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WhoAPI is a WHOIS/domain data API service for developers, run by Goran Duskic.

whoapi.com · 27 public sources · Updated about 6 hours ago

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How WhoAPI Makes Money

domain WHOIS data API for developers and SEO businesses

How did WhoAPI monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

WhoAPI monetized through usage-based fees on its API, which customers used to check domain expiration dates and domain age before looking up and registering domain names.

Revenue sources

1 source · grouped by how WhoAPI makes money

  • Usage-based fees

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “they were using our API to check the expiration dates on the domain names and domain dates for registration, for domain age, and they would then look up those domain names and eventually, if possible, register them”
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    “Because I'm not a developer, and an API is a really, really technical product. And it's really hard for a non-technical person to sell a really technical product, especially when it's a B2B.”
    medium

How 2,743 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — WhoAPI’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    65%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    30%
  • Services & consulting
    25%
  • Physical products
    21%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    14%
  • Course / training sales
    11%
  • Usage-based fees
    10% ◀
  • Add-ons & upsells
    10%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    4%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
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