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Whois Database Documentation

Whois Database

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Download daily, weekly, or monthly WHOIS database updates by providing the date parameter to the /daily, /weekly, or /monthly endpoints.

Tip: Not sure which date to use? The Database Files Status endpoint returns the last_update and available_from dates for daily, weekly, and monthly WHOIS database snapshots, so you can verify freshness before triggering a download.

Authorization

You can make authorized requests to our API by passing API key as a query parameter. To get your API key, login to our billing dashboard and get your API key! If your API key has been compromised, you can change it by clicking on reset button in billing dashboard.

Query Parameters

Required
  • apiKey
    Get your API key from our billing dashboard.
Optional
  • date

    Date parameter is optional. The most recent data will be fetched if the link doesn't have a date specified. If you choose to provide a date, use the format (yyyy-MM-dd). To find out the latest available file date and the earliest snapshot still hosted, use the Database Files Status endpoint.

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Fields Description

Fields
Details
Data Type
Example
num
Row sequence number in dataset
number
1
domain_name
Domain name being queried
string
kemlid.co.uk
query_time
WHOIS query execution timestamp
string (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)
2023-07-01 23:17:25
create_date
Domain creation date
string (YYYY-MM-DD)
2023-06-28
update_date
Last updated date of domain record
string (YYYY-MM-DD)
2023-06-28
expiry_date
Domain expiration date
string (YYYY-MM-DD)
2024-06-28
domain_registrar
Registrar information
domain_registrar_id
Registrar ID (if available)
string
domain_registrar_name
Registrar name
string
Namesco Limited [Tag = NAMESCO]
domain_registrar_whois
Registrar WHOIS server
string
domain_registrar_url
Registrar website URL
string
https://www.names.co.uk
registrant_contact
Domain registrant details (owner information)
registrant_name
Registrant name
string
registrant_company
Registrant company
string
registrant_address
Registrant address
string
registrant_city
Registrant city
string
registrant_state
Registrant state/region
string
registrant_zip
Registrant postal code
string
registrant_country_code
Registrant country code
string
registrant_country
Registrant country
string
registrant_email
Registrant email (if available)
string
registrant_phone
Registrant phone
string
registrant_fax
Registrant fax
string
administrative_contact
Administrative contact details
administrative_name
Admin contact name
string
administrative_company
Admin company
string
administrative_address
Admin address
string
administrative_city
Admin city
string
administrative_state
Admin state
string
administrative_zip
Admin ZIP code
string
administrative_country_code
Admin country code
string
administrative_country
Admin country
string
administrative_email
Admin email
string
administrative_phone
Admin phone
string
administrative_fax
Admin fax
string
technical_contact
Technical contact details
technical_name
Technical contact name
string
technical_company
Technical company
string
technical_address
Technical address
string
technical_city
Technical city
string
technical_state
Technical state
string
technical_zip
Technical ZIP code
string
technical_country_code
Technical country code
string
technical_country
Technical country
string
technical_email
Technical email
string
technical_phone
Technical phone
string
technical_fax
Technical fax
string
billing_contact
Billing contact details
billing_name
Billing name
string
billing_company
Billing company
string
billing_address
Billing address
string
billing_city
Billing city
string
billing_state
Billing state
string
billing_zip
Billing ZIP code
string
billing_country_code
Billing country code
string
billing_country
Billing country
string
billing_email
Billing email
string
billing_phone
Billing phone
string
billing_fax
Billing fax
string
dns
Name server records
name_servers
List of authoritative name servers
array
ns2.phase8.net
domain_status
Domain status flags from registry
ok
reseller_contact
Reseller information (if available)
reseller_name
Reseller name
string
reseller_email
Reseller email
string
reseller_phone
Reseller phone
string