WHOIS Lookup
Look up domain registration data — registrar, key dates, status and nameservers — using live RDAP, the modern WHOIS.
WHOIS / RDAP lookup
Enter a domain to see its registrar, registration and expiry dates, status and nameservers.
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How this WHOIS lookup works
Every registered domain has a public registration record. Classic WHOIS returned that as free-form text over a legacy protocol that browsers cannot speak directly. This tool uses RDAP — the Registration Data Access Protocol — which serves the same information as structured, CORS-friendly JSON. The query runs live from your browser, parses the response and shows the fields that actually help: registrar, dates, status and nameservers.
How to read the result
The registrar is the company the domain was registered through. The dates tell you when it was created, when it was last changed and when it expires — an expiry that is close or in the past is a red flag. The status codes describe locks and states, and the nameservers show which DNS provider currently controls the zone. Personal contact details are usually redacted for privacy, which is expected and not a sign of a problem.
Frequently asked questions
What is WHOIS, and what is RDAP?
WHOIS is the public registration record of a domain: who registered it, when, with which registrar and which nameservers. This tool uses RDAP, the modern, structured replacement for classic WHOIS that returns clean JSON and works directly in the browser.
Why is the registrant's name hidden?
Since GDPR and ICANN policy changes, most personal contact details are redacted or replaced by a privacy service. You will usually still see the registrar, key dates, status codes and nameservers — the operationally useful parts.
What do the domain status codes mean?
Codes such as clientTransferProhibited or serverHold describe locks and states set by the registrar or registry. Transfer-prohibited is a normal anti-hijacking lock; hold or pendingDelete suggest a domain that is suspended or expiring.
Why can't I find a record for some domains?
RDAP coverage is broad but not universal — a few registries do not expose it, and some new or country-code TLDs respond differently. If nothing comes back, the domain may use a registry without public RDAP.
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