What it does

It finds fake webshops, counterfeit marketplace listings, typosquatted domains and impersonation profiles abusing your brand. AI classifies every hit, scores the risk, saves a page snapshot as takedown evidence and tells you which report to file - with no API key needed.

📦 What data you get

Every run returns these fields per record, exportable as CSV, JSON or Excel.

✓Abuse type (fake shop, counterfeit, typosquat, impersonation)
✓URL / domain / profile
✓Brand term matched
✓AI classification
✓Risk score
✓Page snapshot (evidence)
✓Registrar / platform
✓Recommended takedown route
✓Detected timestamp

🎯 Who uses it

Brand owners

Find counterfeit listings and fake shops abusing your brand before customers do.

Legal teams

Get snapshot evidence and the right takedown route for each hit.

Security teams

Catch typosquatted domains and impersonation profiles early.

🚀 How to run it

  1. Create a free Apify account

    Click "Run this actor on Apify" above and sign up - you get $5 of credit instantly, no credit card required.

  2. Enter your input

    Paste the target URL or search terms into the actor's input form in the Apify console.

  3. Set a result limit and click Run

    The limit controls your cost. Pagination, rotating proxies and anti-bot handling all happen in the cloud.

  4. Export or automate

    Download JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect a webhook, schedule or the API to push results into your own workflow.

💵 What it costs

$0.0038
per candidate screened
New Apify accounts start with $5 of free credit and no credit card, so you can test the output before spending anything. There is no monthly minimum - you pay only for what a run produces.

❓ Questions about Brand Protection - Counterfeit, Fake Shop & Typosquat Detector

What kinds of abuse does it detect?

Fake webshops, counterfeit marketplace listings, typosquatted domains and impersonation profiles.

Do I get evidence for a takedown?

Yes - each hit is saved with a page snapshot plus the recommended report to file.

Do I need an API key?

No - it runs with no API keys.

💬 Need different data from Brand Protection - Counterfeit, Fake Shop & Typosquat Detector?

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