---
title: "Search Self-hosted Domains"
slug: "self-self-hosted-domains"
updated: 2026-01-07T22:06:25Z
published: 2026-01-07T22:06:25Z
canonical: "help.silentpush.com/self-self-hosted-domains"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.silentpush.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Self-hosted Domains

```plaintext
GET /explore/padns/search/selfhosted/{qtype}
```

Search self-hosted domains, i.e., NS servers are in the queried domain and hosted on the same IP as the domain A record (where A records have been seen as active within the last 30 days)

| Parameters | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Query Parameters | - **qtype = (string) (optional)** – - record type to search - the following qtypes are supported: - ns - **domain = (string) (optional) –** - name or wildcard pattern of domain names to search for - **regex = (pattern) (optional) –** - re2 regular expression - pattern must be a valid re2 regular expression - **domain_asnum = (int) (optional)** - AS number of domain A records to search, may be repeated times for additional AS numbers - **nssrv_asnum = (int) (optional) –** - AS number of name server A records to search, may be repeated multiple times for additional AS numbers - **asn = (int) (optional) –** - search for IP addresses in or not in the given AS numbers - default = in - **asname = (string) (optional) –** - search for domain and name server A records in all AS numbers where the AS Name begins with , may be repeated multiple time for additional AS names - **asname_starts_with = (string) (optional) –** - search for domain and name server A records in all AS numbers where the AS Name begins with , may be repeated multiple time for additional AS names - **asname_contains = (string) (optional) –** - search for domain and name server A records in all AS numbers where the AS Name contains , may be repeated multiple time for additional AS names - **asn_match = (string) (optional) –** - how to match AS numbers - any (default) - match on any asnum given or derived from asname - all - asn diversity timeline must contain all asnums given as asnum parameter or derived from asname - **limit = (int) (optional) –** - number of results to return - default = 100 - **skip = (int) (optional) –** - number of results to skip - **with_metadata =<0\|1> (int) (optional) –** - include metadata object in response : returned results, total results, job_id - 0 (default) = do not include - 1 = include metadata |
| Request Headers | X-API-KEY – api-key |

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> AS numbers derived from asname, asname_starts_with and asname_contains parameters will be appended to the AS numbers given as domain_asnum and nssrv_asnum parameters - i.e., asname, asname_starts_with and asname_contains are appended to both the domain_asnum and nssrv_asnum lists

### Example Request

```plaintext
https://api.silentpush.com/api/v1/merge-api/explore/padns/search/selfhosted/ns \
     ?asname=uunet \
     &asn=notin \
     &domain=sil* \
     &limit=3
```

### Example Response

```python
{
    "status_code": 200,
    "error": null,
    "response": {
        "records": [
        {
            "domain": "sil-core.com",
            "domain_asns": {
                "394695": "PUBLIC-DOMAIN-REGISTRY, US"
            },
            "domain_ips": [
                "199.79.62.211"
            ],
            "nssrv": [
                "ns.sil-core.com"
            ],
            "nssrv_asns": {
                "394695": "PUBLIC-DOMAIN-REGISTRY, US"
            },
            "nssrv_ips": [
                "199.79.62.211"
            ]
        },
        {
            "domain": "sil-more.com",
            "domain_asns": {
                "3462": "HINET Data Communication Business Group, TW"
            },
            "domain_ips": [
                "220.130.141.85"
            ],
            "nssrv": [
                "dns2.sil-more.com",
                "dns1.sil-more.com"
            ],
            "nssrv_asns": {
                "3462": "HINET Data Communication Business Group, TW"
            },
            "nssrv_ips": [
                "220.128.102.156",
                "220.130.141.85"
            ]
        },
        {
            "domain": "sil-tec.gr",
            "domain_asns": {
                "3329": "HOL-GR Athens, Greece, GR"
            },
            "domain_ips": [
                "91.138.180.85"
            ],
            "nssrv": [
                "ns1.sil-tec.gr",
                "ns3.sil-tec.gr"
            ],
            "nssrv_asns": {
                "3329": "HOL-GR Athens, Greece, GR",
                "55405": "EXABYTES-AS-AP Exa Bytes Network Sdn.Bhd., MY"
            },
            "nssrv_ips": [
                "91.138.180.85",
                "202.157.182.142"
            ]
        }
        ]
    }
}
```