Business Due Diligence
Look up when a company’s domain was first recorded in a web archive or another public source. Get the recorded date and its age in years to support your review.
What you get
First seen date
The first recorded date found by the lookup, with the time since that date in whole years.
Web archive first
The Wayback Machine is asked first. If it has no capture, the domain registration record (RDAP) and then certificate transparency logs are used.
Any domain
Send a bare domain or a full URL. The input is normalised and checked for a valid domain format before lookup.
Cached results
A domain checked before comes back straight away, with its age recalculated from the stored first seen date.
A plain answer
Three fields and no score. Your team decides what a young domain means for the case in front of them.
Inside a case
In Paper OS, the Atlas agent runs the domain check when the team asks for it and writes the answer into the case.
Build a fuller picture
Domain age is one signal. Combine it with the checks that read documents and public sources.
One call, three fields
Send the domain over the REST API with a JWT or an API key. The same check is available in the dashboard and to the Atlas agent in Paper OS.
POST /api/v1/domain-check
Authorization: Bearer sk-paperwork-...
# Request body
{ "domain": "acme-trading.ae" }
# Response excerpt
{
"domain": "acme-trading.ae",
"age": 7,
"firstSeen": "2018-04-12"
}Who uses it
Teams that onboard businesses they have never met.
Part of the Paperwork platform
Use these tools through the API or dashboard, or run checks together in a Paper OS case.
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API Access
API, dashboard and Paper OS in our cloud. Monthly plan plus usage above the limit.
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Deploy on your servers. Annual license, no per-document fees.
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We set the platform up for your documents, rules and systems, from pilot to production.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Have a question that is not here?
Which domain should we use for a company with several websites?
Check each domain separately. Start with the site the company uses for customer contact, then compare its other domains if they matter to your review.
How should we compare the result with a company’s stated history?
Compare the recorded date with the history the company gives you. A later date can reflect a new website or a rebrand; use it to guide follow-up questions alongside the company’s documents.
What does an age of zero mean?
Check the date next to it. An age of zero can mean the recorded date is less than a year old. If the lookup has no date, the result says “Not found.”
Can we check domains from different countries?
Send the domain you want to review, including country-specific domains. The lookup uses the public records available for that domain, so coverage depends on the sources.
Can we run the check before collecting company documents?
Yes. The lookup only needs a domain, so you can use it at the start of onboarding and add the recorded date to your review.