Regional Internet Registries

The five organizations that manage IP address allocation worldwide

Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are organizations that manage the allocation and registration of Internet number resources (IP addresses and AS numbers) within a particular region of the world. There are five RIRs, each responsible for a different geographic area.

AFRINIC — African Network Information Center

AFRINIC (the African Network Information Center) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean region. It is one of the world's five registries and manages …

54 countries ~2750 ASNs View »

ARIN — American Registry for Internet Numbers

ARIN (the American Registry for Internet Numbers) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for Canada, the United States, and other islands located in the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic …

29 countries ~31562 ASNs View »

APNIC — Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the world's five registries and manages the allocation …

56 countries ~13684 ASNs View »

LACNIC — Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry

LACNIC (the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for the Latin American and Caribbean region. It is one of the world's five …

31 countries ~14376 ASNs View »

RIPE NCC — Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre

RIPE NCC (the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia. It is one of …

76 countries ~40681 ASNs View »
Detect VPNs, Proxies, TOR and Bots

Use the Focsec API to check if an IP address belongs to a VPN, Proxy, TOR exit node or malicious bot.

Learn more »