{"classifier_version":"1.4.0","documentation":"https://rirtracker.com/api/","disclaimer":"This site independently analyzes publicly available Internet number-resource records. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by ARIN, the RIPE NCC, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, the Number Resource Organization (NRO), or any other Regional Internet Registry. Classifications and hold-expiration dates are evidence-based interpretations and do not constitute confirmation that a resource is available for issuance or transfer.","resource":"AS18956","resource_type":"asn","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/18956/","statistics_now":{"registry":"ARIN","status":"assigned (dated 2024-12-07)"},"current_holder":{"rir":"ARIN","org":null,"how":"ARIN's latest statistics"},"rdap_snapshots":[],"transfers":[],"events":[{"event_id":"d33445d75c6a1192","registry":"ARIN","report_date":"2024-12-07","source":"arin_issued","raw_action":"ADD","raw_line":"Add AS18956","resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS18956","start":18956,"end":18956,"classification":"APPARENT_REISSUANCE","classification_label":"Apparent reissuance of previously removed resource","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"Likely issued from ARIN-controlled inventory","inventory_effect_code":"ISSUED","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:54:17+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/18956/#e-d33445d75c6a1192","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/arin/reports/2024-12-07/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/18956.json","explanation":"No transfer record matches. ARIN's statistics show it available on 2024-12-06 and assigned (dated 2024-12-07) on 2024-12-08. The tracker saw this range released from hold on 2024-12-03 (AS18956), so it appears to have been issued again from ARIN's pool.","evidence":[{"type":"arin_issued","url":"https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-issued/2024-December/005838.html","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T18:42:50+00:00","summary":"ARIN-Issued report for 2024-12-07: \"Add AS18956\""},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20241206.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:51:07+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-12-06 (produced 2024-12-06T14:01:05+00:00), before the report: available"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20241208.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:51:12+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-12-08 (produced 2024-12-08T14:01:06+00:00), after the report: assigned (dated 2024-12-07)"}]},{"event_id":"120f8551aefbb09a","registry":"ARIN","report_date":"2024-12-03","source":"arin_issued","raw_action":"REMOVE","raw_line":"Remove AS18956","resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS18956","start":18956,"end":18956,"classification":"HOLD_RELEASED","classification_label":"Released from hold (ARIN lists it as 'available')","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"ARIN's statistics now list it as 'available'; reissue not confirmed","inventory_effect_code":"RELEASED","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:54:16+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/18956/#e-120f8551aefbb09a","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/arin/reports/2024-12-03/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/18956.json","explanation":"ARIN's statistics show it reserved on 2024-12-02 and available on 2024-12-04. ARIN took it out of its reserved (held) records; its statistics now give it the status 'available'. The tracker saw it removed from registration on 2024-08-08, 117 days earlier. That is ARIN's own label: whether and when it is reissued is not confirmed.","evidence":[{"type":"arin_issued","url":"https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-issued/2024-December/005834.html","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T18:42:50+00:00","summary":"ARIN-Issued report for 2024-12-03: \"Remove AS18956\""},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20241202.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:50:57+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-12-02 (produced 2024-12-02T14:01:06+00:00), before the report: reserved"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20241204.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:51:02+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-12-04 (produced 2024-12-04T14:01:07+00:00), after the report: available"}]},{"event_id":"14a16c9bf94c511a","registry":"ARIN","report_date":"2024-08-08","source":"statistics","raw_action":"NOT_IN_ARIN_ISSUED","raw_line":null,"resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS18956","start":18956,"end":18956,"classification":"REMOVED_REASON_UNKNOWN","classification_label":"Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable)","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"Possible future reissue candidate after hold","inventory_effect_code":"HOLD_CANDIDATE","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-14T00:12:18+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/18956/#e-14a16c9bf94c511a","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/arin/reports/2024-08-08/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/18956.json","observed":"AS18956 assigned on 2024-08-08, reserved on 2024-08-09","hold":{"hold_rule_source_url":"https://www.arin.net/resources/guide/request/#reissuing-returned-revoked-and-reclaimed-resources","hold_rule_months":6,"estimated_hold_end":"2025-02-08","availability_statement":"Possible reissue candidate after this date; not confirmed available","released_sooner_since":"2024-07-01"},"explanation":"Removed from active registration. ARIN-Issued didn't list this; the tracker found it by comparing ARIN's daily statistics. ARIN's statistics show it assigned (dated 2000-11-01) on 2024-08-07 and reserved on 2024-08-09. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. ARIN holds returned, revoked and reclaimed ASNs for 6 calendar months before reissuing them, so the estimated hold end is 2025-02-08. This does not confirm availability. Since mid-2024, ARIN has released many ASNs within two months, before the 6 calendar months were up, so the release can come sooner.","evidence":[{"type":"statistics_diff","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20240809.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:44:47+00:00","summary":"Not listed in ARIN-Issued; found by comparing ARIN's daily statistics: AS18956 assigned on 2024-08-08, reserved on 2024-08-09"},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20240807.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:44:32+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-08-07 (produced 2024-08-07T13:00:52+00:00), before the report: assigned (dated 2000-11-01)"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/arin/archive/2024/delegated-arin-extended-20240809.gz","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T23:44:47+00:00","summary":"ARIN delegated statistics 2024-08-09 (produced 2024-08-09T13:00:50+00:00), after the report: reserved"}]}],"classification_history":{"d33445d75c6a1192":[{"raw_change_id":190874,"classification_code":"APPARENT_REISSUANCE","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.3.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T04:04:18+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"No transfer record matches. ARIN's statistics show it available on 2024-12-06 and assigned (dated 2024-12-07) on 2024-12-08. The tracker saw this range released from hold on 2024-12-03 (AS18956), so it appears to have been issued again from ARIN's pool."},{"raw_change_id":190874,"classification_code":"APPARENT_REISSUANCE","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.3.1","classified_at":"2026-10-13T08:07:53+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"No transfer record matches. ARIN's statistics show it available on 2024-12-06 and assigned (dated 2024-12-07) on 2024-12-08. The tracker saw this range released from hold on 2024-12-03 (AS18956), so it appears to have been issued again from ARIN's pool."},{"raw_change_id":190874,"classification_code":"APPARENT_REISSUANCE","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.3.2","classified_at":"2026-10-13T14:50:46+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"No transfer record matches. 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ARIN took it out of its reserved (held) records; its statistics now give it the status 'available'. The tracker saw it removed from registration on 2024-08-08, 117 days earlier. That is ARIN's own label: whether and when it is reissued is not confirmed."},{"raw_change_id":190677,"classification_code":"HOLD_RELEASED","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.3.1","classified_at":"2026-10-13T08:07:52+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"ARIN's statistics show it reserved on 2024-12-02 and available on 2024-12-04. ARIN took it out of its reserved (held) records; its statistics now give it the status 'available'. The tracker saw it removed from registration on 2024-08-08, 117 days earlier. That is ARIN's own label: whether and when it is reissued is not confirmed."},{"raw_change_id":190677,"classification_code":"HOLD_RELEASED","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.3.2","classified_at":"2026-10-13T14:50:45+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"ARIN's statistics show it reserved on 2024-12-02 and available on 2024-12-04. ARIN took it out of its reserved (held) records; its statistics now give it the status 'available'. The tracker saw it removed from registration on 2024-08-08, 117 days earlier. That is ARIN's own label: whether and when it is reissued is not confirmed."},{"raw_change_id":190677,"classification_code":"HOLD_RELEASED","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:54:16+00:00","current":1,"public_explanation":"ARIN's statistics show it reserved on 2024-12-02 and available on 2024-12-04. ARIN took it out of its reserved (held) records; its statistics now give it the status 'available'. 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ARIN holds returned, revoked and reclaimed ASNs for 6 calendar months before reissuing them, so the estimated hold end is 2025-02-08. This does not confirm availability. Since mid-2024, ARIN has released many ASNs within two months, before the 6 calendar months were up, so the release can come sooner."}]},"arin_statistics_now":{"status":"assigned (dated 2024-12-07)"}}