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RIPEstat Data API

Internet routing, prefix, and ASN statistics for building network-visibility and prefix-lookup tools.

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At a Glance

Difficulty
Beginner — comfortable for a first prototype
Size
Tiny · ≤0.02 GB
Formats
JSON
Access
API
API Key
Not Required
Provider
RIPE NCC
Updates
Near Real Time
Last Verified
Aug 18, 2026
Source Type
Nonprofit Source
Data Terms
RIPEstat terms and Creative Commons Attribution
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From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

RIPEstat data API returns JSON for a resource such as an IP prefix or ASN. Start with prefix-overview for one well-known prefix. Routing views change, WHOIS fields can be stale, and this is not packet capture.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • A notebook environment such as Jupyter or Google Colab
  • An internet connection
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Open the RIPEstat data API documentation and choose prefix-overview.
  2. 2.Query one prefix such as 8.8.8.0/24.
  3. 3.Keep announced ASN, holder, and resource.
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3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install pandas requests

import pandas as pd
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://stat.ripe.net/data/prefix-overview/data.json",
    params={"resource": "8.8.8.0/24"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
overview = pd.json_normalize(response.json()["data"])
overview["retrieved_at_utc"] = pd.Timestamp.now(tz="UTC")
print(overview)
4

Test a Useful Signal

Look Up a Public DNS Prefix

Test whether prefix-overview can power a bounded routing card.

  1. 01Confirm the response contains the queried resource and announced ASN list.
  2. 02Record holder and ASN from the overview.
  3. 03Explain that RIPEstat is a routing and registration view, not live packet data, and WHOIS can lag.

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Dataset Details

RIPE NCC is a nonprofit source. Last verified 2026-08-18. Temporal coverage: continuously updated routing and registration views.

Geography

Global

Formats

JSON

Provider

RIPE NCC

Data Terms

RIPEstat terms and Creative Commons Attribution

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