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Utility
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Methods
- Get Whois info
Get Whois info (GET)
This call retrieves detailed public whois information for a domain.
Parameters
Domain to retrieve whois data for e.g. nametoolkit.com. Note - Will NOT work correctly if you specify a domain with subdomain.
For example: "/whois?q=mashape.com"
Results
The city part of an address.
For example: "Paris"
The country part of an address.
For example: "France"
Post code part of address
For example: "12345"
The first line of a street address
For example: "15 place de la Nation"
Second line of street address
For example: "District 9"
In the event of a lengthy street address this may also be populated.
For example: "Manhattan"
Domain which was checked.
For example: "nametoolkit.com"
Whois created date for this domain.
For example: "15-jul-1999"
Normalised whois expiration date for this domain. RAW Whois expiration dates are in a different format in practically every TLD.
For example: "2018-7-15"
Description - Uncommonly used field
Domain which was sent to API. Can be different from checked if there was a problem parsing a domain.
For example: "nametoolkit.com"
Email of domain owner
For example: "customerservice@nametoolkit.com"
Whois expiration date in raw format Note - Can differ between TLDs
For example: "15-jul-2018"
Fax number of domain owner Note - Optional and different formatting is allowed between registries.
For example: "+33.143730576"
Name of domain owner
For example: "Parsity Ltd."
List of name servers for this domain.
For example: "[ "a.dns.gandi.net" "b.dns.gandi.net" "c.dns.gandi.net" ]"
Phone number Note - Optional and not well defined between registries.
For example: "+442.890424190"
Raw text whois string
For example: "Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: SILICONREPUBLIC.COM Registrar: TUCOWS.COM CO. Whois Server: whois.tucows.com Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net Name Server: NS0.TIBUS.NET Name Server: NS1.TIBUS.NET Name Server: NS2.TIBUS.NET Status: ok Updated Date: 22-jul-2011 Creation Date:"
Page/site usually provided by a registrar to answer common queries by/about it's registrant's domains.
For example: "domainhelp.opensrs.net"
Company with which a domain was registered
For example: "OpenSRS"
Whether a domain is available or not
For example: ""taken"|"free""
Timestamp of last update to this whois record
For example: "22-jul-2011"
Example
{"address_city":"Paris","address_country":"France","address_postal_code":"12345","address_street1":"15 place de la Nation","address_street2":"District 9","address_street3":"Manhattan","checked":"nametoolkit.com","created":["15-jul-1999"],"dateExpires":"2018-7-15","descr":"sample value","domain":"nametoolkit.com","email":"customerservice@nametoolkit.com","expiration_date":"15-jul-2018","fax":"+33.143730576","name":"Parsity Ltd.","name_server":"[
\"a.dns.gandi.net\"
\"b.dns.gandi.net\"
\"c.dns.gandi.net\"
]","phone":"+442.890424190","raw":"Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: SILICONREPUBLIC.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS.COM CO.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: NS0.TIBUS.NET
Name Server: NS1.TIBUS.NET
Name Server: NS2.TIBUS.NET
Status: ok
Updated Date: 22-jul-2011
Creation Date:","referral_domain":"domainhelp.opensrs.net","registrar":"OpenSRS","status":"\"taken\"|\"free\"","updated":"22-jul-2011"}