# Orbonomy WHOIS Lookup

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

Returns WHOIS registration data for a given domain name, including registrant, registrar, and expiry information.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://app.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-f5a355b0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WzO7wohkX-BDV84xPiVJB

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-f5a355b0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the WHOIS record for 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 quick, pay-per-call WHOIS lookups without a subscription, especially in agentic workflows where domain ownership, expiry, or registrar details are needed on demand. Suitable for one-off lookups rather than bulk domain monitoring.

## Known failure modes

- Domain not found or unregistered — success:false with error message
- Invalid domain format — validation error returned
- WHOIS privacy/redaction may return minimal registrant info for privacy-protected domains
- Upstream WHOIS server timeout — service may return error or partial data
- Rate limiting if many queries are made in quick succession

## 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, typically including registrant name/organization, registrar, registration date, expiry date, nameservers, and domain status flags.

## 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-f5a355b0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from app.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/app.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)