Download IP Whois data snapshots in JSON‑gzipped format by specifying a date. Each snapshot provides complete Whois records, including IP ranges, contact details, and more in a structured format. Snapshot preparation typically takes 3–4 days.
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.
Required
- apiKey
Get your API key from our billing dashboard.
- date
Get a snapshot for a specific day by specifying the date parameter in yyyy‑MM‑dd format (e.g., 2026‑01‑26).
File Extension: The API returns the result as a gzip-compressed JSON file (.json.gz) for efficient download and storage. To extract the file, follow this tutorial.
Fields Description
Fields
Details
Data Type
Example
range
IP address range covered by this allocation
string
1.0.0.0-1.255.255.255
name
Network block or allocation name
string
APNIC-AP
country
Country code of the allocation registry or region
string
AU
domain
Registry domain responsible for the IP allocation
string
apnic.net
rir
Regional Internet Registry responsible for allocation
string
apnic
org
Organization details associated with the IP range
handle
Organization unique identifier
string
org-apni3-ap
name
Organization name
string
Asia Pacific Network Information Center, Pty. Ltd.
type
Organization type
string
rir
address
Physical address of organization
string
Level 1 - 33 Park Road, Australia
country
Country of organization
string
AU
email
Contact email of organization
string
phone
Contact phone number
string
fax
Fax number
string
date_updated
Last updated timestamp
string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss)
2023-09-05T13:05:31
source
Data source registry
string
apnic
admin
Administrative contacts list
handle
Admin contact handle
string
hm20-ap
name
Admin name
string
APNIC Hostmaster
country
Country of admin contact
string
AU
email
Admin email
string
phone
Admin phone number
string
+61 7 3858 3100
fax
Admin fax number
string
+61 7 3858 3199
address
Admin address
string
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
tech
Technical contacts list
handle
Tech contact handle
string
no4-ap
name
Technical contact name
string
APNIC Network Operations
country
Country of technical contact
string
AU
email
Technical contact email
string
abuse
Abuse contact information
handle
Abuse handle
string
aa1452-ap
email
Abuse email
string
irt
Incident response team contact details
handle
IRT handle
string
IRT-ENTITY
name
IRT name
string
IRT-APNIC-AP
email
IRT contact email
string
bgp
BGP routing information (if available)
array
raw_whois
Full raw WHOIS response text from registry
string
WHOIS output text block
date_created
Initial creation date of record
string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss)
date_updated
Last update timestamp of record
string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss)
2023-09-05T01:46:01
