Domain RDAP (WHOIS) Lookup
Look up registration data for any domain with RDAP — the modern, structured successor to WHOIS. See the registrar, status locks, nameservers and event dates, straight from the authoritative registry.
About RDAP domain lookups
RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the modern replacement for the decades-old WHOIS system. Where WHOIS returned inconsistent blobs of text, RDAP returns clean JSON over HTTPS with standardised fields and status codes. This tool sends your query to the public rdap.org bootstrap service, which routes it to the correct registry or registrar and returns the answer that this page renders.
What the results show
- Domain & handle — the canonical domain name (
ldhName) and registry handle. - Registrar — the entity with the
registrarrole that manages the registration. - Status — locks and states such as
clientTransferProhibitedoractive. - Nameservers — the authoritative DNS servers for the domain.
- Events — registration, last-changed and expiration dates, exactly as the registry reports them.
Since privacy laws like GDPR took effect, registries redact most personal contact details. Seeing an empty or masked registrant is expected — the registrar, status codes and nameservers are still public.
Every date and field you see is pulled live from the registry at the moment you search — nothing on this page is hardcoded. Expand the raw JSON panel to inspect the full response, including anything not shown in the summary. To trace the network side of an address instead, try the IP RDAP / ASN Lookup, and read up on what an ASN is to understand who owns the underlying network.
Frequently asked questions
What is RDAP and how is it different from WHOIS?
RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the modern, standardised replacement for WHOIS. It returns structured JSON over HTTPS instead of free-form text, supports consistent status codes and internationalisation, and is served with CORS so browsers can query it directly.
Why are the registrant's name and email hidden?
Since GDPR, most registries redact personal contact details from public registration data. You will usually still see the registrar, domain status codes, nameservers and event dates, but individual owner contact fields are commonly withheld.
What do domain status codes like clientTransferProhibited mean?
Status codes describe locks and states on the domain. For example, clientTransferProhibited means the registrar has locked the domain against transfers, and pendingDelete means it is scheduled for removal. This tool lists whatever statuses the registry returns.
Does this tool store the domains I search?
No. The request goes from your browser to the public rdap.org bootstrap service, which forwards it to the correct registry. IP Animals does not log or store your queries.
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