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 2603:10b6:208:53d::7

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

2603:10b6:208:53d::7

Record source

rdap

Cached at

2026-08-31 22:52:29 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

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        {
            "v6prefix": "2603:1000::",
            "length": 24
        }
    ],
    "endAddress": "2603:10ff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff",
    "entities": [
        {
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                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "eventAction": "last changed",
                            "eventDate": "2025-10-16T14:01:14-04:00"
                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2013-08-20T19:26:59-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "MRPD-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MRPD-ARIN",
                            "rel": "self",
                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/MRPD-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
                    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
                    "remarks": [
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                                "to:\r",
                                "* https://cert.microsoft.com.  \r",
                                "\r",
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                                "Accounts, please contact:\r",
                                "* abuse@microsoft.com.  \r",
                                "\r",
                                "To report security vulnerabilities in Microsoft \r",
                                "products and services, please contact:\r",
                                "* secure@microsoft.com.  \r",
                                "\r",
                                "For legal and law enforcement-related requests, \r",
                                "please contact:\r",
                                "* msndcc@microsoft.com\r",
                                "\r",
                                "For routing, peering or DNS issues, please \r",
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                                "* IOC@microsoft.com"
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                                {
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                                "text",
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                            ],
                            [
                                "fn",
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                                "text",
                                "Microsoft Routing, Peering, and DNS"
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                            [
                                "org",
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                                "text",
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                            [
                                "kind",
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                                "text",
                                "group"
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                            [
                                "email",
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                                "text",
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                            [
                                "tel",
                                {
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                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "SINGH683-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SINGH683-ARIN",
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                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/SINGH683-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
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                        }
                    ],
                    "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 2024-07-10"
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                                ]
                            ],
                            [
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                                "text",
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                            [
                                "n",
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                                "text",
                                [
                                    "Singh",
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                                    "",
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                                ]
                            ],
                            [
                                "kind",
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                                "text",
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                            [
                                "email",
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                                "text",
                                "pracsin@microsoft.com"
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                                "tel",
                                {
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                                        "voice"
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                                "text",
                                "+1-425-707-5601"
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                {
                    "events": [
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                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2016-10-20T15:51:33-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "BEDAR6-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/BEDAR6-ARIN",
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                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/BEDAR6-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
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                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
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                                ]
                            ],
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                                "fn",
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                                "text",
                                "Dawn Bedard"
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                                "n",
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                        ]
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "events": [
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                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2013-08-20T19:24:57-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "MAC74-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MAC74-ARIN",
                            "rel": "self",
                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/MAC74-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
                    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
                    "remarks": [
                        {
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                                "For SPAM and other abuse issues, such as Microsoft Accounts, please contact abuse@microsoft.com.  \r",
                                "To report security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and services, please contact secure@microsoft.com.  \r",
                                "For legal and law enforcement-related requests, please contact msndcc@microsoft.com\r",
                                "For routing, peering or DNS issues, please contact IOC@microsoft.com"
                            ],
                            "title": "Registration Comments"
                        }
                    ],
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                            ],
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                                "text",
                                "Microsoft Abuse Contact"
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                                "text",
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                            [
                                "kind",
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                                "text",
                                "group"
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                            [
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                        ]
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "events": [
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                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2021-10-13T17:30:13-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "IPHOS5-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/IPHOS5-ARIN",
                            "rel": "self",
                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
                            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IPHOS5-ARIN",
                            "rel": "alternate",
                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
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                                },
                                "text",
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                                    "",
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                                ]
                            ],
                            [
                                "fn",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                "IPHostmaster IPHostmaster"
                            ],
                            [
                                "n",
                                [],
                                "text",
                                [
                                    "IPHostmaster",
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                                ]
                            ],
                            [
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                            [
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                            ],
                            [
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                        ]
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "eventAction": "last changed",
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                        },
                        {
                            "eventAction": "registration",
                            "eventDate": "2023-06-13T16:26:16-04:00"
                        }
                    ],
                    "handle": "CHATU3-ARIN",
                    "links": [
                        {
                            "href": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/CHATU3-ARIN",
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                            "type": "application/rdap+json",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        },
                        {
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                            "type": "application/xml",
                            "value": "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/2603:1046:c09:19ab::8"
                        }
                    ],
                    "objectClassName": "entity",
                    "port43": "whois.arin.net",
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                },
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                }
            ],
            "handle": "MSFT",
            "links": [
                {
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                },
                {
                    "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/org/MSFT",
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            ],
            "objectClassName": "entity",
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                        "For SPAM and other abuse issues, such as Microsoft Accounts, please contact:\r",
                        "* abuse@microsoft.com.  \r",
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                        "* secure@microsoft.com.  \r",
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        },
        {
            "href": "https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET6-2603-1000-1",
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    ],
    "name": "MSFT",
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        {
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                "If you see inaccuracies in the results, please visit: "
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                }
            ],
            "title": "Whois Inaccuracy Reporting"
        },
        {
            "description": [
                "Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd."
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        "cidr0",
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                "* https://cert.microsoft.com. \r",
                "\r",
                "For SPAM and other abuse issues, such as Microsoft Accounts, please contact: \r",
                "* abuse@microsoft.com. \r",
                "\r",
                "To report security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and services, please contact: \r",
                "* secure@microsoft.com. \r",
                "\r",
                "For legal and law enforcement-related requests, please contact: \r",
                "* msndcc@microsoft.com \r",
                "\r",
                "For routing, peering or DNS issues, please \r",
                "contact: \r",
                "* IOC@microsoft.com"
            ],
            "title": "Registration Comments"
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    ],
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}

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