WHOIS Lookup

Look up who a domain is registered with

A WHOIS lookup tells you where a domain is registered, when it was created, when it expires and which nameservers it uses. This tool uses RDAP, the modern standard that registries now publish instead of the old text-based WHOIS. Your browser finds the right registry from the official IANA list and asks it directly, so the data is current and comes from the source.

What you can learn

• Registrar: the company the domain was bought through, with its IANA ID and abuse contact.
• Dates: registration, last update and expiry, with a warning when renewal is close.
• Status codes: locks, holds and pending actions explained in plain English.
• Nameservers and DNSSEC: which DNS provider runs the domain and whether its DNS is signed.

Common reasons to run a WHOIS lookup

Buyers check the expiry date and status before making an offer on a domain. Site owners confirm that auto-renew worked, that the registrar lock is on and that the nameservers point to the right DNS host after a migration. Security teams look up the registrar of a phishing domain to send an abuse report. Marketers check the age and registrar of a domain before buying links or a website.

About privacy and redacted data

Personal details such as the registrant's name, address and phone number are usually hidden for privacy. When a company has chosen to publish its organisation name or country, the tool shows it. If you need to reach the owner, the registrar's abuse email and phone are the right channel for legal or security issues. You can also open the raw RDAP record to see every field the registry returned.