whois
WHOIS/RDAP query API for domains, IP addresses, CIDR prefixes and ASNs, with unified JSON output, caching, API key authentication, batch queries and MCP support for AI assistants.
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Still maintained? Yes: 28 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.5.0 (Oct 2026).
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At a glance
whois quick facts
- Health score
- 85/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 66
- Last commit
- 6 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.5.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "基于 Golang 实现的域名 Whois 查询工具，支持所有允许公开查询的 TLD 后缀的域名、IPv4/v6、ASN 的 Whois 信息查询。 根据 ICANN 《通用顶级域名注册数据临时政策细则（Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data）》和欧盟《通用数据保护条例》合规要求，在查询域名信息时，程序只返回了部分必要的信息（详见下方返回结果示例），不会返回所有者的联系方式、地址、电话、邮箱等字段。."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
whois scores 85/100, #5 of 11 in Network Utilities: 28 commits in the last 90 days earn 32.7 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.5.0, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 66 stars add 7.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 12.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 32.7 / 35
28 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.5.0 released 6 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 7.3 / 20
66 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 28
- Last 90 days
- 313
- Last 12 months
- 6 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 11 tools in Network Utilities by health , between Upsnap (#4) and Canary Tokens (#6) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.5.0 · 6 days ago |
| Stars | 66 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | KincaidYang/whois ↗ |
whois vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with whois (Network Utilities), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyIP | 96 | 12k | MIT | today |
| NetAlertX | 95 | 7.3k | GPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| beelzebub | 93 | 2.2k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| Upsnap | 85 | 6.4k | MIT | 20 days ago |
| whois (this tool) | 85 | 66 | MIT | 6 days ago |
| Canary Tokens | 76 | 3.1k | BSD-3-Clause | 3 days ago |
whois: common questions
Is whois still maintained?
whois had 28 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 6 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.5.0, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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