{"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":"196.198.0.0/16","resource_type":"ipv4","page":"https://rirtracker.com/ip/196.198.0.0-196.198.255.255/","statistics_now":{"registry":"AFRINIC","status":"allocated (dated 1996-08-19)"},"current_holder":{"rir":"AFRINIC","org":null,"how":"AFRINIC's latest statistics"},"rdap_snapshots":[],"transfers":[],"events":[{"event_id":"c0a20f9fca021b38","registry":"AFRINIC","report_date":"2012-12-14","source":"statistics","raw_action":"ADDED","raw_line":null,"resource_type":"ipv4","resource":"196.198.0.0/16","start":"196.198.0.0","end":"196.198.255.255","classification":"UNRESOLVED","classification_label":"Unresolved change","confidence":"OBSERVED_ONLY","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"Inventory effect unknown","inventory_effect_code":"UNKNOWN","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:54:08+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/ip/196.198.0.0-196.198.255.255/#e-c0a20f9fca021b38","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/afrinic/reports/2012-12-14/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/ip/196.198.0.0-196.198.255.255.json","observed":"196.198.0.0/16 not listed on 2012-12-14, allocated on 2012-12-15","explanation":"No transfer record matches. AFRINIC's statistics show it not listed on 2012-12-14 and allocated (dated 2012-12-14) on 2012-12-15. 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The tracker found it by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics. AFRINIC's statistics show it allocated (dated 2012-12-12) on 2012-12-13 and not listed on 2012-12-14. Being gone from AFRINIC's statistics entirely can also mean it moved to another registry. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. AFRINIC publishes no fixed period for which it holds returned IPv4 space before reissuing it, so the tracker gives no estimate. This does not confirm availability. Another change to this range was reported the day before or after (2012-12-14: Added 196.198.0.0/16), so the before-and-after statistics may include it.","evidence":[{"type":"statistics_diff","url":"https://ftp.afrinic.net/pub/stats/afrinic/2012/delegated-afrinic-extended-20121214","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T18:42:35+00:00","summary":"Found by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics: 196.198.0.0/16 allocated on 2012-12-13, not listed on 2012-12-14"},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.afrinic.net/pub/stats/afrinic/2012/delegated-afrinic-extended-20121213","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T18:42:30+00:00","summary":"AFRINIC delegated statistics 2012-12-13, before the change: allocated (dated 2012-12-12)"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.afrinic.net/pub/stats/afrinic/2012/delegated-afrinic-extended-20121214","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T18:42:35+00:00","summary":"AFRINIC delegated statistics 2012-12-14, after the change: not listed"}]}],"classification_history":{"c0a20f9fca021b38":[{"raw_change_id":188446,"classification_code":"UNRESOLVED","confidence":"OBSERVED_ONLY","classifier_version":"1.3.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T04:02:53+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"No transfer record matches. 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It wasn't in AFRINIC's statistics before, so it wasn't AFRINIC's unissued inventory; it may have come from another registry in a transfer not yet in the log."}],"61c7dbcb859250d2":[{"raw_change_id":188440,"classification_code":"REMOVED_REASON_UNKNOWN","confidence":"OBSERVED_ONLY","classifier_version":"1.3.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T04:02:53+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"Removed from active registration. The tracker found it by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics. AFRINIC's statistics show it allocated (dated 2012-12-12) on 2012-12-13 and not listed on 2012-12-14. Being gone from AFRINIC's statistics entirely can also mean it moved to another registry. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. AFRINIC publishes no fixed period for which it holds returned IPv4 space before reissuing it, so the tracker gives no estimate. This does not confirm availability. Another change to this range was reported the day before or after (2012-12-14: Added 196.198.0.0/16), so the before-and-after statistics may include it."},{"raw_change_id":188440,"classification_code":"REMOVED_REASON_UNKNOWN","confidence":"OBSERVED_ONLY","classifier_version":"1.3.1","classified_at":"2026-10-13T08:07:46+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"Removed from active registration. The tracker found it by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics. AFRINIC's statistics show it allocated (dated 2012-12-12) on 2012-12-13 and not listed on 2012-12-14. Being gone from AFRINIC's statistics entirely can also mean it moved to another registry. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. AFRINIC publishes no fixed period for which it holds returned IPv4 space before reissuing it, so the tracker gives no estimate. This does not confirm availability. Another change to this range was reported the day before or after (2012-12-14: Added 196.198.0.0/16), so the before-and-after statistics may include it."},{"raw_change_id":188440,"classification_code":"REMOVED_REASON_UNKNOWN","confidence":"OBSERVED_ONLY","classifier_version":"1.3.2","classified_at":"2026-10-13T14:50:38+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"Removed from active registration. The tracker found it by comparing AFRINIC's daily statistics. AFRINIC's statistics show it allocated (dated 2012-12-12) on 2012-12-13 and not listed on 2012-12-14. Being gone from AFRINIC's statistics entirely can also mean it moved to another registry. Public sources do not distinguish a voluntary return, revocation, or reclamation. AFRINIC publishes no fixed period for which it holds returned IPv4 space before reissuing it, so the tracker gives no estimate. This does not confirm availability. 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Another change to this range was reported the day before or after (2012-12-14: Added 196.198.0.0/16), so the before-and-after statistics may include it."}]},"arin_statistics_now":{"status":"not listed"}}