Adding Geofeed to APNIC
APNIC (Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre) supports geofeed through the remarks: attribute on inetnum and inet6num objects. APNIC also supports the geoloc: and country: attributes for additional geolocation precision.
Prerequisites
- An APNIC MyAPNIC account with maintainer access to the relevant object
- A geofeed CSV file hosted on a publicly accessible HTTPS URL
- Your IP prefix must be registered in the APNIC Whois database
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Step 1: Log In to MyAPNIC
- Go to MyAPNIC
- Log in with your credentials
- Navigate to Resources → My Resources
Step 2: Find and Edit Your Object
- Search for your inetnum or inet6num object
- Click to view the object details
- Click "Modify"
Step 3: Add Geofeed Attributes
Add the following attributes to your object:
country: JP
geoloc: 35.6762 139.6503
remarks: Geofeed https://yourdomain.com/.well-known/geofeed.csv
Attribute Details
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
country: | ISO 3166-1 country code (e.g., JP, AU, IN, SG) |
geoloc: | Latitude and longitude in decimal format, space-separated |
remarks: | RFC 8805 geofeed URL reference |
Step 4: Submit and Verify
- Submit the modification
- Verify by querying APNIC Whois: APNIC Whois
- Allow 24-72 hours for geolocation databases to update