoring pricing page.

Pricing Plans

Purchase a plan

• Log in to your WhoisFreaks account
• Navigate to Billing and go to Monitoring from the sidebar
• Select the Registrant Monitoring plan that suits your needs
• Complete the checkout

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

Visit the Registrant Monitoring product page for full details.

Setting Up Your Registrant Monitor

Step 1: Navigate to the Registrant Monitor

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

Step 2: Add a Registrant to Monitor

Fill in at least one of the required fields to identify the registrant:

You can also fill in optional fields for more precise matching:

Click "Add to Monitor" when ready.

Tip: The more fields you fill in, the more precise the monitoring results. Using just a common name might return many unrelated domains.

Step 3: View Your Monitored Registrants

After adding a registrant, they appear in the monitoring table:

Each registrant row shows a badge indicating which field types were used to identify them (Name, Email, Company).

Step 4: Edit Registrant Details

To update optional fields or correct information:

1. Click the "Edit" button on the registrant's row
2. The edit panel opens showing all fields
3. Update any optional fields (Phone, Country, State, City, etc.)
4. Toggle Active on/off as needed
5. Click "Edit Monitor" to save

Step 5: View Registrant Changes

When changes are detected, click "View Changes" to open the change history.

The registrant change's view shows four categories, similar to brand monitoring:

Each domain in the list has a lookup dropdown for quick access to WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and history tools; identical to the brand monitor's lookup feature.

Step 6: Download Changes as JSON

Each date's changes can be downloaded as a JSON file.

Click the "Download As JSON" button below each date's change entry. The file contains the complete domain lists for all four categories.

Step 7: Set Up Telegram Notifications

Registrant monitoring supports Telegram notifications for change alerts.

1. Find the Telegram Notifications card in the registrant monitor section
2. Click the Telegram login widget to link your account
3. Toggle "Enable Notifications" on

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

You will receive a Telegram message whenever new domain changes are detected for your monitored registrants.

Step 8: Pause or Remove a Registrant Monitor

Pause: Toggle the Status switch to Inactive. Monitoring stops but the registrant stays in your list.

Remove: Click the trash icon to permanently delete the monitor and free up a slot.

Summary

Registrant monitoring runs daily. Each scan checks the global WHOIS database for domains matching the registrant's identity and reports any additions, drops, or updates.

For more information, visit the Registrant Monitoring product page.