Response fields
whois
What the regional internet registry has on record for the block.
Registration intelligence from RDAP across all 5 RIRs (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC), refreshed weekly.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
org | string | Registrant organization from the RDAP record. |
country | string | Registration country from the RDAP record. |
netname | string | Network name (netblock name) from the RDAP record. |
status | string | Allocation status of the block, e.g. "ASSIGNED PA", "ALLOCATED PORTABLE". |
registered | string | Registration date, when the registry publishes one. |
last_changed | string | Date the registry record was last modified, when published. |
has_vpn_keywords | boolean | Registration text matched at least one of 46 VPN keywords. |
has_hosting_keywords | boolean | Registration text matched at least one of 27 hosting keywords. |
A field with no value comes back as the string "none", or 0 for numbers. The API never returns null.
Example
The whois group for 8.8.8.8, from a real lookup on 24 October 2026. Values change as the data is refreshed.
{
"whois": {
"org": "none",
"country": "US",
"netname": "none",
"status": "none",
"registered": "2023-12-28T00:00:00.000Z",
"last_changed": "none",
"has_vpn_keywords": false,
"has_hosting_keywords": false
}
}