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by jtolj 3271 days ago
A cost effective API into whois data that doesn't come across as sketchy or fragile.
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cjonas 3271 days ago
I worked on a project for one of the big registars and even they didn't have a proper whois api!
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gregable 3271 days ago
Most use cases of APIs into whois data are sketchy (typically email spam).
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cdubzzz 3271 days ago
Not an API, but perhaps a good basis for one: https://github.com/secynic/ipwhois
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feistypharit 3271 days ago
Whois data itself is also somewhat suspect in general. It's best effort, not required to be correct in any way.
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neboysa 3269 days ago
Check out http://whoapi.com
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