Feature request: Allow use of API Keys

[bradley-evans]

I'm doing some pretty heavy bulk requests, and would like the option to utilize an API key to avoid rate-limiting. Is this an existing feature, and if not, could it be integrated?

[secynic]

This is not currently a feature. I could use some help researching this. A quick search shows that RDAP should support authentication:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7481#section-3.2

I am not sure if the RIRs provide special API key access.

ARIN also seems to have a bulk option, but I don't have access to this data:
https://www.arin.net/resources/request/bulkwhois.html

I have a feeling the above is in a completely different format, which would require new parsers to be written.

Also, have you tried the experimental bulk whois support?
http://ipwhois.readthedocs.io/en/latest/EXPERIMENTAL.html