Ip2Whois

@Ip2Whois look up WHOIS information for example.com including registrar and registration dates

Retrieved WHOIS data for example.com: Domain registered through Example Registrar LLC on 1995-08-14, expires 2025-08-13. Registrant organization is listed as Example Organization (contact details redacted per GDPR). Name servers: ns1.example.com, ns2.example.com. Domain status: clientTransferProhibited. This illustrative response shows the typical structure returned by the IP2WHOIS Domain Lookup tool.

This example demonstrates the core domain WHOIS lookup capability. Note that contact information is increasingly redacted due to privacy regulations (GDPR, WHOIS privacy services). The tool requires a valid API key with sufficient query credits. WHOIS data accuracy depends on the domain registrar's reporting.

@Ip2Whois find all domains hosted on IP address 93.184.216.34

Found 3 domains hosted on 93.184.216.34: example.com, example.net, example.org. This illustrative response shows how the Hosted Domains Lookup tool returns a list of domains sharing the same IP address. Actual results vary based on the IP's hosting configuration and whether domains use shared hosting, CDN services, or dedicated infrastructure.

This example showcases reverse IP lookup — useful for security research, competitive analysis, or understanding hosting infrastructure. The tool requires IP validation before lookup. Results may be incomplete for IPs behind load balancers or CDNs. Each query consumes API credits, so batch lookups should be planned carefully.

@Ip2Whois check the WHOIS records for suspicious-domain.xyz and list all other domains on the same IP to assess potential phishing infrastructure

WHOIS for suspicious-domain.xyz: Registered 2024-12-15 through Budget Registrar, expires 2025-12-15. Privacy protection enabled, no public contact details. Hosted on 198.51.100.42 alongside 47 other domains including random-string-1234.xyz, crypto-giveaway.xyz, urgent-security-alert.com. This pattern — recent registration, privacy protection, shared hosting with similarly suspicious domains — suggests potential phishing infrastructure. This illustrative example combines both tools for threat analysis.

This example demonstrates how pairing domain WHOIS lookup with hosted domains lookup enables security investigations. The AI can identify red flags (recent registration, privacy shields, suspicious co-hosted domains) that human analysts might miss. However, legitimate domains also use privacy protection and shared hosting, so findings require human judgment before taking action.

When Ip2Whois speeds up threat response for small security teams

A 3-person security team at a SaaS company sees suspicious traffic from an unknown domain in their logs. They need registrar details and hosting info fast to decide whether to block it. Ip2Whois wins here because both tools (domain WHOIS and hosted domains lookup) run in under 5 seconds with just an API key—no OAuth dance, no rate-limit negotiation. The team can query a domain, see the registrar and contact details, then pivot to the IP's other hosted domains to spot patterns. This works until you're triaging more than 50 domains per incident; at that scale, you need a dedicated threat intel platform with bulk lookups. If your security workflow is 'investigate one suspicious domain during standup,' Ip2Whois keeps you moving without leaving Switchy.

Why Ip2Whois falls short for ongoing competitor tracking

A 2-person marketing team wants to track when competitors register new domains or change hosting providers. Ip2Whois gives you point-in-time WHOIS data and hosted domain lists, but it doesn't monitor changes or send alerts. You'd need to manually re-query the same domains every week, which defeats the purpose of automation. This MCP is better for one-off research—like when you're writing a competitive analysis and need to confirm who owns a domain or what else is hosted on their IP. If your use case is 'check this domain once,' Ip2Whois is fine. If it's 'tell me when anything changes,' you need a monitoring service with webhooks, not a lookup MCP.

When Ip2Whois confirms domain ownership during agency intake

A 5-person digital agency onboards new clients and needs to verify the client actually owns the domain they're claiming. The account manager can use Ip2Whois to pull WHOIS registrar details and compare the contact email to the client's. This takes 30 seconds instead of asking the client to forward a registrar screenshot. The hosted domains lookup also reveals if the client's IP is shared hosting (which matters for SEO and performance scoping). This works cleanly for agencies handling 10-20 onboardings per month. Beyond that, you'd want a CRM integration that auto-verifies domains at form submission. For manual verification during a kickoff call, Ip2Whois keeps the process moving without tab-switching to a separate WHOIS site.