# Orbonomy WHOIS Lookup

> Orbonomy WHOIS Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns WHOIS registration data for a given domain name via a pay-per-call POST endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://orbonomy.xyz/api/data/whois
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-whois-lookup-26f0363b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QkvIK_3XZtHfLv8yyu0HL

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability orbonomy-whois-lookup-26f0363b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the WHOIS record for stripe.com and tell me who registered it and when it expires?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need pay-per-call WHOIS data without a subscription, or when integrating WHOIS lookups into an x402-payment-compatible agent workflow. Good for one-off domain investigations at low cost ($0.05 per call).

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed domain name returns an error or success:false
- Domain not found in WHOIS database returns empty or null record
- Rate limiting or payment failure causes 402 or 429 response
- Network timeout for slow WHOIS upstream providers

## How this service works

50+ pay-per-call API endpoints across accommodation, AI, content, fact-checking, and data services. Powered by x402 protocol.

## Output

A JSON object with a success boolean and WHOIS data for the queried domain, including registrant details, registration dates, registrar, and domain status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "domain"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "domain": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-whois-lookup-26f0363b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)