iName - Short Domain Name Finder
Finds short and memorable .com TLD domain names that are still available for registration.
iName finds short, available .com domain names from a continuously maintained database of sub-8-character names. No scraping a registrar in real time — the availability data is already checked and waiting. You provide keywords or just ask for the top results, and the actor returns what is actually registrable right now.
iName Features
• Return up to 100,000 verified-available .com domain names in a single run
• Filter results by keywords with 4-gram indexed substring matching — fast even at scale
• Run without keywords to get the highest-priority available names, ranked and ready
• Names under 8 characters only, because the good .com namespace is a finite resource and the long names are not the good ones
• Availability is pre-verified against real registries, not guessed from WHOIS heuristics
Who Is This For?
• Domain investors — scan for short .com names that slipped through the cracks, filter by niche keywords
• Startup founders — find a brandable name without paying the "premium domain" markup that someone invented to ruin your day
• SEO practitioners — source keyword-rich short domains for microsites, redirects, or portfolio plays
• Side project builders — grab a clean four-letter .com before your weekend hack needs a name on Monday
• Agencies — pull bulk lists of available names to present client options without manual registrar searches
How iName Works
1. The actor connects to a pre-built database of short .com domain names with verified availability status. No live crawling of registrar sites happens during your run.
2. If you provide keywords, it uses a 4-gram index to find substring matches across the name pool and returns only names marked as available. If you skip keywords, it returns the top available names ranked by priority.
3. Results are written to the dataset with the domain name, availability status, and the timestamp of the last availability check.
Input
{
"maxItems": 1000,
"keywords": ["tech", "cloud", "data"]
}
Field
Type
Default
Description
maxItems
integer
1000
Maximum number of domain names to return. Capped at 100,000.
keywords
array of strings
[]
Optional list of keywords for substring filtering. Each keyword must be at least 3 characters. Omit to get top available names without filtering.
Keyword search
{
"maxItems": 500,
"keywords": ["top", "net", "hub"]
}
Returns available domains whose names contain any of the provided keywords.
No keywords (top available)
{
"maxItems": 200
}
Returns the highest-priority available domain names, no filtering applied.
iName Output Fields
Each result represents a single available .com domain name.
{
"name": "topbit.com",
"status": "available",
"lastCheckedAt": "2026-02-14T09:31:00.000Z"
}
Field
Type
Description
name
string
The domain name including the .com TLD
status
string
Availability status: available, taken, pending, or error
lastCheckedAt
string (ISO 8601)
When the domain's availability was last verified against a registry
FAQ
How does iName know which domains are available? iName maintains a database of short .com names that are continuously checked against real domain registries (Route53, Namecheap, RDAP). The actor queries this database rather than performing live lookups, which is why results come back fast.
What counts as a "short" domain? Names under 8 characters before the .com. Four to six characters is the sweet spot — long enough to be a word, short enough to be worth something.
Are the availability results current?
Each record includes a lastCheckedAt timestamp so you can see exactly when it was last verified. The database is refreshed regularly, but domain availability changes constantly. Confirm with a registrar before purchasing.
Why do keywords need to be at least 3 characters? The substring search uses a 4-gram index. One- and two-character keywords would match too broadly and return noise. Three characters is the floor for useful results.
Can I run this without any keywords?
Yes. Skip the keywords field entirely and iName returns the top available names ranked by internal priority scoring.
Need More Features?
Need custom fields, filters, or a different target site? File an issue or get in touch.
Why Use iName?
• Pre-verified data — no waiting for live WHOIS lookups or rate-limited registry APIs; the checking is already done
• Short names only — the entire database focuses on sub-8-character .com domains, which is the only namespace where scarcity makes names worth finding in the first place
• Keyword search at scale — 4-gram indexing means substring matching across the full pool stays fast, even when you are pulling thousands of results
Ready to get started?
Try iName - Short Domain Name Finder free on the Apify platform.