.ae SLA Compliance

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

DNS

Period	Availability	RTT Compliance	RTT p50	RTT p95	Checks
24h	100%	100%	128ms	290ms	336
7d	100%	100%	128ms	858ms	1920
30d	100%	100%	129ms	858ms	10580

WHOIS

Period	Availability	RTT Compliance	RTT p50	RTT p95	Checks
24h	50.00%	50.00%	243ms	650ms	60
7d	50.00%	50.00%	161ms	608ms	360
30d	50.00%	50.00%	162ms	611ms	2016

Current Check Status

Reported by Any53 Probes

Type	AF	RTT	Last Check	Source	Details	Status
`DNS`	v4	2.3ms	24 minutes ago	local	NSID: 2.ord.pch	OK
`DNS`	v6	1.4ms	56 days, 19 hours ago	local	NSID: 1.ord.pch	OK
`WHOIS`	v4	490ms	1 hour, 30 minutes ago	local	—	OK
`WHOIS`	v6	0.28ms	1 hour, 30 minutes ago	local	—	FAIL

Nameservers

4 IPs tested

Hostname	IP Address	AF	ASN
`ns1.aedns.ae`	`79.98.120.73`	v4	AS47201
`ns2.aedns.ae`	`79.98.121.73`	v4	AS47201
`ns4.apnic.net`	`202.12.31.53`	v4	AS18366
`nsext-pch.aedns.ae`	`199.4.137.1`	v4	AS42

Per ICANN Spec 10, we test all delegated nameserver IPs independently.

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @ns1.aedns.ae ae. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID

drill -D ae. SOA @ns1.aedns.ae Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

WHOIS

whois -h whois.aeda.net.ae nic.ae Query WHOIS server directly

echo "nic.ae" | nc whois.aeda.net.ae 43 Raw TCP query (see exact response)

Registry Information

Active

TLD .ae

Operator United Arab Emirates

WHOIS Server whois.aeda.net.ae

ICANN SLA Requirements

Per ICANN Registry Agreement Specification 10:

DNS SLA UDP RTT ≤ 500ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 99% (max 432 min/month downtime).

WHOIS SLA RTT ≤ 4000ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 98% (max 864 min/month downtime).

API Access

JSON API

Access .ae compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/ae/

curl -H "X-API-Key: ${YOUR_API_KEY}" \
  "https://www.any53.com/any53/api/v1/compliance/ae/"

Example Response

{
  "tld": "ae",
  "display_name": ".ae",
  "operator": "United Arab Emirates",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T12:00:00Z",
  "dns": {
    "availability_24h": 99.99,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 12,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 42,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 500
  },
  "rdds": {
    "protocol": "WHOIS",
    "availability_24h": 99.95,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 180,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 412,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 4000
  },
  "servers": {
    "whois_host": "whois.aeda.net.ae"
  },
  "spec10_compliant": true
}

Generate API Key

Get a free API key to start making requests. Provide an email to upgrade to the verified tier (600 requests/hour).

Endpoints

Endpoint	Description	Tier
`GET /compliance/`	List all monitored TLDs	All
`GET /compliance/{tld}/`	Current metrics for a TLD	All
`GET /compliance/{tld}/history/`	Historical time-series data	Organization
`GET /compliance/{tld}/probes/`	Per-probe breakdown	Organization
`POST /compliance/keys/`	Generate a new API key	No auth

Rate Limits

Tier	Rate Limit	Features
Anonymous	100/hour	Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Verified	600/hour	Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Organization	6000/hour	Historical data, per-minute resolution, per-probe breakdown