WHOIS
WHOIS is a protocol and database that stores domain registration and contact information.
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In plain English
A public lookup that shows who owns a domain, when it was registered, and when it expires—like a directory for website ownership.
WHOIS lets you look up who registered a domain, when it was created and when it expires, which registrar manages it, and which nameservers it uses. This information is public for most top-level domains.
WHOIS is useful for checking domain legitimacy, renewal dates, or contact details. Our WHOIS lookup returns the raw response and parsed fields (registrar, dates, nameservers, status) in one place.
Examples & Usage
Typical WHOIS Output
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Creation Date: 1995-09-14
Expiry Date: 2028-09-13
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited