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title: 'antimalware:domainmonitoring'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-domainmonitoring'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-domainmonitoring.md'
date: '2026-09-24'
description: 'Configure the Web Risk API domain monitoring settings. sentinel --task=antimalware:domainmonitoring Option Value Default Description --api_key <string> The Web Risk API key. Read more: https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/basics/getting-started#get-a-web-risk-api-key --connection_timeout &…'
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# antimalware:domainmonitoring

Configure the Web Risk API domain monitoring settings.

```
sentinel --task=antimalware:domainmonitoring
```

| Option | Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `--api_key` | <string> |  | The Web Risk API key. Read more: [https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/basics/getting-started#get-a-web-risk-api-key](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-domainmonitoring/%5Bhttps://docs.danami.com/sentinel/basics/getting-started#get-a-web-risk-api-key) |
| `--connection_timeout` | <digit> | 10 | The amount of time to wait for before timing out when connecting to the Web Risk API (in seconds) . |
| `--check_interval` | <disabled\|daily\|weekly\|monthly> | daily | How often to check all your domains using the Web Risk API. |
| `--check_hour` |  | 1 | The hour of day to check all your domains using the Web Risk API. |
| `--check_day` |  | 0 |  |
| `--default` | <yes> |  | Reset all settings to their default values. |
| `--default_option` | <option> |  | Reset a specific setting to its default value. |

## Examples

```
// set the api_key
sentinel --task=antimalware:domainmonitoring --api_key=XXXXXXX

// reset the check_hour back to its default value
sentinel --task=antimalware:domainmonitoring --default_option=check_hour

// reset all settings to their default values
sentinel --task=antimalware:domainmonitoring --default=yes
```

## Related Pages

- [Domains](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/plesk-interface/domains "Domains")
- [Domain Monitoring](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware/domain-monitoring "Domain Monitoring")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/plesk-interface/domains) [](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware/domain-monitoring)

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