Test Results

Be default, RDAPCT places the results in a file in the results directory in the current working directory, with a file name of results-YYYYMMDDHHmmsss.json where YYYYMMDDHHmmss is the UTC time when the file was written.

This file can be specified using the --results-file option (see Specifying the Results File).

The results file will look something like this, except with no comments (which are not valid JSON):

{
    // Information on the version of the software.
    "testedDate": "2025-07-15T14:56:51.894633Z",
    "buildDate": "2025-07-15T14:55:27Z",
    "conformanceToolVersion": "2.0.3",

    // Information on the inputs and options.
    "testedURI": "https://example.org/domain/example.net",
    "gtldRegistry": true,
    "gtldRegistrar": false,
    "rdapProfileFebruary2019": false,
    "rdapProfileFebruary2024": true,
    "noIpv4": false,
    "noIpv6": false,
    "thinRegistry": false,
    "additionalConformanceQueries": false,
    "definitionIdentifier": "Standard gTLD RDAP Server Conformance",

    // Group results.
    "groupOK": [],
    "groupErrorWarning": [],

    // Specific results.
    "results": {

        // Tests that are ignored based on the configuration file.
        "ignore": [],

        // Notes about the tests from the configuration file.
        "notes": ["This conformance configuration is typical of gTLD RDAP server needs."],

        // Tests that resulted in warnings.
        "warning": [],

        // Tests that resulted in an error.
        "error": [{

            // The media type used in the accept header
            "acceptMediaType": null,

            // The result code of the test.
            "code": -13019,

            // Specific notes about the test.
            "notes": "",

            // The IP address of the server tested.
            "serverIpAddress": null,

            // Information about the test result.
            "message": "Unable to resolve an IP address endpoint using DNS.",

            // The query URI of the test.
            "queriedURI": null,

            // The HTTP method of the teset.
            "httpMethod": null,

            // Relevant value being tested.
            "value": "no response available",

            // Received HTTP status code.
            "receivedHttpStatusCode": null
        }]
    }
}