Internet infrastructure · BGP collector archive and API
RouteViews BGP Data and API: coverage and access
routing-table monitoring, prefix origin analysis, hijack research and longitudinal Internet topology
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: global routing system from distributed collectors
Granularity: collector, ASN, prefix, RIB snapshot and route update
Source type: BGP collector archive and API
Potential use
routing-table monitoring, prefix origin analysis, hijack research and longitudinal Internet topology
Access and cost
API, archive downloads and command-line access
none for public data
Cost: free
Update cadence: RIB snapshots about every two hours and updates about every 15 minutes, subject to collector
- Provider page ↗
- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
RouteViews sees only routes visible to its collectors; BGP data is not equivalent to all routing state or administrative ownership
RIB snapshots about every two hours and updates about every 15 minutes, subject to collector
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.