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Show HN: Allzonefiles.io – get lists of all registered domains in the Internet

allzonefiles.io

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This site provides lists with 305M of domain names across 1570 domain zones in the entire Internet. You can download these lists from the website or via API. Domain lists for majority of zones are updated daily.

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There is basically identical project I've been aware of for some time, and it seems to be shutting down in two weeks according to their website. What's the story here?

https://zonefiles.io/

Thanks for pointing that out! I'm aware of zonefiles.io — it's a solid project and has been around for a while. AllZoneFiles.io was built independently, with a focus on broader coverage, more frequent updates, and API access to make large-scale domain data more usable for developers and researchers. I can’t speak to their shutdown plans, but I hope AllZoneFiles.io can fill that gap and continue to evolve based on what users find valuable. And AllZoneFiles.io is not a short-term project - it is built to be a reliable domain data source for many years ahead.

This is pretty awesome. Would be better when the compromised domain list get updated. Just imagine what could be done in terms of alternative search products to replace the fallen Google (not even commercially, but just a search product that actually work)

Appreciate the kind words! I agree, there's a lot of untapped potential in domain-level data. A regularly updated compromised domain list would definitely be a valuable extra, I am working on adding it as soon as possible!

This is amazing. I didn't know this sort of list can be created. I haven't subscribed for a paid plan but I know I will spend time just browsing and analyzing... what is the source of this information?

Thank you! Glad you find it interesting - it’s definitely fun (and sometimes surprising) to explore how the domain landscape evolves. I don’t publicly share specific data sources, but creating and maintaining a comprehensive list across 1570+ zones involves a mix of aggregation, normalization, and ongoing reconciliation work. Domain data is updated daily. AllZoneFiles.io is here to save you a ton of time and effort on that, so that you be able to easily get the latest, fullest and most up-to-date domain data anytime you need it.

I saw the source on the internet last week, but I was extremely lazy to download it, and without realising how valuable it is.

I will be hunting my browser history tonight.

Glad it caught your attention! If it helps, AllZoneFiles.io is designed to save you that browser archaeology: everything’s centralized, downloadable in bulk or by zone, and accessible via API if you want to automate it.

This seems to have two sources, publicly available zones and compilations from certificate transparency logs.

Thanks for checking it out! Neither source alone provides a full or reliably structured picture across all TLDs, especially considering differences in availability, formats, and update frequencies. AllZoneFiles.io focuses on unifying and maintaining a consistent, deduplicated, and regularly updated dataset spanning 1570+ zones and 300M+ (as of today: 305+ millions) domains. I prefer not to go into detail on the exact sourcing pipeline, but it involves a fair amount of normalization, reconciliation, and monitoring to keep the data accurate and usable at scale. Thank you!

thats a lot of domains, awesome

And it is ever growing number (number of domains)!

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