🌐 WHOIS Lookup

Domain WHOIS Information: • Registrar - Company that registered the domain • Registration Date - When the domain was first registered • Expiration Date - When the domain registration expires • Name Servers - DNS servers for the domain • Registrant - Person or organization that owns the domain • Administrative Contact - Person responsible for domain administration • Technical Contact - Person responsible for technical issues • Status - Current status of the domain registration IP WHOIS Information: • Network Range - IP address range allocated • Organization - Company or entity that owns the IP block • Country - Country where the IP is registered • Allocation Date - When the IP block was allocated • Registry - Regional Internet Registry (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, etc.) • Contact Information - Administrative and technical contacts Common WHOIS Statuses: • clientDeleteProhibited - Domain cannot be deleted • clientTransferProhibited - Domain cannot be transferred • clientUpdateProhibited - Domain information cannot be updated • serverDeleteProhibited - Registry prevents deletion • serverTransferProhibited - Registry prevents transfer • serverUpdateProhibited - Registry prevents updates Privacy Protection: Many domains use privacy protection services that hide the real registrant information and show the privacy service's contact details instead.

Common WHOIS Commands: • whois domain.com - Basic domain WHOIS • whois -h whois.iana.org domain.com - Query specific WHOIS server • whois 8.8.8.8 - IP address WHOIS • whois -r domain.com - Disable recursive lookups • whois -H domain.com - Hide legal disclaimers Online WHOIS Servers: • whois.internic.net - Generic domains (.com, .net, .org) • whois.iana.org - IANA WHOIS service • whois.arin.net - North American IP addresses • whois.ripe.net - European IP addresses • whois.apnic.net - Asia-Pacific IP addresses