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Get Domain Abuse Report

Get the current abuse status of a domain (complaints, hold lifecycle, scenario classification). Returns a machine-readable summary suitable for resellers monitoring domains on behalf of their customers.

Content-Type application/json
category abuse
action get_abuse_report

Request parameters

Parameter Name Type Describe Example
domain String (3-60) Domain name example.com

Response parameters

Parameter Name Type Describe
domain String Domain name
scenario Object Current abuse scenario classification (one of six domain-level states)
scenario.status String Status phrase. One of: "Normal", "Under Review", "Pending ClientHold", "ClientHold", "Closed", "ServerHold"
scenario.impact String Impact phrase paired with the status, e.g. "At risk of restriction", "Currently restricted", "No restriction"
scenario.action String Recommended next-step phrase for the domain owner
hold Object Hold lifecycle timeline
hold.state String Current hold state: none / pending / applied
hold.pending_since Datetime When the domain entered the pending-hold queue (null when no hold record exists)
hold.scheduled_at Datetime Planned clientHold execution time. If the case is not resolved by this time, clientHold will be applied automatically.
hold.applied_at Datetime When clientHold was actually applied. Null while the hold is still pending.
complaint Object Aggregated complaint statistics for this domain
complaint.case_count Integer Number of distinct abuse cases involving this domain (open + closed)
complaint.earliest_at Datetime Timestamp of the earliest complaint received for this domain
complaint.latest_at Datetime Timestamp of the most recent complaint received for this domain
complaint.categories String[] Distinct abuse categories across all related cases, e.g. ["Phishing", "Malware"]
complaint.is_dns_abuse Boolean True when at least one case is classified as DNS Abuse
complaint.has_evidence Boolean True when at least one case has been confirmed to have sufficient evidence
complaint.reported_urls String[] URLs extracted from complaint emails for this domain (deduplicated across all related abuse records). Empty array when the scenario is Normal, ServerHold, or an ICANN-directed ClientHold.
details_url_hint String English hint guiding the customer to the console path that shows full case details and the AI-generated complaint summary

Request Example

                                    
{
    curl https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=abuse&action=get_abuse_report&domain={domain} 
      -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" 
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
}

Return result

0 OK Successful response
                                        
{
    "code": 0,
    "msg" : "success",
    "data" : {
        "domain": "example.com",
        "scenario": {
            "status": "Pending ClientHold",
            "impact": "At risk of restriction",
            "action": "Submit supporting materials now"
        },
        "hold": {
            "state": "pending",
            "pending_since": "2026-04-20 10:30:00",
            "scheduled_at": "2026-04-22 10:30:00",
            "applied_at": null
        },
        "complaint": {
            "case_count": 3,
            "earliest_at": "2026-03-12 09:14:00",
            "latest_at": "2026-04-22 18:02:00",
            "categories": ["Phishing", "Malware"],
            "is_dns_abuse": true,
            "has_evidence": true,
            "reported_urls": [
                "http://example.com/promo/win-iphone",
                "http://example.com/dl/installer.exe"
            ]
        },
        "details_url_hint": "For full case details and the AI-generated complaint summary, sign in to nicenic.com and go to My Account > My Products > Domain Name > Health Check."        
    }
}
400 Bad Request
                                        
{
    "code": 400,
    "msg" : "Request parameter error",
}
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