WhoisXML API Blog

We’ve released a new version of Website Categorization, with a major update to how websites are classified, how quickly results can be retrieved, and how categorization data can fit into advertising, brand-safety, web-filtering, and security workflows.

TL;DR

• Jake AI now has Bulk Analyzer to run WHOIS, DNS and IP lookups on whole lists.
• Two new tools extend it for security work: bulk website screenshot capture and domain brand impersonation detection.
• Jake AI has 25 WhoisXML API tools and runs independent lookups at the same time.

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• WhoisXML API’s VPN & Proxy Detection API is a new API with daily bulk data files that classifies IPv4 addresses as VPN, proxy, residential proxy, Tor, relay, hosting, or CDN traffic. 
• One of the things that sets the API apart is residential-proxy detection: we observe residential-proxy exits directly and attribute them to their network, while scan-based methods miss these exits because they have no proxy port to scan.
• The API is live now, with pricing starting as low as $1/month. Sign up to get an API key within minutes.

TL;DR

• The upgraded WHOIS API runs real-time lookups with improved parsing accuracy.
• It’s now 2x faster than before. 
• Account rate limits now go up to 200 requests per second, up from 50.
• Control the cache freshness and choose the protocol used to retrieve domain registration data.
• Some changes may affect how you integrate.

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• The Disposable Email Domains Database has been upgraded with a more precise machine learning detection model that reaches 99% tested detection precision.
• It adds scoring for every domain on a scale from 0 to 100, allowing you to set your own block, verify, and allow thresholds based on the score.
• It tracks 162,000+ disposable domains and is refreshed daily in CSV and JSON.

TL;DR

• You can now restrict API requests and database or data feed downloads to a list of trusted IP addresses, so a leaked or shared key alone is no longer enough for unauthorized users to use your API key.
• Enterprise account administrators using Parent-Child API keys can see API usage broken down by individual team member or combined for the whole account.
• Both are available now in your account settings. The IP allowlist is off by default, and your account setup stays the same.

TL;DR

• The feed now captures up to 2x more newly added, updated, dropped, and discovered domains each day.
• Every domain comes with a more complete registration record, because the feed compares its RDAP and WHOIS data and keeps the fullest version.
• No actions needed on your side: the files and the way you integrate them stay the same.

WhoisXML API is pleased to announce the addition of support for two-factor authentication (2FA) — an important new security upgrade for user accounts.