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WHOIS Lookup

Who owns
that domain?

What a WHOIS lookup shows, why some of it is public, and how domain privacy
keeps your details off the open record.

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What a WHOIS lookup shows

WHOIS is the public record for a domain name. A lookup can show when the domain was registered, when it expires, which registrar it is with, and the name servers it points to. For domains without privacy, it can also show the registrant contact details. It does not show what is inside a website, only facts about the domain itself.

Look up a domain

The lookup runs straight against the registry, so what you see is the real record, not a guess. It is being connected now, and no example results are shown until it is live.

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Type a domain and see its real registry record. Being connected now.

Why domain privacy matters

Without privacy, the name, address, email and phone number on a domain can sit on the open record for anyone to read, which is how a lot of spam and scam calls start. Domain privacy replaces those details with a protected contact, so the domain still works and stays yours while your personal information stays off the public record. Some country extensions do not allow privacy by their own rules, and we tell you before you buy when that is the case.

Your domain, your details

Every domain we register is registered in your name, not ours. You are the owner on the record. If you ever move away, you take the domain with you. Privacy protects how much of that record the public can see, it does not change who owns it. For more on that, see can you own a domain permanently.

Questions

Not sure what your WHOIS record says, or want privacy switched on? Start on the domains page, or ask the chat to hand you to a human.

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