Internet infrastructure · BGP routing data/API/toolkit
CAIDA BGPStream: coverage and access
Routing intelligence, outage analysis and network competitor monitoring
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: Global Internet routing tables and collectors
Granularity: Route announcement, withdrawal, prefix, ASN, collector and timestamp
Source type: BGP routing data/API/toolkit
Potential use
Routing intelligence, outage analysis and network competitor monitoring
Access and cost
APIs, command line and C/C++/Python tools
Install/use documented tools; data availability depends on supported collectors
Cost: Free/open access; not stated; verify provider
Update cadence: Streaming/archive data according to collectors and archives
- Provider page ↗
- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
BGP views are collector-dependent and do not directly measure end-user reachability
Streaming/archive data according to collectors and archives
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.