whois-ux

node.js whois utility to retrive whois infromation

The module uses the whois tool. That is not available on windows by default. If you are on windows you can get it here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897435.aspx For linux whois is generally installed at /usr/bin/whois

Install

Install with npm:

npm install whois-ux

Linux

If you get exception check if whois is installed on your system

e.g. Ubuntu

  apt-get install whois

Windows users

On windows whois executable is not installed also you need to install it from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897435.aspx

Usage

var whois = require('whois-ux');

whois.whois('139.130.4.5', function (err, data){
	console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
});

output of this call

{
    "NetRange": "139.130.0.0 - 139.130.255.255",
    "CIDR": "139.130.0.0/16",
    "OriginAS": "",
    "NetName": "APNIC-ERX-139-130-0-0",
    "NetHandle": "NET-139-130-0-0-1",
    "Parent": "NET-139-0-0-0-0",
    "NetType": "Early Registrations, Transferred to APNIC",
    "Comment": [
        "This IP address range is not registered in the ARIN database.",
        "This range was transferred to the APNIC Whois Database as",
        "part of the ERX (Early Registration Transfer) project.",
        "For details, refer to the APNIC Whois Database via",
        "",
        "for the Asia Pacific region.  APNIC does not operate networks",
        "using this IP address range and is not able to investigate",
        "spam or abuse reports relating to these addresses.  For more"
    ],
    "RegDate": [
        "2004-03-03",
        ""
    ],
    "Updated": [
        "2009-10-08",
        "2012-01-24"
    ],
    "OrgName": "Asia Pacific Network Information Centre",
    "OrgId": "APNIC",
    "Address": "PO Box 3646",
    "City": "South Brisbane",
    "StateProv": "QLD",
    "PostalCode": "4101",
    "Country": "AU",
    "OrgAbuseHandle": "AWC12-ARIN",
    "OrgAbuseName": "APNIC Whois Contact",
    "OrgAbusePhone": "+61 7 3858 3188",
    "OrgAbuseEmail": "[email protected]",
    "OrgTechHandle": "AWC12-ARIN",
    "OrgTechName": "APNIC Whois Contact",
    "OrgTechPhone": "+61 7 3858 3188",
    "OrgTechEmail": "[email protected]",
    "inetnum": "139.130.0.0 - 139.130.255.255",
    "netname": "TELSTRAINTERNET35-AU",
    "descr": [
        "Telstra Internet",
        "Locked Bag 5744",
        "Canberra",
        "ACT 2601"
    ],
    "country": "AU",
    "admin-c": "TIAR-AP",
    "tech-c": "TIAR-AP",
    "mnt-by": [
        "APNIC-HM",
        "MAINT-AU-TIAR-AP",
        "MAINT-AU-TIAR-AP"
    ],
    "mnt-lower": "MAINT-AU-TIAR-AP",
    "remarks": [
        "-----",
        "All reports regarding SPAM or security breaches",
        "should be addressed to [email protected]",
        "------",
        "Telstra Internet Address Registry Role Object"
    ],
    "status": "ALLOCATED PORTABLE",
    "mnt-irt": "IRT-TELSTRA-AU",
    "changed": [
        "[email protected] 20020131",
        "[email protected] 20040224",
        "[email protected] 20040301",
        "[email protected] 20041214",
        "[email protected] 20101117",
        "[email protected] 19951128",
        "[email protected] 20010523",
        "[email protected] 20020115",
        "[email protected] 20020813",
        "[email protected] 20050310"
    ],
    "source": "APNIC",
    "irt": "IRT-TELSTRA-AU",
    "address": [
        "Telstra Internet",
        "Locked Bag 5744",
        "Canberra",
        "ACT 2601"
    ],
    "e-mail": [
        "[email protected]",
        "[email protected]"
    ],
    "abuse-mailbox": "[email protected]",
    "auth": "# Filtered",
    "person": "Telstra Internet Address Registry",
    "phone": "+61 3 9815 5923",
    "nic-hdl": "TIAR-AP"
}

##Testing

node test.js