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

An active workspace API key and any Suite or Lookups plan are required. Each request consumes one shared lookup unit. See Authorization for limits and errors.

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.