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Enter a domain name to retrieve its WHOIS information, including registration details, contact information, and DNS records.
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With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, many WHOIS records no longer display personal information that was previously available. This has significantly changed the landscape of WHOIS data availability.
Domain registrars now often provide privacy services, sometimes called:
These services replace the registrant's personal information with the information of a privacy service. This helps protect the domain owner's personal information from being publicly available.
If you need to contact a domain owner who uses privacy protection, most registrars provide a forwarding email address or a contact form that forwards messages to the actual domain owner without revealing their personal email address.
Domain status codes are an important part of the WHOIS record. They indicate the current state of a domain and what operations are allowed or restricted. Here are some common status codes:
The domain cannot be transferred to another registrar.
The domain cannot be deleted.
The domain cannot be updated.
The domain cannot be renewed.
The domain's DNS will not be activated.
The domain is in the process of being deleted.
These status codes can be set by the registrar (client) or by the registry (server). The prefix (client or server) indicates which entity applied the status.
Multiple status codes may be applied to a single domain. Some combinations may indicate domain security measures, while others may suggest that a domain is in transition or having issues.
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Providing false WHOIS information can be grounds for domain cancellation.
The WHOIS protocol has been in use since the early 1980s.
WHOIS data is often harvested by spammers, which is one reason for privacy services.