`whois`

Pack: ripe-stat · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/whois for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“Whois lookup for IP / ASN / prefix” / “who owns IP [X]” / “WHOIS for [resource]” — aggregated whois data for an IP address, IP prefix, or AS number across all five RIRs (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC). Returns registrant org, registration country, abuse contacts, allocation date. Use for IP ownership, abuse-response, network forensics.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`resource`	string	yes	IP address, prefix, or AS number (e.g. “8.8.8.8”, “8.8.8.0/24”, “AS15169”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "resource": "8.8.8.8"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ripe-stat/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"whois","arguments":{"resource":"8.8.8.8"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('whois', {
  "resource": "8.8.8.8"
});

More examples

{
  "resource": "AS15169"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`data`	object	Whois data aggregated across RIRs
`status`	string	API response status

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Whois data aggregated across RIRs"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "API response status"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the ripe-stat pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ripe-stat": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ripe-stat/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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