From 65af0c93774ddc60b5d8db81c128984a980063bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TwiN Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:36:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs(client): Clarify usage of [DOMAIN_EXPIRATION] placeholder Updated the explanation for the [DOMAIN_EXPIRATION] placeholder to clarify the usage of RDAP. --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bed743a0..4bc34c88 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3010,8 +3010,8 @@ endpoints: - "[CERTIFICATE_EXPIRATION] > 240h" ``` -> ⚠ The usage of the `[DOMAIN_EXPIRATION]` placeholder requires Gatus to send a request to the official IANA WHOIS service [through a library](https://github.com/TwiN/whois) -> and in some cases, a secondary request to a TLD-specific WHOIS server (e.g. `whois.nic.sh`). +> ⚠ The usage of the `[DOMAIN_EXPIRATION]` placeholder requires Gatus to use RDAP, or as a fallback, send a request to the official IANA WHOIS service +> [through a library](https://github.com/TwiN/whois) and in some cases, a secondary request to a TLD-specific WHOIS server (e.g. `whois.nic.sh`). > To prevent the WHOIS service from throttling your IP address if you send too many requests, Gatus will prevent you from > using the `[DOMAIN_EXPIRATION]` placeholder on an endpoint with an interval of less than `5m`.