Domain Lookup
Who owns that domain?
Free WHOIS lookup for .au and global domain names
Enter any domain to see its registration details, straight from the registry – or find out that nobody holds it yet. No sign-up, no limits that matter.
- .com.au / .au / .com + more
- Live registry data
- Free
01WHOIS lookup
Search a domain
Registered names show their full record. Unregistered names are yours for the taking – we can register them for you.
02Reading the record
What a WHOIS record tells you
Every registered domain leaves a public paper trail. Here is what each part of it means.
01
Registrar
The company the domain is registered through. This is who the holder deals with for renewals and transfers.
02
Registrant
Who holds the domain. Shown by name for .au domains; global extensions usually redact it for privacy.
03
Key dates
When the domain was registered, last updated, and – for most global extensions – when it expires.
04
Status codes
Locks and lifecycle flags. Transfer locks are healthy; codes like pendingDelete mean a registration is lapsing.
05
Name servers
Where the domain's DNS lives, which usually reveals the hosting or DNS provider behind a site.
06
DNSSEC
Whether DNS responses for the domain are cryptographically signed against tampering.
Want to see where a domain actually points – its A, MX, and TXT records? Use our DNS tools. And when you have your name, registration and hosting are things we handle – see domain registration.
03FAQ
Questions we get asked
- What is a WHOIS lookup?
- It asks the domain's registry who holds a name and how it is configured. The record shows the registrar it was bought through, its name servers, status codes, and key dates – the public paper trail behind every registered domain.
- Why doesn't a .au domain show an expiry date?
- auDA, the .au registry operator, does not publish expiry dates in WHOIS. That is registry policy, not a gap in the lookup. Global extensions like .com usually do show one.
- Why can't I see the owner's email or phone number?
- Registries redact personal contact details for privacy. For .au domains you still see the registrant's name; most global extensions hide almost everything behind the registrar's privacy service. Every registrar publishes an abuse contact if you need to reach someone about a domain.
- What do status codes like clientTransferProhibited mean?
- They are locks. Transfer and update locks are normal and protect a domain from being hijacked or moved by mistake. Codes like pendingDelete or redemptionPeriod mean the registration is lapsing – sometimes an opening if you are waiting on a name.
- The name I want is taken. What are my options?
- Check the other extensions first – the .au is often free when the .com.au is taken, or vice versa. If the record shows a lapsing status, it may come back to the pool. And some holders will sell; we can help you approach them and handle the transfer.
- Where does this data come from?
- Straight from the registries: auDA's WHOIS service for .au names and RDAP – the modern WHOIS protocol – for global extensions. Lookups are live, cached for a few minutes at most.
Found the name you want?
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