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WHOIS Lookup

Look up domain registration details registrar, creation date, expiry, nameservers, and registrant info.

Server-assisted public lookup

Registration
Nameservers
Domain Status

What is the Whois Lookup?

The WHOIS Lookup retrieves the public registration record for any domain name - showing who registered it, when it was registered, when it expires, the registrar, and the domain's name servers. WHOIS data is maintained by domain registries and is publicly accessible for the majority of domain names.

WHOIS is used for a wide range of purposes: investigating domain ownership, checking if a domain is available or recently expired, verifying a website's legitimacy before sharing information, intellectual property investigations, and network abuse reporting.

Note: since GDPR took effect in 2018, many registrars redact personal WHOIS data for EU registrants, replacing contact details with generic privacy proxy information. Business and organisation registrations often remain more detailed.

How to use the Whois Lookup

Enter a domain name (e.g., example.com) and click Look Up. The raw WHOIS record is displayed alongside a parsed summary of key fields: registrant, registrar, registration date, expiry date, name servers, and status codes. Domain status codes like clientTransferProhibited indicate the domain is locked against transfer.

Frequently asked questions

WHOIS shows the registration details of a domain: registrar, creation and expiry dates, name servers and (when not protected by privacy) the registrant's contact details.
GDPR and registrar privacy services redact personal contact details for individual domain owners. Corporate registrations often remain public.
The date the current registration ends. If not renewed, the domain enters grace and redemption periods before it returns to the public pool.
The lookup supports most generic TLDs (.com, .net, .org, .io, etc.) and many country code TLDs, though some ccTLDs restrict public WHOIS access.