The Whois API retrieves domain registration information for any given domain using the WHOIS protocol.
For basic domain availability information, check out our Domain API instead.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/whois
Returns domain registration details (e.g. registrar, contact information, expiration date, name servers) for a given domain name.
domain requiredValid domain to check (e.g. example.com). For top-level domains other than .com, a premium subscription is required.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/whois?domain=example.comHeaders
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{
"domain_name": "example.com",
"registrar": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
"whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
"updated_date": 1628924504,
"creation_date": 808372800,
"expiration_date": 1660363200,
"name_servers": [
"a.iana-servers.net",
"b.iana-servers.net"
],
"dnssec": "signeddelegation"
}1
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import requests
domain = 'example.com'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/whois?domain={}'.format(domain)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.