Whois lookup

Reading the result

• Registrar — the company the domain was bought through. Renewals, transfers and nameserver changes are done there.
• Created / Expires — a domain registered days ago is a common phishing sign; an expiry date that is close means the domain must be renewed or it stops working.
• Status — client transfer prohibited, client delete prohibited and client update prohibited are normal registrar locks that protect the domain. redemption period, pending delete or server hold mean trouble: the domain has expired or been suspended.
• Nameservers — the servers that answer DNS for the domain, which usually shows who manages its DNS (Cloudflare, the registrar, a hosting company).

Why is there no owner name or email?

Since GDPR took effect in 2018, registrars hide the personal contact details of most domain owners. To reach an owner, use the registrar’s contact form or abuse address.

Whois and RDAP

RDAP is the modern replacement for the old whois protocol: it returns structured, consistent data over HTTPS. Since January 2025, RDAP has been the official source of registration data for generic domains (.com, .net, .org and the rest), and this tool uses it.

.gr domains

The Greek registry doesn’t offer a public RDAP or whois service that can be queried automatically, so .gr details have to be looked up on the official FORTH whois page. To see whether a .gr name is free, try Domain availability.