---
title: "Search Name Server Changes"
slug: "search-name-server-changes"
updated: 2026-01-07T16:30:17Z
published: 2026-01-07T16:30:17Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.silentpush.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Name Server Changes

```plaintext
GET /explore/query/nstransfer
```

Query for name server changes from/to name servers within a time window for domains registered within a time window, optionally for domains registered with the registrar.

| **Query Parameters:** | - **from_ns = (string) (required) –** - name of previous name server, wildcard supported - use ‘self’ to search for self-hosted name servers - **to_ns = (string) (required) –** - name of new name server, wildcard supported - use ‘self’ to search for self-hosted name servers - **domain_regex = (string) (optional) –** - domain pattern to match - pattern must be a valid re2 regular expression - **days = (int) (optional) –** - sets window for change_date_after and whois_date_after, if not explicitly set - default = 30 - **change_date_after = (string) (optional) –** - only changes on or after this date, or last 30 days if not set - **change_date_before = (string) (optional) –** - only changes on or before this date - **nschanges_only =<0\|1> (int) (optional) –** - ignore whois data unless specific whois options are set - default = 0 - **whois_date_after = (string) (optional) –** - only domains registered on or after this date, or last 30 days if not set - **whois_date_before = (string) (optional) –** - only domains registered on or before this date - **registrar = (string) (optional) –** - only domains registered using this registrar - partial string match, or any if not set - **email = (string) (optional) –** - only domains using this registrant email address - exact match only, or any if not set - **order = (string) (optional) –** - sort change dates in desc/asc order - default = desc - **limit = (int) (optional) –** - number of results to return - default = 100 - **skip = (int) (optional) –** - number of results to skip |
| --- | --- |
| **Request headers:** | - *X-API-KEY - api-key* |

> [!CAUTION]
> Warning
> 
> Using any of the whois-specific options limits the search to domains for which we have pre-collected whois data
> 
> - whois_data_after
> - whois_date_before
> - registrar
> - email

## Example Request

```plaintext
https://api.silentpush.com/api/v1/merge-api/explore/query/nstransfer \
    ?from_ns=*.ipage.com \
    &to_ns=*.registrar-servers.com \
    &registrar=namecheap \
    &change_date_after=2021-05-01 \
    &whois_date_after=2021-05-01 \
    &limit=3
```

## Example Response

```python
{
    "status_code": 200,
    "error": null,
    "response": {
        "nstransfer": [
            {
                "change_date": "2021-06-17",
                "domain": "ajitfhm.com",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns1.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns2.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            },
            {
                "change_date": "2021-06-12",
                "domain": "mxnet.email",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns1.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns2.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            },
            {
                "change_date": "2021-06-03",
                "domain": "picindex.info",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns1.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns2.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}
```

### Domains Matching Regular Expression

```plaintext
https://api.silentpush.com/api/v1/merge-api/explore/query/nstransfer \
    ?from_ns=*.ipage.com \
    &to_ns=*.registrar-servers.com \
    &domain_regex=^[[:alnum:]]{3,7}\.[[:alpha:]]{2,}$ \
    &change_date_after=2021-03-01 \
    &limit=3
```

```python
{
    "status_code": 200,
    "error": null,
    "response": {
        "nstransfer": [
            {
                "change_date": "2021-04-03",
                "domain": "opti.red",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns101.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns102.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            },
            {
                "change_date": "2021-04-01",
                "domain": "giftme.xyz",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns101.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns102.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            },
            {
                "change_date": "2021-04-01",
                "domain": "noco.today",
                "newnsrecs": [
                    "dns101.registrar-servers.com",
                    "dns102.registrar-servers.com"
                ],
                "oldnsrecs": [
                    "ns1.ipage.com",
                    "ns2.ipage.com"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}
```