WHOIS lookup
Look up who holds a domain, when it expires, and where its nameservers point.
Results come straight from the domain registry over RDAP, the protocol that replaced WHOIS. Nothing is cached.
Straight from the registry over RDAP
Where a registry answers slowly or not at all, you get told — not a blank.
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no account, and nothing asked of you
RDAP
the protocol that replaced WHOIS
What a lookup can and cannot tell you
Straight from the registry
We query RDAP and show what it returns. Where a registry answers slowly or not at all, you get told that rather than a blank.
Most contacts are masked
Privacy services and GDPR mean registrant names and emails are usually redacted. That is the registrar protecting the owner, not a gap in the data.
Dates are the useful part
Creation, expiry and last-changed dates are almost always public — and they tell you whether a name is about to lapse.
Nameservers show the host
The nameservers reveal who is serving DNS for the domain, which is often what you actually wanted to know.
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Renewals, privacy and DNS live together, so pointing the name at a website or an inbox takes a minute, not a support ticket.
- Auto-renew. A lapsed domain can be re-registered by anyone. Keep it on.
- Free WHOIS privacy. Contact details masked wherever the registry allows it.
- Editable DNS. Point it at Serverlys hosting, your own nameservers, or another provider.
How to read a WHOIS record
1. Enter the domain
Just the name and extension — no http://, no www.
2. Check the status
Statuses like clientTransferProhibited mean a registrar lock is on. That is normal, and it is what blocks a transfer.
3. Read the expiry date
A name close to expiry may become available, but registries add grace and redemption periods before that happens.
4. Note the registrar
This is who to contact for an auth code if you are the owner, or who the name is managed through if you are not.
5. Expect redactions
Blank contact fields are the norm now. If you need to reach an owner, registrars usually forward a message.
6. No record found
That usually means unregistered. Check availability and register it before someone else reads the same record.
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WHOIS lookup FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about domain records and RDAP.