Guide

What is WHOIS?

WHOIS is public registration data for a domain name.

What WHOIS shows

A WHOIS record can include the registrar, creation date, expiration date, status values, nameservers, and other registry details.

How to read it

Start with the registrar and dates, then check status and nameservers to understand how the domain is managed.

  • Registrar name and IANA ID
  • Creation, update, and expiration dates
  • Status codes and nameservers