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Domain / IP Whois

Displays owner/contact information for a domain name. Can also be used to determine if a domain name is registered or not.

Note

This tool is not available to free API key users. Access is restricted to paid API keys only.

URL

http://pro.viewdns.info/whois/

Parameters

domain - the domain to perform a whois lookup on
output - the output format required ('xml' or 'json')
apikey - your api key

Sample Query

domain: twitter.com

GET http://pro.viewdns.info/whois/?domain=twitter.com&apikey=yourapikey&output=output_type

XML Response (output=xml)

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<viewdns>
  <query>
    <tool>whois_PRO</tool>
    <domain>twitter.com</domain>
  </query>
  <response>
    <registrant>Twitter, Inc.</registrant>
    <registration>
      <created>2011-08-31</created>
      <expires>2019-01-22</expires>
      <updated>2011-08-30</updated>
      <registrar>MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE</registrar>
      <statuses>
        <status>clientTransferProhibited</status>
      </statuses>
    </registration>
    <nameservers>
      <nameserver>ns1.p34.dynect.net (208.78.70.34)</nameserver>
      <nameserver>ns2.p34.dynect.net (204.13.250.34)</nameserver>
      <nameserver>ns3.p34.dynect.net (208.78.71.34)</nameserver>
      <nameserver>ns4.p34.dynect.net (204.13.251.34)</nameserver>
    </nameservers>
    <rawdata>\nDomain Name.......... twitter.com\n  Creation Date........ 2000-01-22\n  
Registration Date.... 2011-08-31\n  Expiry Date.......... 2019-01-22\n  Organisation 
Name.... Twitter, Inc.\n  Organisation Address. 795 Folsom Street\n  Organisation 
Address. Suite 600\n  Organisation Address. San Francisco\n  Organisation Address. 
94107\n  Organisation Address. CA\n  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES\n\n
Admin Name........... Domain Admin\n  Admin Address........ 795 Folsom Street\n  Admin 
Address........ Suite 600\n  Admin Address........ San Francisco\n  Admin Address........ 
94107\n  Admin Address........ CA\n  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES\n  Admin 
Email.......... admin@melbourneitdbs.com\n  Admin Phone.......... +415.2229670\n  
Admin Fax............ +415.2220922\n\nTech Name............ Tech Admin\n  Tech Address......... 
795 Folsom Street\n  Tech Address......... Suite 600\n  Tech Address......... San Francisco\n  
Tech Address......... 94107\n  Tech Address......... CA\n  Tech Address......... UNITED 
STATES\n  Tech Email........... domains-tech@twitter.com\n  Tech Phone........... 
+415.2229670\n  Tech Fax............. +415.2220922\n  Name Server.......... NS2.P34.DYNECT.NET\n  
Name Server.......... NS3.P34.DYNECT.NET\n  Name Server.......... NS4.P34.DYNECT.NET\n  
Name Server.......... NS1.P34.DYNECT.NET\n\n\n</rawdata>
  </response>
</viewdns>

JSON Response (output=json)

{
    "query": {
        "tool": "whois_PRO",
        "domain": "twitter.com"
    },
    "response": {
        "registrant": "Twitter, Inc",
        "registration": {
            "created": "2011-08-31",
            "expires": "2019-01-22",
            "updated": "2011-08-30",
            "registrar": "MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE",
            "statuses": [
                "clientTransferProhibited"
            ]
        },
        "name_servers": [
            "ns1.p34.dynect.net (208.78.70.34)",
            "ns2.p34.dynect.net (204.13.250.34)",
            "ns3.p34.dynect.net (208.78.71.34)",
            "ns4.p34.dynect.net (204.13.251.34)"
        ],
        "rawdata": "\\nDomain Name.......... twitter.com\\n  Creation Date........ 2000-01-22\\n  
        Registration Date.... 2011-08-31\\n  Expiry Date.......... 2019-01-22\\n  Organisation 
        Name.... Twitter, Inc.\\n  Organisation Address. 795 Folsom Street\\n  Organisation Address. 
        Suite 600\\n  Organisation Address. San Francisco\\n  Organisation Address. 94107\\n  
        Organisation Address. CA\\n  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES\\n\\nAdmin Name........... 
        Domain Admin\\n  Admin Address........ 795 Folsom Street\\n  Admin Address........ Suite 600
        \\n  Admin Address........ San Francisco\\n  Admin Address........ 94107\\n  Admin Address
        ........ CA\\n  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES\\n  Admin Email.......... 
        admin@melbourneitdbs.com\\n  Admin Phone.......... +415.2229670\\n  Admin Fax............ 
        +415.2220922\\n\\nTech Name............ Tech Admin\\n  Tech Address......... 795 Folsom 
        Street\\n  Tech Address......... Suite 600\\n  Tech Address......... San Francisco\\n  Tech 
        Address......... 94107\\n  Tech Address......... CA\\n  Tech Address......... UNITED STATES\\n  
        Tech Email........... domains-tech@twitter.com\\n  Tech Phone........... +415.2229670\\n  
        Tech Fax............. +415.2220922\\n  Name Server.......... NS2.P34.DYNECT.NET\\n  Name 
        Server.......... NS3.P34.DYNECT.NET\\n  Name Server.......... NS4.P34.DYNECT.NET\\n  Name 
        Server.......... NS1.P34.DYNECT.NET\\n\\n\\n"
    }
}

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