OpenRDAP is an command line RDAP client implementation in Go.
RDAP is a replacement for WHOIS, which provides domain name & IP address registration information in JSON format over HTTP.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Small and fast command line RDAP client.
- Supports all RDAP query types (domain, ip, asn, help, nameserver, and searches).
- Automatic query type detection (domain, ip, asn queries).
- Full bootstrapping support (using data.iana.org, or a custom URL).
- Optional on-disk bootstrap files cache.
- Output formats: raw JSON, text, WHOIS format (domain queries).
- Customisable query timeout.
Website: github.com/openrdap/rdap
Support:
Developer: Tom Harwood
License: MIT License
OpenRDAP is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Alternatives to whois | |
|---|---|
| GNOME Nettool | Performs ping, netstat, traceroute, port scans, lookup, and whois (GUI) |
| jwhois | Improved whois client |
| ipwhois | Retrieve and parse whois data for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses |
| OpenRDAP | Command line RDAP client implementation in Go |
| quien | Terminal-based domain intelligence toolkit |
| rdapper | Simple console-based RDAP client |
| rdapper (TypeScript) | Node library that performs domain registration lookups |
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