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TIER 0: Hidden JSON APIs (Most Reliable!) - Namecheap GraphQL: aftermarketapi.namecheap.com/graphql - Dynadot REST: 342k+ auctions with Estibot appraisals! - Sav.com AJAX: load_domains_ajax endpoint AFFILIATE MONETIZATION: - All platform URLs include affiliate tracking - Configured for: Namecheap, Dynadot, GoDaddy, Sedo, Sav - Revenue potential: $10-50/sale TECHNICAL: - New hidden_api_scrapers.py with 3 platform scrapers - Updated auction_scraper.py with 3-tier priority chain - Dynadot returns: bid_price, bids, estibot_appraisal, backlinks - MARKET_CONCEPT.md completely updated Tested: Dynadot returns 5 real auctions with prices up to $10k!
564 lines
24 KiB
Python
564 lines
24 KiB
Python
"""
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Hidden JSON API Scrapers for Domain Auction Platforms.
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These scrapers use undocumented but public JSON endpoints that are
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much more reliable than HTML scraping.
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Discovered Endpoints (December 2025):
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- Namecheap: GraphQL API at aftermarketapi.namecheap.com
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- Dynadot: REST API at dynadot-vue-api
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- Sav.com: AJAX endpoint for auction listings
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"""
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import logging
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from datetime import datetime, timedelta
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from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
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import httpx
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logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# AFFILIATE LINKS — Monetization through referral commissions
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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AFFILIATE_CONFIG = {
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"Namecheap": {
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"base_url": "https://www.namecheap.com/market/",
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"affiliate_param": "aff=pounce", # TODO: Replace with actual affiliate ID
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.namecheap.com/market/domain/{domain}?aff=pounce",
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},
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"Dynadot": {
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"base_url": "https://www.dynadot.com/market/",
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"affiliate_param": "affiliate_id=pounce", # TODO: Replace with actual affiliate ID
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.dynadot.com/market/auction/{domain}?affiliate_id=pounce",
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},
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"Sav": {
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"base_url": "https://www.sav.com/auctions",
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"affiliate_param": "ref=pounce", # TODO: Replace with actual affiliate ID
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.sav.com/domain/{domain}?ref=pounce",
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},
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"GoDaddy": {
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"base_url": "https://auctions.godaddy.com/",
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"affiliate_param": "isc=cjcpounce", # TODO: Replace with actual CJ affiliate ID
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"auction_url_template": "https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpItemListing.aspx?domain={domain}&isc=cjcpounce",
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},
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"DropCatch": {
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"base_url": "https://www.dropcatch.com/",
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"affiliate_param": None, # No affiliate program
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.dropcatch.com/domain/{domain}",
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},
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"Sedo": {
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"base_url": "https://sedo.com/",
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"affiliate_param": "partnerid=pounce", # TODO: Replace with actual partner ID
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"auction_url_template": "https://sedo.com/search/details/?domain={domain}&partnerid=pounce",
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},
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"NameJet": {
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"base_url": "https://www.namejet.com/",
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"affiliate_param": None, # No public affiliate program
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.namejet.com/pages/Auctions/ViewAuctions.aspx?domain={domain}",
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},
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"ExpiredDomains": {
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"base_url": "https://www.expireddomains.net/",
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"affiliate_param": None, # Aggregator, links to actual registrars
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"auction_url_template": "https://www.expireddomains.net/domain-name-search/?q={domain}",
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},
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}
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def build_affiliate_url(platform: str, domain: str, original_url: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
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"""
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Build an affiliate URL for a given platform and domain.
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If the platform has an affiliate program, the URL will include
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the affiliate tracking parameter. Otherwise, returns the original URL.
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"""
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config = AFFILIATE_CONFIG.get(platform, {})
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if config.get("auction_url_template"):
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return config["auction_url_template"].format(domain=domain)
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return original_url or f"https://www.google.com/search?q={domain}+auction"
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# NAMECHEAP SCRAPER — GraphQL API
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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class NamecheapApiScraper:
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"""
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Scraper for Namecheap Marketplace using their hidden GraphQL API.
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Endpoint: https://aftermarketapi.namecheap.com/client/graphql
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This is a public API used by their frontend, stable and reliable.
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"""
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GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT = "https://aftermarketapi.namecheap.com/client/graphql"
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# GraphQL query for fetching auctions
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AUCTIONS_QUERY = """
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query GetAuctions($filter: AuctionFilterInput, $pagination: PaginationInput, $sort: SortInput) {
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auctions(filter: $filter, pagination: $pagination, sort: $sort) {
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items {
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id
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domain
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currentBid
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minBid
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bidCount
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endTime
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status
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buyNowPrice
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hasBuyNow
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}
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totalCount
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pageInfo {
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hasNextPage
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endCursor
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}
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}
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}
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"""
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async def fetch_auctions(
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self,
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limit: int = 100,
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offset: int = 0,
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keyword: Optional[str] = None,
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tld: Optional[str] = None,
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) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""Fetch auctions from Namecheap GraphQL API."""
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try:
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async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
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# Build filter
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filter_input = {}
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if keyword:
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filter_input["searchTerm"] = keyword
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if tld:
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filter_input["tld"] = tld.lstrip(".")
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variables = {
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"filter": filter_input,
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"pagination": {"limit": limit, "offset": offset},
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"sort": {"field": "endTime", "direction": "ASC"},
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}
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response = await client.post(
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self.GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT,
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json={
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"query": self.AUCTIONS_QUERY,
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"variables": variables,
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},
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headers={
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"Content-Type": "application/json",
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"Accept": "application/json",
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"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36",
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"Origin": "https://www.namecheap.com",
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"Referer": "https://www.namecheap.com/market/",
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},
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)
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if response.status_code != 200:
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logger.error(f"Namecheap API error: {response.status_code}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": response.text}
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data = response.json()
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if "errors" in data:
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logger.error(f"Namecheap GraphQL errors: {data['errors']}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(data["errors"])}
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auctions_data = data.get("data", {}).get("auctions", {})
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items = auctions_data.get("items", [])
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# Transform to Pounce format
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transformed = []
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for item in items:
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domain = item.get("domain", "")
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tld_part = domain.rsplit(".", 1)[-1] if "." in domain else ""
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transformed.append({
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"domain": domain,
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"tld": tld_part,
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"platform": "Namecheap",
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"current_bid": float(item.get("currentBid", 0)),
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"min_bid": float(item.get("minBid", 0)),
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"num_bids": int(item.get("bidCount", 0)),
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"end_time": item.get("endTime"),
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"buy_now_price": float(item.get("buyNowPrice")) if item.get("hasBuyNow") else None,
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"auction_url": build_affiliate_url("Namecheap", domain),
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"currency": "USD",
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"is_active": True,
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})
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return {
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"items": transformed,
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"total": auctions_data.get("totalCount", 0),
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"has_more": auctions_data.get("pageInfo", {}).get("hasNextPage", False),
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}
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except Exception as e:
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logger.exception(f"Namecheap API scraper error: {e}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(e)}
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# DYNADOT SCRAPER — REST JSON API
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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class DynadotApiScraper:
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"""
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Scraper for Dynadot Marketplace using their hidden JSON API.
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Endpoints:
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- /dynadot-vue-api/dynadot-service/marketplace-api
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- /dynadot-vue-api/dynadot-service/main-site-api
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Supports:
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- EXPIRED_AUCTION: Expired auctions
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- BACKORDER: Backorder listings
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- USER_LISTING: User marketplace listings
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"""
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BASE_URL = "https://www.dynadot.com"
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MARKETPLACE_API = "/dynadot-vue-api/dynadot-service/marketplace-api"
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async def fetch_auctions(
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self,
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aftermarket_type: str = "EXPIRED_AUCTION",
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page_size: int = 100,
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page_index: int = 0,
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keyword: Optional[str] = None,
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) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""Fetch auctions from Dynadot REST API."""
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try:
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async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
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params = {
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"command": "get_list",
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"aftermarket_type": aftermarket_type,
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"page_size": page_size,
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"page_index": page_index,
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"lang": "en",
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}
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if keyword:
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params["keyword"] = keyword
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response = await client.post(
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f"{self.BASE_URL}{self.MARKETPLACE_API}",
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params=params,
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headers={
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"Accept": "application/json",
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"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36",
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"Referer": "https://www.dynadot.com/market",
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},
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)
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if response.status_code != 200:
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logger.error(f"Dynadot API error: {response.status_code}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": response.text}
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data = response.json()
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# Dynadot returns code: 200 for success
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if data.get("code") not in [0, 200] and data.get("msg") != "success":
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logger.error(f"Dynadot API error: {data}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(data)}
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# Data can be in 'records' or 'list'
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listings = data.get("data", {}).get("records", []) or data.get("data", {}).get("list", [])
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# Transform to Pounce format
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transformed = []
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for item in listings:
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domain = item.get("domain", "") or item.get("name", "") or item.get("utf8_name", "")
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tld_part = domain.rsplit(".", 1)[-1] if "." in domain else ""
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# Parse end time (Dynadot uses timestamp in milliseconds or string)
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end_time = None
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end_time_stamp = item.get("end_time_stamp")
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if end_time_stamp:
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try:
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end_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(end_time_stamp / 1000)
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except:
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pass
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if not end_time:
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end_time_str = item.get("end_time") or item.get("auction_end_time")
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if end_time_str:
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try:
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# Format: "2025/12/12 08:00 PST"
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end_time = datetime.strptime(end_time_str.split(" PST")[0], "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M")
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except:
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end_time = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=1)
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# Parse bid price (can be string or number)
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bid_price = item.get("bid_price") or item.get("current_bid") or item.get("price") or 0
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if isinstance(bid_price, str):
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bid_price = float(bid_price.replace(",", "").replace("$", ""))
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transformed.append({
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"domain": domain,
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"tld": tld_part,
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"platform": "Dynadot",
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"current_bid": float(bid_price),
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"min_bid": float(item.get("start_price", 0) or 0),
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"num_bids": int(item.get("bids", 0) or item.get("bid_count", 0) or 0),
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"end_time": end_time or datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=1),
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"buy_now_price": float(item.get("accepted_bid_price")) if item.get("accepted_bid_price") else None,
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"auction_url": build_affiliate_url("Dynadot", domain),
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"currency": item.get("bid_price_currency", "USD"),
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"is_active": True,
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# Bonus data from Dynadot
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"estibot_appraisal": float(item.get("estibot_appraisal", 0) or 0),
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"backlinks": int(item.get("links", 0) or 0),
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"age_years": int(item.get("age", 0) or 0),
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})
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return {
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"items": transformed,
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"total": data.get("data", {}).get("total_count", len(transformed)),
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"has_more": len(listings) >= page_size,
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}
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except Exception as e:
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logger.exception(f"Dynadot API scraper error: {e}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(e)}
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# SAV.COM SCRAPER — AJAX JSON API
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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class SavApiScraper:
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"""
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Scraper for Sav.com Auctions using their hidden AJAX endpoint.
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Endpoint: /auctions/load_domains_ajax/{page}
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Simple POST request that returns paginated auction data.
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"""
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BASE_URL = "https://www.sav.com"
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AJAX_ENDPOINT = "/auctions/load_domains_ajax"
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async def fetch_auctions(
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self,
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page: int = 0,
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) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""Fetch auctions from Sav.com AJAX API."""
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try:
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async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
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response = await client.post(
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f"{self.BASE_URL}{self.AJAX_ENDPOINT}/{page}",
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headers={
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"Accept": "application/json, text/html",
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"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36",
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"Referer": "https://www.sav.com/domains/auctions",
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"X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest",
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},
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)
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if response.status_code != 200:
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logger.error(f"Sav API error: {response.status_code}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": response.text}
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# The response is HTML but contains structured data
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# We need to parse it or check for JSON
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content_type = response.headers.get("content-type", "")
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if "application/json" in content_type:
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data = response.json()
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else:
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# HTML response - parse it
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# For now, we'll use BeautifulSoup if needed
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logger.warning("Sav returned HTML instead of JSON, parsing...")
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return await self._parse_html_response(response.text)
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listings = data.get("domains", data.get("auctions", []))
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# Transform to Pounce format
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transformed = []
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for item in listings:
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domain = item.get("domain", "") or item.get("name", "")
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tld_part = domain.rsplit(".", 1)[-1] if "." in domain else ""
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# Parse end time
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end_time_str = item.get("end_time") or item.get("ends_at")
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end_time = None
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if end_time_str:
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try:
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end_time = datetime.fromisoformat(end_time_str.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
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except:
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end_time = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=1)
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transformed.append({
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"domain": domain,
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"tld": tld_part,
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"platform": "Sav",
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"current_bid": float(item.get("current_bid", 0) or item.get("price", 0)),
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"min_bid": float(item.get("min_bid", 0) or 0),
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"num_bids": int(item.get("bids", 0) or 0),
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"end_time": end_time,
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"buy_now_price": float(item.get("buy_now")) if item.get("buy_now") else None,
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"auction_url": build_affiliate_url("Sav", domain),
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"currency": "USD",
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"is_active": True,
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})
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return {
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"items": transformed,
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"total": len(transformed),
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"has_more": len(listings) >= 20, # Default page size
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}
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except Exception as e:
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logger.exception(f"Sav API scraper error: {e}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(e)}
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async def _parse_html_response(self, html: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""Parse HTML response from Sav.com when JSON is not available."""
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try:
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from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
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soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
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# Find auction rows
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rows = soup.select(".auction-row, .domain-row, tr[data-domain]")
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transformed = []
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for row in rows:
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domain_el = row.select_one(".domain-name, .name, [data-domain]")
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price_el = row.select_one(".price, .bid, .current-bid")
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time_el = row.select_one(".time-left, .ends, .countdown")
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bids_el = row.select_one(".bids, .bid-count")
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if not domain_el:
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continue
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domain = domain_el.get_text(strip=True) or domain_el.get("data-domain", "")
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tld_part = domain.rsplit(".", 1)[-1] if "." in domain else ""
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price_text = price_el.get_text(strip=True) if price_el else "0"
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price = float("".join(c for c in price_text if c.isdigit() or c == ".") or "0")
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bids_text = bids_el.get_text(strip=True) if bids_el else "0"
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bids = int("".join(c for c in bids_text if c.isdigit()) or "0")
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transformed.append({
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"domain": domain,
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"tld": tld_part,
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"platform": "Sav",
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"current_bid": price,
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"min_bid": 0,
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"num_bids": bids,
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"end_time": datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=1), # Estimate
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"buy_now_price": None,
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"auction_url": build_affiliate_url("Sav", domain),
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"currency": "USD",
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"is_active": True,
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})
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return {
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"items": transformed,
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"total": len(transformed),
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"has_more": len(rows) >= 20,
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}
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except Exception as e:
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logger.exception(f"Sav HTML parsing error: {e}")
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return {"items": [], "total": 0, "error": str(e)}
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# UNIFIED SCRAPER — Combines all hidden API scrapers
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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class HiddenApiScraperService:
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"""
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Unified service that combines all hidden API scrapers.
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Priority order:
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1. JSON APIs (most reliable)
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2. GraphQL APIs (Namecheap)
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3. AJAX endpoints (fallback)
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All URLs include affiliate tracking for monetization.
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"""
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def __init__(self):
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self.namecheap = NamecheapApiScraper()
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self.dynadot = DynadotApiScraper()
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self.sav = SavApiScraper()
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async def scrape_all(self, limit_per_platform: int = 100) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""
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Scrape all platforms using hidden APIs.
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Returns combined results with platform breakdown.
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"""
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results = {
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"total_found": 0,
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"platforms": {},
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"errors": [],
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"items": [],
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}
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# Scrape Namecheap
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try:
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namecheap_data = await self.namecheap.fetch_auctions(limit=limit_per_platform)
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results["platforms"]["Namecheap"] = {
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"found": len(namecheap_data.get("items", [])),
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"total": namecheap_data.get("total", 0),
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}
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results["items"].extend(namecheap_data.get("items", []))
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results["total_found"] += len(namecheap_data.get("items", []))
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if namecheap_data.get("error"):
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results["errors"].append(f"Namecheap: {namecheap_data['error']}")
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except Exception as e:
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results["errors"].append(f"Namecheap: {str(e)}")
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# Scrape Dynadot
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try:
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dynadot_data = await self.dynadot.fetch_auctions(page_size=limit_per_platform)
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results["platforms"]["Dynadot"] = {
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"found": len(dynadot_data.get("items", [])),
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"total": dynadot_data.get("total", 0),
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}
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results["items"].extend(dynadot_data.get("items", []))
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results["total_found"] += len(dynadot_data.get("items", []))
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if dynadot_data.get("error"):
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results["errors"].append(f"Dynadot: {dynadot_data['error']}")
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except Exception as e:
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results["errors"].append(f"Dynadot: {str(e)}")
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# Scrape Sav.com
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try:
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sav_data = await self.sav.fetch_auctions(page=0)
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results["platforms"]["Sav"] = {
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"found": len(sav_data.get("items", [])),
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"total": sav_data.get("total", 0),
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}
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results["items"].extend(sav_data.get("items", []))
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results["total_found"] += len(sav_data.get("items", []))
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if sav_data.get("error"):
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results["errors"].append(f"Sav: {sav_data['error']}")
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except Exception as e:
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results["errors"].append(f"Sav: {str(e)}")
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return results
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# Export instances
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namecheap_scraper = NamecheapApiScraper()
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dynadot_scraper = DynadotApiScraper()
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sav_scraper = SavApiScraper()
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hidden_api_scraper = HiddenApiScraperService()
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