IP WHOIS / RDAP API

The IP WHOIS / RDAP API returns a compact ownership summary for a public IP address. Use it when you need attribution context without a full fraud assessment.

Authentication is required.

Endpoint

GET https://api.requestguard.com/v1/ip/{ip}/rdap

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
ip	string	Yes	The IPv4 or IPv6 address to query. URL-encode IPv6 addresses in the path.

Example Request

curl "https://api.requestguard.com/v1/ip/8.8.8.8/rdap" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rg_sk_live_..."

IPv6 Example

curl "https://api.requestguard.com/v1/ip/2001%3A4860%3A4860%3A%3A8888/rdap" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rg_sk_live_..."

Example Response

{
  "type": "ip",
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "asn": 15169,
  "organization": "Google LLC",
  "country": "US",
  "network_type": "hosting",
  "confidence": 0.74,
  "lookup": {
    "method": "heuristic",
    "fallback_used": false,
    "confidence": 0.74
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "ASN registry lookup",
      "type": "dataset",
      "matched": true,
      "category": "asn"
    },
    {
      "name": "IP registration lookup",
      "type": "rdap",
      "matched": true,
      "category": "ownership"
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Meaning
type	Always ip for this endpoint.
ip	Queried IP address.
asn	Autonomous System Number when known.
organization	Network organization when known.
country	ISO country code when known.
network_type	Normalized network classification when available.
confidence	Confidence attached to the ownership and location signals.
lookup	Lookup method, fallback flag, and confidence metadata.
sources	Source metadata used to build the response.

Related

• IP Intelligence
• IP Geolocation