Elastic IP request Regional Internet Registry (RIR) to APNIC

Question

I'm creating an Elastic IP in the Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1), but when I check it using the command `whois ...`, it shows that the IP is under the organization: "Administered by ARIN." I need to change it to APNIC. Is there a way to do this? Thanks a lot!

tapple (AWS) · Accepted Answer

Ok, I am starting to understand now. The geolocation data of an IP address is mostly independent of an RIR. You don't necessarily need an APNIC-administered IP in order to have an IP address with the geolocation data of Japan.

Both [MaxMind](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo) and [ipinfo.io](https://ipinfo.io) show that specific IP address in your screenshot as being located in Tokyo.

```
curl https://ipinfo.io/43.207.10.114
{
  "ip": "43.207.10.114",
  "hostname": "ec2-43-207-10-114.ap-northeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com",
  "city": "Tokyo",
  "region": "Tokyo",
  "country": "JP",
  "loc": "35.6895,139.6917",
  "org": "AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.",
  "postal": "101-8656",
  "timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
  "readme": "https://ipinfo.io/missingauth"
}
```
The testpage.jp site in your screenshot says towards the bottom of the page, that it hasn't been updated since 2018. I would look to more authoritative sites for geoIP data, like the two I mentioned.

tapple (AWS) · Answer

Hi sontv. I spoke with our service team about this. At this time, there is no mechanism to allow you to request an AWS-allocated Elastic IP (EIP) from a specific Regional Internet Registry (RIR) like APNIC. AWS Support also cannot assist with this, there is no mechanism.

The only related solution involves a bring-your-own IP (BYOIP) IPv4 transfer, but that's much more involved than requesting a handful of EIPs.

If you can help me understand your use-case, I can work to build a feature request for this. What specifically would an APNIC-registered IP address provide you than an ARIN address could not?

sontv · Answer

My case is quite complicated; my customer requires an IP address with the country set to JP.  
I randomly allocated an Elastic IP and successfully obtained one that is **'Administered by APNIC'**. However, when I checked it, the country still appears as **US** (screenshot attached). Please explain why.![Enter image description here](/media/postImages/original/IMWmczVpUZTL2H-Q64m2GV4A)

sontv · Answer

Thanks for your support. I have handled this case with my customer.

Elastic IP request Regional Internet Registry (RIR) to APNIC

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