A comprehensive, real-time API for finding abuse contacts for any IPv4 or IPv6 address. Essential for copyright holders, investigators, researchers, law enforcement, and security teams reporting online abuse.
Queries multiple authoritative sources in parallel and returns ranked results in milliseconds.
Real-time lookups ensure data is always current. Our curated database is continuously maintained for accuracy.
Confidence scoring with intelligent deduplication ensures you get the most reliable contacts.
Support for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses with data from multiple regional internet registries.
No tracking, no logging of queries. Your lookups are completely private.
No API keys, no hidden costs, generous rate limits. Use it however you need, forever.
Try our API right here in your browser. Enter any IPv4 or IPv6 address to see instant results.
Enter an IP address above to see abuse contact results
GET /api/v1/8.8.8.8
Find abuse contacts for any IPv4 or IPv6 address.
{"ip": "8.8.8.8", "contacts": [...]}
JSON response with ranked contacts and confidence scores.
GET /openapi.json
Machine-readable API specification in JSON or YAML format.
Yes, completely free. No API keys, no hidden fees, no usage limits. We believe abuse reporting should be accessible to everyone.
We query multiple authoritative sources in parallel and rank results by confidence score. Our curated database for major providers ensures you get the correct abuse forms and contacts.
We return various contact methods: abuse forms (preferred by many providers), email addresses, portals, APIs, and law enforcement contacts. Forms are often faster and tracked better than email.
Yes! We fully support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Our global infrastructure ensures fast lookups regardless of IP version.
We perform real-time lookups from authoritative sources, so data is always current. Our curated database for major providers is continuously maintained and updated.
Absolutely. Use abusedb.cloud for any purpose - personal, commercial, research, or automation. No attribution required, though it's always appreciated!
We apply reasonable rate limits to ensure service availability for everyone. For enterprise use cases requiring higher limits, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss custom solutions.