We’re excited to announce that WhoisXML API now offers a tech announcement service page to help customers keep track of events, such as the release of new or revised data feed files. The service aims to provide users access to relevant product updates covering events related to Newly Registered Domains, the Typosquatting Feed, the Early DGA Detection Feed, the Early Warning Phishing Feed, and the Quarterly WHOIS Database.

The tech announcement service is available on two channels. The RSS feed can be accessed at https://www.whoisxmlapi.com/tech_announce/announce.rss, while the JSON list is available at https://www.whoisxmlapi.com/tech_announce/announce.json.

Tech Announcement Contents

The tech announcement page is primarily designed for machine processing. It contains these data points:

• Date of the announcement
• Details of the event, including the subscription type, scope, effectivity date, database version, and number of records
• Date of the event
• Type of event (e.g., released, updated)
• Product name and ID

A typical announcement in JSON format reads:

{
     "announcedDateTime": "2024-04-08T06:04:50",
     "details": {
       "type": "enriched",
       "scope": "daily",
       "day": "2024-04-07",
       "recordCount": 20536
     },
     "eventDateTime": "2024-04-08T06:04:50",
     "eventType": {
       "eventType": "released",
       "id": 1
     },
     "id": 105,
     "product": {
       "id": 7,
       "product": "Typosquatting Data Feed"
     }

}

As you can see, the announcement has a clear and well-defined data structure, which makes it easy for machines to read and understand.

How the Tech Announcement Page Can Benefit Users

The new feature is set to benefit users in various ways. For one, they are among the first to learn about the latest releases of data feed files, giving them a head start on integrating the data into their applications.

The service also enables users to speed up data synchronization with integrations using JSON or RSS feeds. Its standardized and consistent format helps ensure machines can easily understand and parse the data, eliminating the need for manual data extraction or interpretation.

The tech announcement page also provides access to a history of past releases and each event’s date, time, and other details. 

Visit the technical announcement page or contact us with any sales inquiries for accessing the data feed covered in this product update.