[arin-tech-discuss] Easy parent_net_handle lookup?

[Andy Newton]

On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:22 PM, Aaron Hughes wrote:

> The API for a Reassign requires a parent_net_handle. Is there a simple REST query that can be done for any given address to look up it's parent net handle?

Aaron,

At present the best way to get that information is from Whois-RWS:

   http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/192.168.0.1

Please note that here is a lag between when a network is registered and when it shows up in Whois, usually 10 minutes.

Andy Newton,
Chief Engineer, ARIN