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WHOIS

The resources of a WHOIS record for a given domain. This can include domain names, IP address blocks, autonomous system information, and/or contact and registration information for a domain.

Attributes

Section titled “Attributes”

created_time

  • Type: timestamp_t
  • Requirement: recommended

When the domain was registered or WHOIS entry was created.

dnssec_status_id

  • Type: integer_t
  • Requirement: recommended
  • Values:
    • 0 - Unknown: The disposition is unknown.
    • 1 - Signed: The related domain enables the signing of DNS records using DNSSEC.
    • 2 - Unsigned: The related domain does not enable the signing of DNS records using DNSSEC.
    • 99 - Other: The DNSSEC status is not mapped. See the dnssec_status attribute, which contains a data source specific value.

Describes the normalized status of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for a domain.

domain

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: recommended

The domain name corresponding to the WHOIS record.

domain_contacts

An array of Domain Contact objects.

last_seen_time

  • Type: timestamp_t
  • Requirement: recommended

When the WHOIS record was last updated or seen at.

name_servers

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: recommended

A collection of name servers related to a domain registration or other record.

registrar

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: recommended

The domain registrar.

status

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: recommended

The status of a domain and its ability to be transferred, e.g., clientTransferProhibited.

autonomous_system

The autonomous system information associated with a domain.

created_time_dt

  • Type: datetime_t
  • Requirement: optional

When the domain was registered or WHOIS entry was created.

dnssec_status

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: optional

The normalized value of dnssec_status_id.

email_addr

  • Type: email_t
  • Requirement: optional

The email address for the registrar’s abuse contact

last_seen_time_dt

  • Type: datetime_t
  • Requirement: optional

When the WHOIS record was last updated or seen at.

phone_number

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: optional

The phone number for the registrar’s abuse contact

subdomains

  • Type: string_t
  • Requirement: optional

An array of subdomain strings. Can be used to collect several subdomains such as those from Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs).

subnet

  • Type: subnet_t
  • Requirement: optional

The IP address block (CIDR) associated with a domain.