Abuse Contacts API

Use abuse contact data to route reports to the right network, registrar, or hosting provider.

Endpoints

GET /whois?q=
GET /ip/{ip}/rdap
GET /domain/{domain}/rdap

Authentication is required unless a specific lookup endpoint is configured as public for your account.

Domain Abuse Contacts

Domain WHOIS/RDAP responses can include registrar abuse contacts:

{
  "registrar": {
    "name": "Example Registrar, Inc.",
    "abuse": {
      "email": "abuse@example-registrar.com",
      "phone": "+1.5551234567"
    }
  }
}

See Domain Intelligence for the current domain RDAP endpoint.

IP Abuse Contacts

IP WHOIS responses can include network abuse contacts from the relevant Regional Internet Registry:

{
  "ip": "8.8.8.8",
  "rir": "ARIN",
  "abuse": {
    "name": "Abuse",
    "email": "network-abuse@example.com"
  }
}

See IP Intelligence for the current IP RDAP endpoint.