webl - Domain Intelligence CLI

Command-line tool for domain intelligence lookups. Get WebL Site Authority, age, launch detection, and industry data directly from your terminal.

Installation

Quick Install (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://websitelaunches.com/install.php | bash

This installer will automatically:

• Detect your OS and Python version
• Choose the best installation method (Homebrew, pipx, or pip)
• Verify the installation
• Show you quick start examples

macOS (Homebrew)

brew tap websitelaunches/tap
brew install webl

pip (all platforms)

pip install webl

pipx (recommended for CLI tools)

pipx install webl

Quick Start

# Look up a domain (no API key needed for 3k/month)
webl github.com

# Include historical data (requires Growth+ tier)
webl github.com --history

# Output as JSON
webl github.com --json

# Output as CSV
webl github.com --csv

# For higher limits, set your API key
webl config set-key YOUR_API_KEY

# Batch lookup (requires API key)
webl batch domains.txt

Free Tier (No API Key Required!)

You can use webl immediately without any signup:

• 3,000 requests per month based on your IP address
• Perfect for personal use and testing
• No registration required

Upgrade for More

Sign up for an API key to get higher limits:

• Starter: 50,000 requests/month + AI descriptions
• Growth: 250,000 requests/month + historical data + batch lookups
• Pro: 1,000,000 requests/month
• Business: 5,000,000 requests/month + custom rate limits

Get your API key at: https://websitelaunches.com/api/

Usage

Single Domain Lookup

webl github.com
webl stripe.com --history
webl shopify.com --json

Output includes:

• WebL Site Authority score (0-100)
• Domain age and registration date
• Launch detection and date
• Industry category classification
• AI-generated description

Batch Lookup

Create a text file with one domain per line:

# domains.txt
github.com
stripe.com
shopify.com

Then run:

webl batch domains.txt
webl batch domains.txt --csv > results.csv

Configuration

# Set API key
webl config set-key YOUR_API_KEY

# Show current config
webl config show

# Show config file path
webl config path

Output Formats

• Pretty (default): Beautiful terminal output with tables
• JSON: Machine-readable JSON (--json)
• CSV: CSV format for spreadsheets (--csv)

Environment Variables

You can also set your API key via environment variable:

export WEBL_API_KEY=your_api_key
webl github.com

Examples

Basic lookup

$ webl github.com

╭─────────────── Domain Intelligence ───────────────╮
│ Domain         github.com                         │
│ Authority      85/100                             │
│ Age            17.2 years (2007-10-01)            │
│ Launch Date    2008-04-10                         │
│ Category       Developer Tools > Code Hosting     │
│ Description    GitHub is a development platform...│
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

API Usage: 1,247/250,000 requests this month (growth tier)

Historical data

$ webl github.com --history

╭─────────────── Domain Intelligence ───────────────╮
│ Domain         github.com                         │
│ Authority      85/100                             │
│ ...                                                │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Historical Authority:
Date      Authority  Release ID
2018-01   75         CC-MAIN-2018-05
2019-01   78         CC-MAIN-2019-04
2025-10   85         CC-MAIN-2025-40

Authority Change: +10 (+13.3%)

JSON output

$ webl github.com --json | jq
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "domain": "github.com",
    "site_authority": 85,
    "domain_age": 17.2,
    ...
  }
}

CSV output

$ webl github.com --csv
domain,authority,age_years,age_date,launch_detected,launch_date,category...
github.com,85,17.2,2007-10-01,true,2008-04-10,Developer Tools,...

Batch processing

$ webl batch domains.txt --csv > results.csv

API Tiers

• Free: 3,000 requests/month (no API key needed!)
• Starter: 50,000 requests/month + AI descriptions
• Growth: 250,000 requests/month + historical data + batch lookups
• Pro: 1,000,000 requests/month
• Business: 5,000,000 requests/month + custom rate limits

Historical data (--history flag) requires Growth tier or higher. Batch lookups (webl batch) require an API key (any paid tier).

Support

• Documentation: https://websitelaunches.com/docs
• Dashboard: https://websitelaunches.com/api/dashboard
• Issues: https://github.com/websitelaunches/webl-cli/issues

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details