Are you looking for a reliable, easy-to-use, and free Whois API? Our new Whois API service offers fast, accurate domain information data, making it an ideal solution for security researchers, SOC analysts etc
The Whois API provides the creation date and registrar name. The API requires no registration or token generation.
curl -s https://domaininfo.shreshtait.com/api/search/apple.com | jq .The above request, returns a JSON response with the creation_date, domain_name and the registrar.
{
"creation_date": "1987-02-19",
"domain_name": "apple.com",
"registrar": "NOM-IQ Ltd dba Com Laude"
}Use Cases of Whois API
We built the Whois API to scratch our itch. The domain name creation date and registrar are essential information in the many domains we analyse and classify daily.
In a nutshell, an analyst can use the API through a script or make a standalone API request for domain name information.
The other potential heavy use case is triggering the API through a SIEM. Please get in touch with us if you have this business use case.
The documentation for the free Whois API is available here
As the API is part of our community services, please use it responsibly, respecting rate limits and usage guidelines, so we can continue to provide this valuable resource to the community.
