2026 review

IP2WHOIS review

WHOIS API with IP2Location integration

Quick facts

Category: WHOIS and RDAP APIs, IP intelligence and reputation APIs
Website: www.ip2whois.com
Pricing starts at: $49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries
Free tier: 500 Domain WHOIS queries/month with attribution
How usage is billed: Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Enterprise plan: $499/month for 150,000 Domain WHOIS queries

What IP2WHOIS is

IP2WHOIS provides parsed WHOIS lookups, hosted-domain context, and ecosystem integrations for teams already using IP2Location services.

Compared in: WHOIS and RDAP APIs, IP intelligence and reputation APIs.

Strengths

Free tier with 500 Domain WHOIS queries per month
Simple API key authentication
WHOIS lookups alongside IP2Location IP services

Limitations

Paid plans start at $49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries
The free tier requires attribution

Key features

Domain WHOIS

Registration dates, contacts, nameservers

IP Geolocation

Bundled with IP2Location services

Hosted Domain API

Find domains on the same server

Pricing summary

Figures come from published IP2WHOIS sources checked on 2026-07-29, linked under Sources. Plans and limits change, so confirm them with the vendor before you buy.

Plan	IP2WHOIS	DomScan
Free tier	500 Domain WHOIS queries/month with attribution	Free: 10,000 credits/month
Entry paid plan	$49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries	Pay-as-you-go from $10
Enterprise	$499/month for 150,000 Domain WHOIS queries	Custom pricing

IP2WHOIS publishes monthly plans, each including a set number of requests. Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
5,000 WHOIS lookups: $49.00 with IP2WHOIS and $3.00 with DomScan at published paid rates.

See the full IP2WHOIS pricing breakdown

Who IP2WHOIS suits

Good fit

Developers needing simple WHOIS lookups, IP2Location ecosystem users, fraud prevention teams

Weaker fit

Teams that need threat intelligence, DNS or valuation data in the same API

IP2WHOIS vs DomScan

Feature availability for IP2WHOIS comes from its published product documentation. DomScan credit costs come from its published endpoint pricing.

Feature	IP2WHOIS	DomScan
Free tier	✓	✓ 10,000/month
Domain availability	✓	✓
WHOIS data	✓	✓
DNS lookup	−	✓
Domain valuation	−	✓
Brand monitoring	−	✓
MCP/AI integration	−	✓
Bulk operations	Limited	✓

DomScan products for the same jobs

These DomScan products cover the categories where IP2WHOIS competes. Each shows its published credit cost per request.

WHOIS Lookup Get WHOIS information for a domain including registrar, dates, and status. Credits per request: 3 RDAP Lookup Instant RDAP lookup for domains. Pull registrar, status, and expiry data in seconds. Credits per request: 2 IP Geolocation Get geolocation data for an IP address including country, city, and ISP. Credits per request: 1 Domain Reputation Check domain reputation across multiple threat intelligence sources. Credits per request: 3

Verdict

IP2WHOIS provides a domain WHOIS lookup API from the IP2Location product family. The free tier includes 500 Domain WHOIS queries per month with attribution, and paid plans range from $49/month for 5,000 queries to $499/month for 150,000 queries. It suits straightforward WHOIS lookups, especially for teams already using IP2Location services. If you need several kinds of domain, DNS or web data from one API key, DomScan publishes the credit cost of every endpoint and includes 10,000 free credits each month. 5,000 WHOIS lookups: $49.00 with IP2WHOIS and $3.00 with DomScan at published paid rates.

Compare with DomScan → Visit IP2WHOIS

Frequently asked questions

What is IP2WHOIS?

IP2WHOIS provides parsed WHOIS lookups, hosted-domain context, and ecosystem integrations for teams already using IP2Location services.

How much does IP2WHOIS cost?

Published pricing checked on 2026-07-29. Free tier: 500 Domain WHOIS queries/month with attribution. Entry paid plan: $49/month for 5,000 Domain WHOIS queries. Enterprise: $499/month for 150,000 Domain WHOIS queries.

When is IP2WHOIS the better choice?

Stay with IP2WHOIS if you already use IP2Location and only need straightforward WHOIS lookups on a free tier.

How does IP2WHOIS pricing compare with DomScan?

5,000 WHOIS lookups: $49.00 with IP2WHOIS and $3.00 with DomScan at published paid rates. Free allowances, plan limits and the data each provider returns also differ, so compare them for your own workload.