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WHOIS lookup
A WHOIS lookup shows which registrar a domain is registered through, when it was registered and when it expires, its status codes and its name servers. This one uses RDAP, the modern WHOIS: it asks the registry IANA lists for the domain’s ending and shows that registry’s answer.
FAQ
WHOIS lookup: questions
RDAP, the Registration Data Access Protocol, is the standard that replaced the old WHOIS service for generic endings such as .com. It answers over HTTPS in structured data, so dates and statuses read the same way from every registry.
Most registries no longer publish the owner’s personal details, and many registrars hide them behind a privacy service. The lookup shows what the registry publishes: usually the registrar, the dates, the status codes and the name servers.
It is an EPP status code: a lock the registrar sets so the domain cannot move to another registrar until the owner unlocks it. It is normal on most domains. ICANN explains every status code at icann.org/epp.
Probably, but some names are reserved or held back by the registry. Check it in our domain search, which says whether the name can be registered now.
The lookup only asks the registries listed in IANA’s RDAP bootstrap file. Some country endings are not in it yet; for those, use the registry’s own website.
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