WHOIS Lookup — Free Domain WHOIS & Owner Checker

Look up WHOIS records for any domain — registrar, registration date, expiry date, domain age, nameservers, and (when not privacy-protected) the registered owner. Free, instant, unlimited, and works on every public TLD.

What is WHOIS?

WHOIS is a public protocol that returns the registration record of a domain. Records are stored by the domain's registrar and are governed by ICANN. WHOIS data tells you who registered a domain, when it was first registered, when it expires, who manages DNS, and how to contact the owner.

Why run a WHOIS lookup

Verify domain availability before purchase, confirm a domain's age for SEO valuation, identify the registrar before transferring, see contact details for outreach, or check expiry to spot a domain that may soon become available.

Privacy protection & GDPR

Since GDPR (2018), most registrars mask personal contact details for European registrants. You will see the registrar's privacy-proxy email instead of the real owner. Corporate domains often still show full contact data.

Key WHOIS fields and what they mean
FieldMeaning
RegistrarCompany that sold the domain
CreatedFirst registration date (= domain age start)
UpdatedLast modification of the WHOIS record
ExpiresWhen the registration lapses if not renewed
StatusEPP status codes (clientTransferProhibited, etc.)
NameserversDNS provider currently serving the domain
RegistrantOwner — often masked by WHOIS privacy

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find who owns a domain?

Run a WHOIS lookup above. If WHOIS privacy is enabled you will see the proxy contact; otherwise the real registrant name, email, and address appear.

What is domain age and how does WHOIS reveal it?

Domain age is the time since the WHOIS Created date. Older domains tend to carry more SEO trust.

Is WHOIS lookup free here?

Yes — free, unlimited, and works on every public TLD that exposes WHOIS data.

Why does WHOIS show a privacy proxy instead of the owner?

Most registrars enable WHOIS privacy by default to comply with GDPR. You can still email the privacy proxy and it will forward to the real owner.

How does WHOIS lookup differ from DNS lookup?

DNS lookup reads live records served by nameservers (A, MX, TXT, etc.). WHOIS reads registration metadata held by the registrar (owner, expiry, registrar).

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