Wait for a domain name to become available and then register it

register_domain_name.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Install the aws cli: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-install.html
# Then configure the cli: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-configure.html

while : ; do
  aws --region us-east-1 route53domains check-domain-availability --domain-name domain.com | grep UNAVAILABLE
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    aws --region us-east-1 route53domains register-domain --cli-input-json '{"DomainName":"domain.com","DurationInYears":1,"AutoRenew":true,"AdminContact":{"FirstName":"Gardner","LastName":"Bickford","ContactType":"PERSON","AddressLine1":"123 Main St","AddressLine2":"","City":"Boulder","State":"CO","CountryCode":"US","ZipCode":"80301","PhoneNumber":"+1.5555555","Email":"webmaster@spunts.net"},"RegistrantContact":{"FirstName":"Gardner","LastName":"Bickford","ContactType":"PERSON","AddressLine1":"123 Main St","AddressLine2":"","City":"Boulder","State":"CO","CountryCode":"US","ZipCode":"80301","PhoneNumber":"+1.5555555","Email":"webmaster@spunts.net"},"TechContact":{"FirstName":"Gardner","LastName":"Bickford","ContactType":"PERSON","AddressLine1":"123 Main St","AddressLine2":"","City":"Boulder","State":"CO","CountryCode":"US","ZipCode":"80301","PhoneNumber":"+1.5555555","Email":"webmaster@spunts.net"},"PrivacyProtectAdminContact":true,"PrivacyProtectRegistrantContact":true,"PrivacyProtectTechContact":true}'
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
      exit
    fi
  fi
  date
  sleep 900
done