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About ViewDNS.info
ViewDNS.info gathers many domain and IP lookups on one site. Tools include reverse IP, reverse WHOIS, IP history, a DNS report, subdomain discovery, reverse NS and MX lookups, IP location, a DNS propagation checker, a China firewall test, HTTP header retrieval, DNS record lookup and a port scanner.
It suits administrators troubleshooting domains and researchers investigating who hosts or owns a site. The same data is available through a documented API with paid plans, an MCP server and research datasets such as newly registered domains.
Strengths
- Many DNS, WHOIS and IP tools in one place
- Historical data such as IP history and reverse WHOIS
- Documented API for automated lookups
Limitations
- Some features such as dark mode need an account
- API and data products are paid
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumThe web tools are free; API access and research data are sold on paid plans.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- ViewDNS.info
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application, Hosted service
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Investigating domains, hosting and DNS settings from a browser
- Categories
- Network tools, Website testing
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Website Checkers & Audit Tools); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
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Who.is
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MXToolbox
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MXToolbox focuses on DNS, MX, SPF, DMARC and blacklist lookups for email delivery, rather than IP history and reverse WHOIS investigations.
DomainTools Whois Lookup
A web-based WHOIS lookup for researching domain ownership, IP address history and domain availability.
DomainTools Whois Lookup offers ownership, IP history, reverse WHOIS and DNS history, though historical and reverse lookups are aimed at paying users.
Whoxy
A WHOIS lookup site and pay-as-you-go API with WHOIS history and reverse WHOIS search.
Whoxy centres on WHOIS history and reverse WHOIS by owner, email or keyword through a pay-as-you-go API, without the wider DNS and IP toolset.
DNSsy
A free website that tests a domain's DNS health and offers live DNS, reverse, WHOIS and ping lookups.
DNSsy is free and gives a DNS health report with live WHOIS, reverse and ping lookups, but has a smaller set of tools and no historical data.
DNSChecker
A web tool that checks DNS propagation by querying public resolvers in many countries.
DNSChecker is free and queries resolvers in many countries to show propagation across many record types, but does not offer WHOIS or IP history.
intoDNS
A free web tool that checks a domain's DNS and mail server health and configuration.
intoDNS is a free single report on a domain's DNS and mail servers with fix suggestions, without WHOIS, reverse lookups or an API.
Whois.com Lookup
A free web lookup for domain and IP registration details such as owner, registrar and expiry.
Whois.com Lookup is a free lookup of domain and IP registration details such as registrar, dates and nameservers, without DNS tools or historical data.
ViewDNS.info as an alternative
Listings that name ViewDNS.info as an alternative.
Google Admin Toolbox Dig
Google's free web-based DNS lookup tool that queries a domain's records and shows the results.
ViewDNS.info groups more than 20 DNS, IP and WHOIS tools with historical data, and offers a paid API, but some features need an account.
ICANN Lookup
ICANN's web tool for looking up registration data for domain names and Internet number resources.
ViewDNS.info bundles WHOIS with more than 20 DNS and IP tools, including IP history and reverse WHOIS, plus a paid API.
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