DNS & WHOIS Lookup
Everything the registries and the name servers will tell us about a domain: who holds it, when it expires, where it is hosted, its certificate and its DNS — read live, in one pass.
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Type a domain above — with or without the http:// and the www — and the full report appears here.
About DNS & WHOIS Lookup
What this lookup can tell you about a domain, and what it deliberately cannot.
What does a WHOIS lookup actually tell you?
It tells you the administrative facts a registry holds about a domain: the registrar it is registered through, when it was created, when it was last updated, when it expires, its status codes and its nameservers. That is enough to know whether a name is taken, how old it is and who to approach about it. It is not a record of what the website contains.
Why can I not see who owns the domain?
Because registrant names, addresses and emails are redacted on almost every domain now. Since GDPR took effect in 2018, registries and registrars stopped publishing personal contact details in public WHOIS, and many offer privacy services on top of that. This lookup shows the registrar and the registration dates, never the owner’s contact details. To reach an owner, go through the registrar’s abuse or contact channel.
What is RDAP, and how is it different from WHOIS?
RDAP is the modern replacement for WHOIS. It returns the same registry data as structured JSON instead of free text, which means it can be parsed reliably rather than guessed at, and it supports tiered access so authorised parties can be shown more than the public sees. Most registries now run both. For everyday lookups the answers are the same; RDAP is simply the machine-readable one.
What do the DNS records in the report mean?
Each type does one job. A and AAAA point the name at an IPv4 or IPv6 address. NS names the servers that are authoritative for the zone. MX says where email for the domain should be delivered. SOA holds the zone’s administrative settings. TXT carries verification strings, SPF and DKIM. If a site loads but email bounces, the MX and TXT records are usually where the problem is.
How do you decide that a domain is available?
We ask for its registration record. If the registry has no record for the name, it is not registered and we show it as available. The result is cached for about fifteen minutes, so a very recent registration can still show as free. Availability is a report on what the registry said, not a reservation — nothing is held for you until a registrar completes the registration.
Why does your result disagree with a registrar's search box?
Usually timing or pricing. Our answer is cached for a few minutes, so a name registered seconds ago can still read as free. Registrars also fold their own categories into one answer: a name can be unregistered but listed as premium, parked for sale on an aftermarket, or in a redemption period where nobody can register it yet. We report the registry’s state; the registrar reports what it is willing to sell you.
Where does the hosting and location information come from?
We resolve the domain to an IP address, look that address up in a GeoIP database and read the TLS certificate directly from the server. That shows you the network the site answers from — which is often a CDN or proxy rather than the machine the site actually runs on. Treat it as “where the traffic lands”, not as the owner’s address.
