# Orbonomy WHOIS Lookup

> Orbonomy WHOIS Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Performs a WHOIS lookup for a given domain name, returning registration and ownership information.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.orbonomy.xyz/api/data/whois
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-whois-lookup-7616f767
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_NS_FgkgVy4f6MHCk1hTx6

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-7616f767 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a WHOIS lookup on openai.com and tell me who owns it, when it was registered, and when it expires?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to quickly look up domain ownership, registration history, expiry dates, or registrar information for a single domain on a pay-per-call basis without a subscription. Prefer this over full DNS services when WHOIS metadata is the primary need.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed domain name returns an error
- Domain not found in WHOIS databases returns empty or null data
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol returns a 402 error
- WHOIS privacy protection may obscure registrant details
- Some TLDs may not have publicly available WHOIS data

## How this service works

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

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a success boolean and WHOIS data for the queried domain, including registrant details, registration and expiry dates, registrar information, and nameservers.

## 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-7616f767/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)