---
title: "Returns the WHOIS information by WHOIS Point of Contact (POC) value of an internet organization."
method: GET
path: "/whois/poc/{whoispoc}"
tags: ["whois"]
---

# Returns the WHOIS information by WHOIS Point of Contact (POC) value of an internet organization.

`GET /whois/poc/{whoispoc}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://ipinfo.io`
- URL: `https://ipinfo.io/whois/poc/{whoispoc}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/ipinfo/apis/ipinfo-io-openapi-specification/docs/whois/poc/:whoispoc/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

The IPinfo WHOIS API lookup via Points of Contact (POC) provides essential details about an individual associated with an internet organization identified by their WHOIS POC ID. For instance, querying the POC ID yields information about the name of the point of contact and their organization location. The response includes the organization's physical address, email address, and contact numbers. Additional metadata indicates when the record was created and last updated, alongside the source of the information.

## Path parameters

- `whoispoc` string, required

## Query parameters

- `page` integer
- `whoissource` 'arin' | 'ripe' | 'afrinic' | 'apnic' | 'lacnic'

## Response `200`

WHOIS Point of Contact (POC) response.

- WhoisPocResponse
  - `poc` string
  - `total` integer
  - `page` integer
  - `records` object[]
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
    - `email` string
    - `address` string
    - `country` string
    - `phone` string
    - `fax` string
    - `created` string, date
    - `updated` string, date
    - `source` string
    - `raw` string

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