WHOIS Lookup API

Overview

To use WHOIS Lookup, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup

Example

How to call the WHOIS Lookup API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup?domain=myspace.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup?domain=myspace.com', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup?domain=myspace.com', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/whoislookup?domain=myspace.com", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "domainName": "MYSPACE.COM",
    "registryDomainID": "3877095_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN",
    "createdDate": "1996-02-22T05:00:00Z",
    "expiryDate": "2029-02-23T05:00:00Z",
    "updatedDate": "2023-01-17T00:16:21Z",
    "domainStatus": [
      "client delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited",
      "client renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited",
      "client transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer prohibited",
      "client update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited"
    ],
    "dNSSEC": "unsigned",
    "registrar": "GoDaddy.com, LLC",
    "registrarIANAID": "146",
    "registrarURL": "http://www.godaddy.com",
    "registrarAbuseContactEmail": "[email protected]",
    "registrarAbuseContactPhone": "tel:480-624-2505",
    "nameServers": [
      "ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com",
      "ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com",
      "ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com",
      "ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com"
    ],
    "domain": "myspace.com",
    "fetchedAtUTC": "2025-12-17T01:54:05.069Z",
    "tld": "com",
    "statusFlags": [
      {
        "flag": "client",
        "description": "delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited",
        "link": "delete"
      },
      {
        "flag": "client",
        "description": "renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited",
        "link": "renew"
      },
      {
        "flag": "client",
        "description": "transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer prohibited",
        "link": "transfer"
      },
      {
        "flag": "client",
        "description": "update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited",
        "link": "update"
      }
    ],
    "status": "active"
  }
}

Authentication

The WHOIS Lookup API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the WHOIS Lookup API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The WHOIS Lookup API supports multiple query options. Use one of the following:

Response

The WHOIS Lookup API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <domainName>MYSPACE.COM</domainName>
    <registryDomainID>3877095_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN</registryDomainID>
    <createdDate>1996-02-22T05:00:00Z</createdDate>
    <expiryDate>2029-02-23T05:00:00Z</expiryDate>
    <updatedDate>2023-01-17T00:16:21Z</updatedDate>
    <domainStatus>
      <domainStatu>client delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited</domainStatu>
      <domainStatu>client renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited</domainStatu>
      <domainStatu>client transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer prohibited</domainStatu>
      <domainStatu>client update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited</domainStatu>
    </domainStatus>
    <dNSSEC>unsigned</dNSSEC>
    <registrar>GoDaddy.com, LLC</registrar>
    <registrarIANAID>146</registrarIANAID>
    <registrarURL>http://www.godaddy.com</registrarURL>
    <registrarAbuseContactEmail>[email protected]</registrarAbuseContactEmail>
    <registrarAbuseContactPhone>tel:480-624-2505</registrarAbuseContactPhone>
    <nameServers>
      <nameServer>ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com</nameServer>
      <nameServer>ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com</nameServer>
      <nameServer>ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com</nameServer>
      <nameServer>ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com</nameServer>
    </nameServers>
    <domain>myspace.com</domain>
    <fetchedAtUTC>2025-12-17T01:54:05.069Z</fetchedAtUTC>
    <tld>com</tld>
    <statusFlags>
      <statusFlag>
        <flag>client</flag>
        <description>delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited</description>
        <link>delete</link>
      </statusFlag>
      <statusFlag>
        <flag>client</flag>
        <description>renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited</description>
        <link>renew</link>
      </statusFlag>
      <statusFlag>
        <flag>client</flag>
        <description>transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer prohibited</description>
        <link>transfer</link>
      </statusFlag>
      <statusFlag>
        <flag>client</flag>
        <description>update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited</description>
        <link>update</link>
      </statusFlag>
    </statusFlags>
    <status>active</status>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  domainName: MYSPACE.COM
  registryDomainID: 3877095_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
  createdDate: '1996-02-22T05:00:00Z'
  expiryDate: '2029-02-23T05:00:00Z'
  updatedDate: '2023-01-17T00:16:21Z'
  domainStatus:
    - client delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited
    - client renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited
    - >-
      client transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer
      prohibited
    - client update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited
  dNSSEC: unsigned
  registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
  registrarIANAID: '146'
  registrarURL: http://www.godaddy.com
  registrarAbuseContactEmail: [email protected]
  registrarAbuseContactPhone: tel:480-624-2505
  nameServers:
    - ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com
    - ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com
    - ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com
    - ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com
  domain: myspace.com
  fetchedAtUTC: '2025-12-17T01:54:05.069Z'
  tld: com
  statusFlags:
    - flag: client
      description: delete prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client delete prohibited
      link: delete
    - flag: client
      description: renew prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client renew prohibited
      link: renew
    - flag: client
      description: transfer prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client transfer prohibited
      link: transfer
    - flag: client
      description: update prohibited https://icann.org/epp#client update prohibited
      link: update
  status: active

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access WHOIS Lookup through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the whois lookup data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  whoislookup(
    input: {
      domain: "myspace.com"
    }
  ) {
    domainName
    registryDomainID
    createdDate
    expiryDate
    updatedDate
    domainStatus
    dNSSEC
    registrar
    registrarIANAID
    registrarURL
    registrarAbuseContactEmail
    registrarAbuseContactPhone
    nameServers
    domain
    fetchedAtUTC
    tld
    statusFlags
    status
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The WHOIS Lookup API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

WHOIS Lookup requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The WHOIS Lookup API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for WHOIS Lookup

Official WHOIS Lookup packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

WHOIS Lookup works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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