Hi Randy You can also use the restful API described here:https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/documentation/ripe-datab... for your specific query it returns this: denis$ curl 'http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/inetnum/147.28.0.0/16?unfiltered' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <whois-resources xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <objects> <object type="inetnum"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/inetnum/147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255"/> <source id="ripe"/> <primary-key> <attribute name="inetnum" value="147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255"/> </primary-key> <attributes> <attribute name="inetnum" value="147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255"/> <attribute name="netname" value="RG79-147-28"/> <attribute name="country" value="US"/> <attribute name="org" value="ORG-RO47-RIPE" referenced-type="organisation"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/organisation/ORG-RO47-RIPE"/> </attribute> <attribute name="admin-c" value="RB45695-RIPE" referenced-type="person"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/person/RB45695-RIPE"/> </attribute> <attribute name="tech-c" value="RB45695-RIPE" referenced-type="person"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/person/RB45695-RIPE"/> </attribute> <attribute name="status" value="LEGACY"/> <attribute name="mnt-by" value="MAINT-RGNET" referenced-type="mntner"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/mntner/MAINT-RGNET"/> </attribute> <attribute name="mnt-domains" value="MAINT-RGNET" referenced-type="mntner"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/mntner/MAINT-RGNET"/> </attribute> <attribute name="mnt-routes" value="MAINT-RGNET" referenced-type="mntner"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/mntner/MAINT-RGNET"/> </attribute> <attribute name="mnt-by" value="RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT" referenced-type="mntner"> <link xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe/mntner/RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT"/> </attribute> <attribute name="created" value="2016-03-16T15:16:35Z"/> <attribute name="last-modified" value="2019-08-08T01:21:04Z"/> <attribute name="source" value="RIPE"/> </attributes> </object> </objects> <terms-and-conditions xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf"/> </whois-resources> cheersdenis co-chair DB-WG On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 14:43:41 CEST, Randy Bush via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: hi shane,
The '-r' flag seems to disable related answers and is not type-specific.
``` ran.psg.com:/home/randy> uname -a Linux ran.psg.com 4.15.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 6 11:12:41 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ran.psg.com:/home/randy> whois -h whois.ripe.net -r 147.28.0.0/16 % This is the RIPE Database query service. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf % Note: this output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag. % Information related to '147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255' % Abuse contact for '147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255' is 'blackhole@bogus.com' inetnum: 147.28.0.0 - 147.28.255.255 netname: RG79-147-28 country: US org: ORG-RO47-RIPE admin-c: RB45695-RIPE tech-c: RB45695-RIPE status: LEGACY mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET mnt-domains: MAINT-RGNET mnt-routes: MAINT-RGNET mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT created: 2016-03-16T15:16:35Z last-modified: 2019-08-08T01:21:04Z source: RIPE % Information related to '147.28.0.0/16AS3130' route: 147.28.0.0/16 descr: RGnet/PSGnet origin: AS3130 mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET created: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z last-modified: 2003-12-22T01:59:14Z source: RIPE # Filtered % This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.94.1 (ANGUS) ```