Domain monitoring

Know before a domain lapses or changes hands

Your domain is the one thing everything else depends on. Acumen Logs watches the expiry date and the WHOIS record for every domain you own, and tells you the moment a renewal is close or a registrar, owner, or name server changes.

No credit card. Works with any registrar.

Domains
2 need a look
northline.example
Namecheap
1 yr 84 d
northline-shop.example
GoDaddy
212 days
northline.co.example
Gandi
19 days
northline-status.example
Cloudflare
NS changed
Expiry and WHOIS records checked automatically
Setup

Add the domain. Pick who hears about it

No calendar reminders and no registrar logins to check. Add each domain once and Acumen Logs keeps an eye on it.

01
Add a domain

Any domain, at any registrar. The registrar, name servers, and dates are read straight away.

02
Choose what to watch

Expiry date, registrar, owner contact, and name servers are all watched by default.

03
Choose who hears about it

Email on every plan. Slack, Microsoft Teams, desktop, and webhooks from the $5 Solo plan.

Domain
northline.co.example
Watch for
Expiry
Registrar
Name servers
Contacts
Alert
Slack
Email
Teams
Start monitoring

Registrar, name servers, and registration dates appear as soon as you add the domain.

Why it matters

Domains are rarely lost on purpose

It is usually an expired card, a forgotten registrar account, or a change nobody noticed. Each one takes the site, the email, and the brand down with it.

What usually happens
What Acumen Logs does
Usual

Auto-renew fails because the card on file expired.

Acumen Logs

Warns you weeks before the renewal date, whatever the registrar thinks will happen.

Usual

The renewal reminder goes to someone who left the company.

Acumen Logs

Sends reminders to a team channel in Slack or Teams, not one person’s inbox.

Usual

Name servers are changed in a hijack, and traffic quietly goes elsewhere.

Acumen Logs

Alerts the moment name servers, registrar, or owner details change.

Usual

Domains are spread across three registrars and a spreadsheet.

Acumen Logs

Every domain, every registrar, and every expiry date on one dashboard.

Change alerts

Spot a hijack while there is still time to stop it

Unexpected registrar or name server changes are the early sign of domain hijacking. Acumen Logs alerts you the moment they happen, not when the site stops working.

Email
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Desktop
Webhooks
  • Changes to ownership, registrar, contact details, and name servers all trigger an alert.
  • Expiry warnings arrive weeks ahead, so renewals are never a scramble.
  • Route security changes to one channel and renewals to another.
Acumen Logs · #security
Name servers changed

northline-status.example now points to ns1.unknown-host.example. Previously ns1.cloudflare.com.

Registrar: Cloudflare · Detected 22 Oct, 09:12
History

A full record of every change

Every WHOIS change is kept: what changed, when, and the old and new values. Useful for compliance reviews, and for answering “who changed that?”

northline-status.example
Change log
22 Oct 2026 · Name servers
Changed

ns1.cloudflare.com → ns1.unknown-host.example

14 Aug 2026 · Expiry date
Renewed

14 Aug 2026 → 14 Aug 2027

2 Mar 2026 · Owner contact
Updated

Contact email updated by registrar

9 Jan 2026 · Registrar
Transferred

GoDaddy → Cloudflare

Registration
Check NS
Registrar
Cloudflare
Registered
14 Aug 2019
Expires
14 Aug 2027
Name servers
ns1.unknown-host.example
Owner
Redacted for privacy
One dashboard

Every domain, every registrar, one screen

Growing teams collect domains: product names, country domains, campaign sites, old brands. See them all together, whoever they are registered with.

Any registrar

Domains at different registrars sit side by side, with their dates and name servers.

Weeks of warning

Clear expiry warnings well before the deadline, so a renewal is never a surprise.

An audit trail

A complete history of WHOIS changes for compliance and peace of mind.

Free lookups

Check any domain’s WHOIS or RDAP record now, without an account.

Free WHOIS check →
Pricing

Start free. Upgrade for team alerts

WHOIS checks share an allowance with uptime and SSL checks. No credit card to start.

Free

$0
forever
  • 10 uptime, SSL, and WHOIS checks
  • Expiry and change alerts
  • Email alerts
  • 1 status page
Start free

Need more checks or longer history? Essentials and Pro are on the pricing page.

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Same dashboard

Everything else that keeps a domain working

Domain monitoring sits beside the checks that matter once the domain is safe.

SSL monitoring

Expiry reminders and trust checks for every certificate on the domain.

SSL monitoring →

Uptime monitoring

Check that the site responds, every minute, from multiple regions.

Uptime monitoring →

Status pages

Keep customers informed with a page that updates itself.

Status pages →

Free RDAP check

Look up a domain’s registration data in the modern RDAP format.

Free RDAP check →
From customers

What teams are saying

“They played a crucial role in helping us quickly onboard several hundred sites for both uptime and synthetic monitoring, providing invaluable support every step of the way.”

Jared
Prisim RBS

“The company I work for needed to transition to a new monitoring system for the many ecommerce sites we support, and Acumen has stepped in and filled the void in a terrific way.”

Brian
Prisim RBS

“Love the support we got from Acumen Logs! Highly recommended.”

Mark
HostingNL
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does WHOIS monitoring watch?

The expiry date, the registrar, the owner and contact details, and the name servers. You are alerted when a renewal is close or any of those details change.

How early are expiry warnings sent?

Weeks before the renewal deadline, so there is plenty of time even if a payment or account needs fixing.

Does it work with my registrar?

Yes. Monitoring reads public registration records, so domains at any registrar can sit on the same dashboard.

How does it help with domain hijacking?

Hijacks usually start with a registrar or name server change. You are alerted as soon as one is detected, which gives you time to contact the registrar and lock the domain.

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Is there a history of changes?

Yes. Every WHOIS change is logged with what changed and when, which helps with audits and compliance.

Where do alerts go?

Email on every plan. Slack, Microsoft Teams, desktop notifications, and webhooks from the Solo plan.

Domain monitoring

Make sure your domain is still yours tomorrow

Expiry warnings, change alerts, and a full history for every domain. Free for 10 checks, no credit card.