Registry intelligence

IPv6 WHOIS lookup

Retrieve the registry allocation record associated with an IPv6 address, including network ownership and registration data.

Example: 2001:4860:4860::8888
How IPv6 WHOIS and RDAP work

Submitting this form may retrieve and cache one registry record. Direct result URLs only display records already in cache.

Cached registry record

IPv6 WHOIS record for 2600:1900:0:2a04::800

This record is a cached response from an internet number registry. It can identify the address allocation or network, but it does not identify an individual device or user.

IPv6 address

2600:1900:0:2a04::800

Record source

rdap

Cached at

2026-08-28 20:33:33 UTC

Cache status

Available for direct result URLs

What WHOIS can tell you

Network allocation and registry context

  • Which registry returned the record and the network range it covers.
  • Organization, contact, status, and allocation fields when published by the registry.
  • Technical identifiers and links that help investigate routing or ownership questions.

Important limits

Registry data is not personal location data

A registry record describes an address allocation. It can be incomplete, may represent a provider rather than an end customer, and may change as networks are reassigned. Use it alongside routing and network evidence when investigating an address.

Raw registry response

Full cached WHOIS / RDAP record

{
    "arin_originas0_originautnums": [],
    "cidr0_cidrs": [
        {
            "v6prefix": "2600:1900::",
            "length": 28
        }
    ],
    "endAddress": "2600:190f:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff",
    "entities": [
        {
            "entities": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "eventAction": "last changed",
                            "eventDate": "2021-04-09T11:46:04-04:00"
                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2011-03-30T00:36:28-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "GCABU-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GCABU-ARIN",
                            "rel": "self",
                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/GCABU-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
                    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
                    "remarks": [
                        {
                            "description": [
                                "ARIN has attempted to validate the data for this POC, but has received no response from the POC since 2022-04-09"
                            ],
                            "title": "Unvalidated POC"
                        }
                    ],
                    "roles": [
                        "noc",
                        "abuse"
                    ],
                    "vcardArray": [
                        "vcard",
                        [
                            [
                                "version",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "4.0"
                            ],
                            [
                                "adr",
                                {
                                    "label": "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway\nMountain View\nCA\n94043\nUnited States"
                                },
                                "text",
                                [
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    ""
                                ]
                            ],
                            [
                                "fn",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "GC Abuse"
                            ],
                            [
                                "org",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "Google LLC (Google Apps.)"
                            ],
                            [
                                "kind",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "group"
                            ],
                            [
                                "email",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "google-cloud-compliance@google.com"
                            ],
                            [
                                "tel",
                                {
                                    "type": [
                                        "work",
                                        "voice"
                                    ]
                                },
                                "text",
                                "+1-650-253-0000"
                            ]
                        ]
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "eventAction": "last changed",
                            "eventDate": "2025-11-10T07:10:31-05:00"
                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2000-11-30T13:54:08-05:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "ZG39-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZG39-ARIN",
                            "rel": "self",
                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ZG39-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
                    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
                    "roles": [
                        "administrative",
                        "technical"
                    ],
                    "status": [
                        "validated"
                    ],
                    "vcardArray": [
                        "vcard",
                        [
                            [
                                "version",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "4.0"
                            ],
                            [
                                "adr",
                                {
                                    "label": "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway\nMountain View\nCA\n94043\nUnited States"
                                },
                                "text",
                                [
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    "",
                                    ""
                                ]
                            ],
                            [
                                "fn",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "Google LLC"
                            ],
                            [
                                "org",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "Google LLC"
                            ],
                            [
                                "kind",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "group"
                            ],
                            [
                                "email",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "arin-contact@google.com"
                            ],
                            [
                                "tel",
                                {
                                    "type": [
                                        "work",
                                        "voice"
                                    ]
                                },
                                "text",
                                "+1-650-253-0000"
                            ]
                        ]
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "events": [
                {
                    "eventAction": "last changed",
                    "eventDate": "2019-11-01T05:34:25-04:00"
                },
                {
                    "eventAction": "registration",
                    "eventDate": "2006-09-29T16:40:11-04:00"
                }
            ],
            "handle": "GOOGL-2",
            "links": [
                {
                    "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GOOGL-2",
                    "rel": "self",
                    "type": "application/rdap+json",
                    "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                },
                {
                    "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/org/GOOGL-2",
                    "rel": "alternate",
                    "type": "application/xml",
                    "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                }
            ],
            "objectClassName": "entity",
            "port43": "whois.arin.net",
            "remarks": [
                {
                    "description": [
                        "*** The IP addresses under this Org-ID are in use by Google Cloud customers *** \r",
                        "\r",
                        "Direct all copyright and legal complaints to \r",
                        "https://support.google.com/legal/go/report\r",
                        "\r",
                        "Direct all spam and abuse complaints to \r",
                        "https://support.google.com/code/go/gce_abuse_report\r",
                        "\r",
                        "For fastest response, use the relevant forms above.\r",
                        "\r",
                        "Complaints can also be sent to the GC Abuse desk \r",
                        "(google-cloud-compliance@google.com) \r",
                        "but may have longer turnaround times.\r",
                        "\r",
                        "Complaints sent to any other POC will be ignored."
                    ],
                    "title": "Registration Comments"
                }
            ],
            "roles": [
                "registrant"
            ],
            "vcardArray": [
                "vcard",
                [
                    [
                        "version",
                        [],
                        "text",
                        "4.0"
                    ],
                    [
                        "fn",
                        [],
                        "text",
                        "Google LLC"
                    ],
                    [
                        "adr",
                        {
                            "label": "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway\nMountain View\nCA\n94043\nUnited States"
                        },
                        "text",
                        [
                            "",
                            "",
                            "",
                            "",
                            "",
                            "",
                            ""
                        ]
                    ],
                    [
                        "kind",
                        [],
                        "text",
                        "org"
                    ]
                ]
            ]
        }
    ],
    "events": [
        {
            "eventAction": "last changed",
            "eventDate": "2015-09-21T20:48:29-04:00"
        },
        {
            "eventAction": "registration",
            "eventDate": "2014-05-28T11:29:08-04:00"
        }
    ],
    "handle": "NET6-2600-1900-1",
    "ipVersion": "v6",
    "links": [
        {
            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900::",
            "rel": "self",
            "type": "application/rdap+json",
            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
        },
        {
            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET6-2600-1900-1",
            "rel": "alternate",
            "type": "application/xml",
            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
        }
    ],
    "name": "GOOGLE-CLOUD",
    "notices": [
        {
            "description": [
                "By using the ARIN RDAP/Whois service, you are agreeing to the RDAP/Whois Terms of Use"
            ],
            "links": [
                {
                    "href": "https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/",
                    "rel": "terms-of-service",
                    "type": "text/html",
                    "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                }
            ],
            "title": "Terms of Service"
        },
        {
            "description": [
                "If you see inaccuracies in the results, please visit: "
            ],
            "links": [
                {
                    "href": "https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/",
                    "rel": "inaccuracy-report",
                    "type": "text/html",
                    "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2600:1900:0:2a04::800"
                }
            ],
            "title": "Whois Inaccuracy Reporting"
        },
        {
            "description": [
                "Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd."
            ],
            "title": "Copyright Notice"
        }
    ],
    "objectClassName": "ip network",
    "parentHandle": "NET6-2600-1",
    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
    "rdapConformance": [
        "nro_rdap_profile_0",
        "rdap_level_0",
        "cidr0",
        "arin_originas0"
    ],
    "remarks": [
        {
            "description": [
                "** The IP addresses under this netblock are in use by Google Cloud customers ** \r",
                "\r",
                "Direct all copyright and legal complaints to \r",
                "https://support.google.com/legal/go/report\r",
                "\r",
                "Direct all spam and abuse complaints to \r",
                "https://support.google.com/code/go/gce_abuse_report\r",
                "\r",
                "For fastest response, use the relevant forms above.\r",
                "\r",
                "Complaints can also be sent to the GC Abuse desk \r",
                "(google-cloud-compliance@google.com) \r",
                "but may have longer turnaround times.\r",
                "\r",
                "Complaints sent to any other POC will be ignored."
            ],
            "title": "Registration Comments"
        }
    ],
    "startAddress": "2600:1900::",
    "status": [
        "active"
    ],
    "type": "DIRECT ALLOCATION"
}

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