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title: 'Domain Monitoring'
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date: '2026-10-09'
description: 'Web Risk API key - api_key The Web Risk API key. The API key is free for up to 100,000 requests per month. Signup here: https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/ Default: empty Connection timeout - connection_timeout The amount of time to wait for before timing out when connecting to the Web Risk API. Def…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/)     [ Settings Reference ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings)     [ Antimalware ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware)      Domain Monitoring    

# Domain Monitoring

**Web Risk API key** - `api_key`
The Web Risk API key. The API key is free for up to 100,000 requests per month. Signup here: <https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/>
Default: empty

**Connection timeout** - `connection_timeout`
The amount of time to wait for before timing out when connecting to the Web Risk API.
Default: 10

**Check interval** - `check_interval`
How often to automatically check all your domains using the Web Risk API.
Default: daily

**Check hour** - `check_hour`
The hour of day to check all your domains using the Web Risk API.
Default: 1

### How to get a Web Risk API key

> > > > > The Web Risk API is free for up to 100,000 API calls per month. Domain checking in Sentinel is entirely optional. It just adds additional external monitoring of your domains for malware.

1. Enable Web Risk API by logging into the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/).
2. Login using your Google account and `Create a new Project`, unless you already have one created. Add a project name and click on the `Create` button (wait a few moments after you click the create button to load your project, otherwise you can manually select it).
3. Make sure that [billing is enabled for your Cloud project](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled) even if you plan to use less than 100,000 calls per month on the free tier. The Web Risk API key will not work without billing enabled.
4. Select `API Library`.
5. Search for the `Web Risk API`, access it and click on the Enable button.
6. Next click on `Credentials` from the left panel.
7. Select the `Create credentials` drop-down, then choose API key.
8. Copy the provided key and paste it into `Sentinel Anti-malware` -> `Settings` -> `Domain Monitoring` > `Web Risk API key` field.
9. Go to `Sentinel Anti-malware` -> `Domains` and select all your domains then press the "check" button to check if any of your domains are blacklisted.

More information can be found at: <https://cloud.google.com/web-risk/>

You can choose who gets domain monitoring alerts under `Tools & Settings` -> `Notifications` -> `Sentinel Anti-malware domain monitoring alert`

## Related Pages

- [Domains](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/plesk-interface/domains "Domains")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-domainmonitoring)

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