Whois API
How to use hosted whois webservice
Our Hosted Whois Web Service can be used to query domain name or ip address to return its whois record in XML or JSON. Both parsed fields and raw texts are included in the resulting whois record.
How to make webservice call to whois API?
http://www.whoisxmlapi.com/whoisserver/WhoisService?domainName=google.com&username=xxxxx&password=xxxxx
additional input parameters:
outputFormat = XML|JSON (defaults to XML)
da = 0|1|2 (defaults to 0) 1 results in a quick check on
domain availability, 2 is a slower but more accurate check on
domain availability.
ip = 0|1 (defaults to 0) 1 results in returning ips for the domain name.
checkProxyData = 0|1 (defaults to 0) 1 results in checking to see if the whois record contains proxy/whois guard data. The corresponding response field is WhoisRecord->privateWhoisProxy
callback = a javascript callback function used when
outputFormat is JSON. This is an impelmentation known as JSONP.
It invokes the callback function on the returned JSON response.
thinWhois = 0|1 (defaults to 0) 1 results in returning whois
data from registry only without fetching whois data from
registrar. In schema registry data is returned under
WhoisRecord->registryData.
_parse = 0|1 (defaults to 0) 1 provides parsing for input whois raw texts.
registryRawText = String represents the registry whois raw text to be parsed.
registrarRawText = String reprents the registrar whois raw text to be parsed.
Will you warn me if my account balance is low or zero?
Yes, you will receive a warning email when your account balance falls below a level(default to be 10 and customizable by you). You will receive another warning email when your account balance reaches 0. To set the warning level, go to
http://www.whoisxmlapi.com/accountServices.php?servicetype=accountUpdate&username=xxxxx&password=xxxxx&warn_threshold=30
supported input parameters are:
- 01warn_threshold = the account balance at which a warning email will be sent to you value: a positive number default value: 10
- 02warn_threshold_enabled = indicate whether a warning letter should be sent to you when the account balance reaches warn_threshold positive values: 1, true, on negative values: 0, false, off default value: 1
- 03warn_empty_enabled = indicate whether a warning letter should be sent to you when the account balance reaches 0 positive values: 1, true, on negative values: 0, false, off default value: 1
- 04output_format=JSON | XML(default)
How to query for my account balance?
http://www.whoisxmlapi.com/accountServices.php?servicetype=accountbalance&username=xxxxx&password=xxxxx
Can I use https?
Yes, simply use https instead of http, the connection would be more secure but slower.
What TLDs (gTLDs and ccTLDs) do you support?
Yes, please check the list of TLDs that we support.
Is there a xml schema/documentation for the whois query result?
Is there a term of service or SLA for using Whois API Webservice?
Please view the Terms of Service here.
