---
title: "Sweep for typosquat domains impersonating your brand"
slug: "typosquat-domain-sweep"
type: "apify-task-example"
url: "https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/examples/typosquat-domain-sweep"
actor: "Brand Protection - Counterfeit, Fake Shop & Typosquat Detector"
actor_url: "https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/brand-abuse-counterfeit-detector"
apify_url: "https://apify.com/fayoussef/brand-abuse-counterfeit-detector/examples/typosquat-domain-sweep?fpr=youssef&fp_sid=abe_ex_typosquat-domain-sweep"
price: "$0.01"
price_unit: "per candidate screened"
---

# Sweep for typosquat domains impersonating your brand

Generates 200 misspellings, character swaps, hyphenations and alternative TLDs of your official domain, checks which ones are registered and live, and has AI judge whether each one impersonates the brand. The output is a ranked list of lookalike domains worth a UDRP or a registrar complaint.

**Run it:** [Sweep for typosquat domains impersonating your brand on Apify](https://apify.com/fayoussef/brand-abuse-counterfeit-detector/examples/typosquat-domain-sweep?fpr=youssef&fp_sid=abe_ex_typosquat-domain-sweep)  
**Actor:** [Brand Protection - Counterfeit, Fake Shop & Typosquat Detector](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/brand-abuse-counterfeit-detector)  
**Pricing:** $0.01 per candidate screened

## The input this task runs with

```json
{
  "brandName": "Lululemon",
  "officialDomains": [
    "lululemon.com"
  ],
  "checks": [
    "typosquat_domains"
  ],
  "domainVariants": 200,
  "maxCandidates": 200
}
```

## What every run returns

- `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`

## How to run it

1. Open the task on Apify. New accounts get $5 of free credit.
2. Check the pre-filled input above and change anything you need.
3. Click Run. Pagination, proxies and anti-bot handling are automatic.
4. Export CSV, JSON or Excel, or save it as your own task and schedule it.

## Other Brand Protection - Counterfeit, Fake Shop & Typosquat Detector tasks

- [Find fake webshops selling your brand](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/examples/fake-shops-selling-your-brand): Sweeps search results and marketplaces for storefronts and listings trading on the Ray-Ban name and its best known models, screens each with AI for counterfeit and fake shop signals, and returns only hits at or above a 60 risk score with the evidence saved for a takedown notice.

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