Internet Exchange Point Datasets

Packet Clearing House maintains the global directory of Internet exchange points. The directory reports on past and current IXPs, peering subnets used by the members to exchange traffic, locations, equipment and membership.

This page lists several API endpionts. If you are a network operator, policy-maker or academic researcher, this data might help in your research or analysis. Please get in touch with you think it could help but need guidance on how to use it.

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IXP Directory

URL and parameters

This API lists every IXP in our database. It defaults to returning JSON:

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/directory/(STATUS)
https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/directory/(STATUS)(?format=csv)

Such that:

STATUS - is an optional value. It defaults to Any but can be Any, Active, Defunct, Deprecated , Not_an_exchange, Planned or Unknown.
?format=csv - this query string can optionally be added on. The default format is JSON, but passing this query string will result in CSV being returned instead.

Response (Toggle)

JSON objects and CSV rows will be returned with the following fields:

id - Internal PCH ID for this IXP. Example: "1"
ctry - Country of IXP. . Example: "Argentina"
cit - City of IXP. Example: "Buenos Aires"
reg - Region of IXP. Example: "Latin America"
name - Long name of IXP . Example: "Cubecorp"
url - URL of IXP. Example: "http://www.cubecorp.com.ar/"
stat - Status of IXP. Example: "Not an exchange"
date - Date IXP was established. Example: "0"
prfs - Number of prefixes at IXP. Example: "0"
lat - Latitude of IXP. Example: "-34.57000"
lon - Longitude of IXP. Example: "-58.42000"
prts - Number of Participants at IXP. Example: "0"
traf - Peak IPv4 traffic IXP in bytes. Example: "0"
avg - Average IPv4 traffic IXP in bytes. Example: "0"
trgh - Trough (lowest) IPv4 traffic IXP in bytes. Example: "0"
ipv6_avg - Average IPv6 traffic IXP in bytes. Example: "0.000000"
pch - If PCH is present at this IXP. Example: "No"
updt - Date IXP last updated. Example: "0000-00-00"
tc_rank - Traffic country rank . Example: null
tw_rank - Traffic world rank. Example: null
tr_rank - Traffic region rank. Example: null
pc_rank - Participants country rank. Example: null
pr_rank - Participants region rank. Example: null
pw_rank - Participants world rank. Example: null
prts_url - Participants list url. Example: null
q9 - If Quad9 is present at this IXP. Example: "No"
iata - IATA/POP code for this IXP based off PCH's database. Example: ""
regct - Region to active count. Example: 108

Example (Toggle)

A call to this API:

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/directory/Active

Would return hundreds of rows, the first bit of which would be:

[
  {
    "id": "2",
    "ctry": "Argentina",
    "cit": "Buenos Aires",
    "reg": "Latin America",
    "name": "CABASE IXP Buenos Aires",
    "url": "http:\\/\\/www.cabase.org.ar\\/nap-buenos-aires\\/",
    "stat": "Active",
    "date": "19980401",
    "prfs": "19798",
    "lat": "-34.57000",
    "lon": "-58.42000",
    "prts": "106",
    "traf": "9190000",
    "avg": "0",
    "trgh": "0",
    "ipv6_avg": "0.000000",
    "pch": "Yes",
    "updt": "2015-02-15",
    "tc_rank": "1",
    "tw_rank": "160",
    "pc_rank": "1",
    "pr_rank": "5",
    "pw_rank": "50",
    "tr_rank": "17",
    "prts_url": "http:\\/\\/www.cabase.org.ar\\/nap-buenos-aires\\/",
    "q9": "No",
    "iata": "EZE",
    "regct": 79
  },
  {
    "id": "6",
    "ctry": "Australia",
    "cit": "Melbourne",
    "reg": "Asia-Pacific",
    "name": "AUSIX",
    "url": "",
    "stat": "Active",
    "date": "20010700",
    "prfs": "0",
    "lat": "-37.82000",
    "lon": "144.97000",
    "prts": "7",
    "traf": "20000",
    "avg": "0",
    "trgh": "0",
    "ipv6_avg": "0.000000",
    "pch": "No",
    "updt": "0000-00-00",
    "tc_rank": "8",
    "tw_rank": "306",
    "pc_rank": "15",
    "pr_rank": "69",
    "pw_rank": "393",
    "tr_rank": "49",
    "prts_url": "",
    "q9": "No",
    "iata": "",
    "regct": 94
  },
  {
    "id": "8",
    "ctry": "Australia",
    "cit": "Melbourne",
    "reg": "Asia-Pacific",
    "name": "Victoria Internet Exchange",
    "url": "https:\\/\\/www.ix.asn.au\\/peering\\/",
    "stat": "Active",
    "date": "20110000",
    "prfs": "0",
    "lat": "-37.82000",
    "lon": "144.97000",
    "prts": "66",
    "traf": "74400000",
    "avg": "0",
    "trgh": "0",
    "ipv6_avg": "0.000000",
    "pch": "No",
    "updt": "2017-10-03",
    "tc_rank": "2",
    "tw_rank": "74",
    "pc_rank": "5",
    "pr_rank": "18",
    "pw_rank": "86",
    "tr_rank": "14",
    "prts_url": "https:\\/\\/www.ix.asn.au\\/peers-vic\\/",
    "q9": "No",
    "iata": "",
    "regct": 94
  },
  {
    "id": "9",
    "ctry": "Australia",
    "cit": "Perth",
    "reg": "Asia-Pacific",
    "name": "Western Australian Internet Association",
    "url": "http:\\/\\/www.ix.asn.au\\/peering.html",
    "stat": "Active",
    "date": "19970000",
    "prfs": "30979",
    "lat": "-31.93000",
    "lon": "115.95000",
    "prts": "81",
    "traf": "32070000",
    "avg": "0",
    "trgh": "0",
    "ipv6_avg": "0.000000",
    "pch": "Yes",
    "updt": "2017-10-03",
    "tc_rank": "3",
    "tw_rank": "107",
    "pc_rank": "4",
    "pr_rank": "16",
    "pw_rank": "75",
    "tr_rank": "23",
    "prts_url": "https:\\/\\/www.ix.asn.au\\/peers-wa\\/",
    "q9": "Yes",
    "iata": "PER",
    "regct": 94
  },
  {
    "id": "12",
    "ctry": "Australia",
    "cit": "Sydney",
    "reg": "Asia-Pacific",
    "name": "Equinix Sydney",
    "url": "http:\\/\\/www.equinix.com\\/resources\\/data-sheets\\/equinix-internet-exchange\\/",
    "stat": "Active",
    "date": "20030000",
    "prfs": "102049",
    "lat": "-33.95000",
    "lon": "151.17999",
    "prts": "177",
    "traf": "0",
    "avg": "0",
    "trgh": "0",
    "ipv6_avg": "0.000000",
    "pch": "Yes",
    "updt": "0000-00-00",
    "tc_rank": "7",
    "tw_rank": "283",
    "pc_rank": "2",
    "pr_rank": "4",
    "pw_rank": "28",
    "tr_rank": "46",
    "prts_url": "",
    "q9": "Yes",
    "iata": "SYD",
    "regct": 94
  },

Subnets

URL and parameters

This API lists the subnets details for a specific IXP in our database. It defaults to returning JSON:

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnets/IXP_ID
https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnets/IXP_ID(?format=csv)

Such that:

IXP_ID - is a required value. It is the ID of the IXP as derived from the IXP Directory (/api/ixp/directory) API call above.
?format=csv - this query string can optionally be added on. The default format is JSON, but passing this query string will result in CSV being returned instead.

Response (Toggle)

JSON objects and CSV rows will be returned with the following fields:

id - Internal PCH ID for this IXP. Example:"603"
status - Status of this subnet. Example:"Active"
short_name - Name of subnet. Example:"AMS-IX"
version - IP version. Example:"IPv6"
subnet - CIDR notation of the subnet. Example:"2001:7f8:1::/64"
mlpa - MLPA of subnet. Example:"Available"
traffic - Traffic in bytes of the subnet. Example:"63900000"
participants - Participants in the subnet. Example:"652"
established - Data subnet was established. Example:"0"
traffic_url - Page containing MRTG for the subnet. Example:"https://ams-ix.net/technical/statistics/sflow-stats/ipv6-traffic"
traffic_graph_url - Deep link to MRTG graph. Example:"https://stats.ams-ix.net/cgi-bin/stats/sflow_grapher?type=ipv6;counter=bps;scale=normal;interval=daily"
subnet_num - PCH internal ID for subnet. Example:"4"
exchange_point_id - Internal PCH ID for the parent IXP (will be same as IXP_ID in the URL). Example:"160"

Example (Toggle)

A call to this API:

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnets/160

Would return the following response:

[
  {
    "id": "189",
    "status": "Deprecated",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX",
    "version": "IPv4",
    "subnet": "193.148.15.0\\/24",
    "mlpa": "Unknown",
    "traffic": "0",
    "participants": "0",
    "established": "19971229",
    "traffic_url": "",
    "traffic_graph_url": "",
    "subnet_num": "1",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  },
  {
    "id": "346",
    "status": "Unknown",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX",
    "version": "IPv4",
    "subnet": "195.69.144.0\\/24",
    "mlpa": "Unknown",
    "traffic": "0",
    "participants": "0",
    "established": "20090000",
    "traffic_url": "",
    "traffic_graph_url": "",
    "subnet_num": "6",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  },
  {
    "id": "347",
    "status": "Unknown",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX",
    "version": "IPv4",
    "subnet": "195.69.145.0\\/24",
    "mlpa": "Unknown",
    "traffic": "0",
    "participants": "0",
    "established": "0",
    "traffic_url": "",
    "traffic_graph_url": "",
    "subnet_num": "5",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  },
  {
    "id": "602",
    "status": "Deprecated",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX",
    "version": "IPv4",
    "subnet": "195.69.144.0\\/22",
    "mlpa": "Available",
    "traffic": "0",
    "participants": "0",
    "established": "20020400",
    "traffic_url": "",
    "traffic_graph_url": "",
    "subnet_num": "3",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  },
  {
    "id": "603",
    "status": "Active",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX",
    "version": "IPv6",
    "subnet": "2001:7f8:1::\\/64",
    "mlpa": "Available",
    "traffic": "63900000",
    "participants": "652",
    "established": "0",
    "traffic_url": "https:\\/\\/ams-ix.net\\/technical\\/statistics\\/sflow-stats\\/ipv6-traffic",
    "traffic_graph_url": "https:\\/\\/stats.ams-ix.net\\/cgi-bin\\/stats\\/sflow_grapher?type=ipv6;counter=bps;scale=normal;interval=daily",
    "subnet_num": "4",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  },
  {
    "id": "1109",
    "status": "Active",
    "short_name": "AMS-IX v4",
    "version": "IPv4",
    "subnet": "80.249.208.0\\/21",
    "mlpa": "Available",
    "traffic": "3378000000",
    "participants": "807",
    "established": "20141013",
    "traffic_url": "https:\\/\\/www.ams-ix.net\\/technical\\/statistics",
    "traffic_graph_url": "https:\\/\\/stats.ams-ix.net\\/cgi-bin\\/stats\\/16all?log=totalall;png=daily",
    "subnet_num": "7",
    "exchange_point_id": "160"
  }
]

Subnet Member Details

URL and parameters

This API lists the member details for a specific subnet in our database. It defaults to returning JSON:

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnet_details/IXP_ID
https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnet_details/IXP_ID(?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION)

Such that:

IXP_ID - is a required value. It is the ID of the IXP as derived from the IXP Directory (/api/ixp/directory) API call above.
?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION - is an optional value. It is the CIDR notation of the of the subnet as derived from the Subnets (/api/ixp/subnets/IXP_ID) API call above.

Note - this endpoint only returns JSON, you can not pass the ?format=csv query string

Response - no subnet query (Toggle)

JSON objects will be returned with the following fields when you do not pass the optional ?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION query sting:

version - IP version. Example: "IPv4",
- subnet - Subnet in CIDR notation. Example: "80.249.208.0/21":",
  - ip - IP address in the subnet queried. Example: "80.249.208.1",
  - fqdn - Fully qualified domain name of IP. Example: "rtr-eun-01.ams-ix.net.",
  - ping - Ping status. Example: "Yes",
  - asn - Autonomous system number the subnet belongs to. Example: "1200",
  - org - String of the AS organization name. Example: "AMSTERDAM INET EXCH B.V.",
  - prefixes - Number of prefixes. Example: "3"

Example - no subnet query (Toggle)

A call to this API (note the optional ?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION query sting is not present)

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnet_details/160

Would return the following hundreds, possibly thousands, of lines with this being the first part of the response:

{
  "IPv6": {
    "2001:7f8:1::/64": [
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:A500:19:9947:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "199947",
        "org": "NEXUSWAY S.R.L.",
        "prefixes": "1"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:0:A501:5943:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "15943",
        "org": "WILHELM.TEL G.M.B.H",
        "prefixes": "8"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:A500:19:9939:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "199939",
        "org": "KEENSYSTEMS B.V.",
        "prefixes": "4"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:A500:19:9939:2",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "199939",
        "org": "KEENSYSTEMS B.V.",
        "prefixes": "4"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:0:A501:5967:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "15967",
        "org": "NAZWA.PL SP.Z.O.O",
        "prefixes": "1"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:0:A501:5966:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "15966",
        "org": "EMANGO INET SVC B.V.",
        "prefixes": "2"
      },
      {
        "ip": "2001:7F8:1:0:0:A501:5958:1",
        "fqdn": null,
        "ping": null,
        "asn": "15958",
        "org": "TELENOR D.O.O. BEOGRAD",
        "prefixes": "15"
      },
    ]
  },
  "IPv4": {
    "80.249.208.0/21": [
      {
        "ip": "80.249.208.1",
        "fqdn": "rtr-eun-01.ams-ix.net.",
        "ping": "Yes",
        "asn": "1200",
        "org": "AMSTERDAM INET EXCH B.V.",
        "prefixes": "3"
      },
      {
        "ip": "80.249.208.2",
        "fqdn": "",
        "ping": "Yes",
        "asn": null,
        "org": "",
        "prefixes": ""
      },
      {
        "ip": "80.249.208.3",
        "fqdn": "rtr2-1.nawas.net.",
        "ping": "Yes",
        "asn": "200020",
        "org": "STICHTING NBIP NAWAS",
        "prefixes": "13"
      },
      {
        "ip": "80.249.208.5",
        "fqdn": "arpkeepalive.noc.ams-ix.net.",
        "ping": "No",
        "asn": null,
        "org": "",
        "prefixes": ""
      },
      {
        "ip": "80.249.208.6",
        "fqdn": "",
        "ping": "Yes",
        "asn": null,
        "org": "",
        "prefixes": ""
      },

Response - with subnet query (Toggle)

JSON objects will be returned with the following fields when you do pass the optional ?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION query sting:

ip - IP address in the subnet queried. Example: "80.249.208.1",
fqdn - Fully qualified domain name of IP. Example: "rtr-eun-01.ams-ix.net.",
ping - Ping status. Example: "Yes",
asn - Autonomous system number the subnet belongs to. Example: "1200",
org - String of the AS organization name. Example: "AMSTERDAM INET EXCH B.V.",
prefixes - Number of prefixes. Example: "3"

Example - with subnet query (Toggle)

A call to this API (note the optional ?subnet=CIDR_NOTATION query sting is present)

https://www.pch.net/api/ixp/subnet_details/160?subnet=80.249.208.0/21

Would return the following hundreds, possibly thousands, of lines with this being the first part of the response:

[
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.1",
    "fqdn": "rtr-eun-01.ams-ix.net.",
    "ping": "Yes",
    "asn": "1200",
    "org": "AMSTERDAM INET EXCH B.V.",
    "prefixes": "3"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.3",
    "fqdn": "",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": "200020",
    "org": "STICHTING NBIP NAWAS",
    "prefixes": "12"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.5",
    "fqdn": "arpkeepalive.noc.ams-ix.net.",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": null,
    "org": "",
    "prefixes": ""
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.7",
    "fqdn": "",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": "205943",
    "org": "RODASALIR EHF",
    "prefixes": "1"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.8",
    "fqdn": "",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": "40805",
    "org": "JMF SOLN INC.",
    "prefixes": "13"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.11",
    "fqdn": "",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": "8758",
    "org": "IWAY AG",
    "prefixes": "51"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.12",
    "fqdn": "",
    "ping": "No",
    "asn": "8821",
    "org": "WWZ TELEKOM AG",
    "prefixes": "6"
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.13",
    "fqdn": "mon-sar-010-mon.noc.ams-ix.net.",
    "ping": "Yes",
    "asn": null,
    "org": "",
    "prefixes": ""
  },
  {
    "ip": "80.249.208.14",
    "fqdn": "mon-nik-011-mon.noc.ams-ix.net.",
    "ping": "Yes",
    "asn": null,
    "org": "",
    "prefixes": ""
  },