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Who Hosts This API

who-hosts-this · IoT

IoT No Auth Free & Open hosting iot tools

Discover the hosting provider for any web site

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Discover the hosting provider for a web site

Discover the hosting provider for a web site

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect?url=https://example.com

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com"
import requests
params = {
    "url": "https://example.com"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect');
url.searchParams.set('url', 'https://example.com');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("url", "https://example.com")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "url" => "https://example.com"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Detect?" . http_build_query([
    "url" => "https://example.com"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET View usage details for the current billing period

View usage details for the current billing period

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status"
import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status",
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/who-hosts-this.com/0.0.1/Status";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Who Hosts This API?

Who Hosts This API is a IoT API. Developers commonly use iot APIs for:

  • collecting and streaming sensor and device data
  • monitoring and controlling connected devices
  • building smart-home and industrial dashboards
  • processing device telemetry at scale
  • automating device provisioning and alerting

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Who Hosts This API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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