WHOIS lookup
Check a domain's registrar, dates, status and name servers — via modern RDAP.
Queries are proxied through our server and never stored.
How to do a WHOIS lookup
- Enter a domain. Type a domain like example.com (no http:// needed).
- Run the lookup. We fetch the public RDAP registration record for that domain.
- Review the record. See the registrar, key dates, status codes and name servers.
About WHOIS and RDAP
WHOIS is how you find out who registered a domain and when it expires — essential when buying a domain, chasing an expiry, or checking a registrar before a transfer. This tool uses RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol), the structured, standardized successor to text-based WHOIS, so results are consistent and machine-readable. Personal contact details are typically redacted for privacy, but the registrar, lifecycle dates, EPP status codes and name servers are public. Pair it with a DNS lookup to see where the domain points, or an SSL check for its certificate.
Frequently asked questions
- It shows the public registration record for a domain — the registrar, creation and expiry dates, status codes and name servers. We query it over RDAP, the modern structured replacement for legacy WHOIS.
- Most registrars apply privacy protection (and GDPR redacts personal data), so contact details are usually withheld. Registrar, dates, status and name servers remain public.
- It works for any TLD that publishes RDAP, which is now the majority. A few country-code registries are not yet on RDAP and may return no data.
- Your query is sent to our server, which fetches the public RDAP record and returns it. We do not store searches. Nothing about the lookup is saved.
- Codes like clientTransferProhibited or pendingDelete describe locks and lifecycle states set by the registrar or registry. They are EPP status codes defined by ICANN.