Reverse DNS Property

The reverse DNS (rdns) property is provided for IP addresses hosting applications. This information is provided in the IP API and various Netify Data Feed datasets.

Property Information

Hostname

The reverse DNS hostname.

Related Application Info

If the reverse DNS hostname is related to a particular application, the standard application property is included. The property provides the application ID, tag, description, logos, and more.

In the adjacent example, we see that the j.root-servers.net hostname is associated with the Root Servers infrastructure.

Reverse DNS Info

rDNS Hostname	j.root-servers.net
Application	Root Servers

Reverse DNS Property - JSON Overview

"rdns": {
    "hostname": "j.root-servers.net",
    { Application Property },
}

Reverse DNS Property - JSON Example

"rdns": {
    "hostname": "j.root-servers.net",
    "application": {
        "id": 10110,
        "tag": "netify.root-servers",
        "label": "Root Servers",
        "description": "A root name ...",
        "home_page": {
          "url": "http://www.root-servers.org/",
          "text": "Root Servers"
        },
        "category": {
          "id": 27,
          "tag": "technology",
          "label": "Technology"
        },
        "favicon": "https://static.netify.ai...",
        "icon": "https://static.netify.ai...",
        "logo": "https://static.netify.ai...",
        "favicon_source": "app",
        "icon_source": "app",
        "logo_source": "app"
    }
}