Ping

Test how long a response from remote system takes to reach the ViewDNS server. Useful for detecting latency issues on network connections.

URL

https://api.viewdns.info/ping/

Parameters

host - the domain or IP address to perform a ping on
output - the output format required ('xml' or 'json')
apikey - your api key

Sample Query

host: twitter.com

GET https://api.viewdns.info/ping/?host=twitter.com&apikey=yourapikey&output=output_type

XML Response (output=xml)

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<viewdns>
  <query>
    <tool>ping_PRO</tool>
    <host>twitter.com</host>
  </query>
  <response>
    <rtt>32.5 ms</rtt>
    <rtt>36.2 ms</rtt>
    <rtt>30.8 ms</rtt>
    <rtt>36.6 ms</rtt>
  </response>
</viewdns>

JSON Response (output=json)

{
    "query": {
        "tool": "ping_PRO",
        "host": "twitter.com"
    },
    "response": {
        "replys": [
            {
                "rtt": "32.5 ms"
            },
            {
                "rtt": "36.2 ms"
            },
            {
                "rtt": "30.8 ms"
            },
            {
                "rtt": "36.6 ms"
            }
        ]
    }
}