Check Domain Owner

Since GDPR came into effect in 2018, most domain registrars automatically enable WHOIS privacy protection. This hides personal information (name, email, address) to protect registrants from spam, harassment, and identity theft. Over 85% of domains now use privacy protection. Our tool detects this status and provides alternative ways to contact the owner.

We provide 4 alternative methods: (1) Registrar Contact - we link to WHOIS contact forms for 15+ major registrars that forward messages to owners. (2) Privacy Service Contact - direct links to the privacy provider's contact page. (3) ICANN RDRS - official channel for legitimate legal/IP/security requests at rdrs.icann.org. (4) Website Contact Page - most legitimate sites have contact forms.

This tool focuses specifically on ownership—who owns the domain and how to contact them. It provides clear privacy status badges, contact alternatives, and trust indicators. WHOIS Lookup provides complete technical records including nameservers, status codes, DNSSEC, and raw WHOIS data. Use this when you want to find the owner; use WHOIS Lookup for full technical details.

Trust indicators help assess domain legitimacy based on age: New (under 30 days) is high risk since scammers use fresh domains. Recent (under 1 year) warrants caution. Moderate (1-5 years) shows commitment. Established (5+ years) indicates significant investment. Domains registered with well-known registrars (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.) receive additional positive trust notes.

We detect when an email in WHOIS records is actually a registrar's abuse/support address rather than the owner's personal email. Patterns like abuse@, support@, or registrar brand names (godaddy, namecheap) indicate these aren't for direct owner contact but for reporting issues. This helps you know whether you're seeing a real contact or a generic address.

When visible, owner information comes directly from registry WHOIS records. ICANN requires registrants to provide accurate contact information. However, privacy-protected domains show the privacy service's details, some registrants provide incomplete information, and certain ccTLDs have limited WHOIS data. Results are cached for 24 hours.

This tool shows current ownership only. Historical WHOIS records aren't retained in public databases due to privacy regulations. Some premium services offer historical data, but personal details from past registrations may have been redacted at the time. For domain history, consider the Web Archive (Wayback Machine) to see what the site looked like.

ICANN's Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) at rdrs.icann.org is an official channel for legitimate parties to request access to non-public domain registration data. It's designed for law enforcement, intellectual property professionals, cybersecurity researchers, and government officials with valid legal reasons to access protected information.

Organizations often display their business name while protecting individual employee details. This is common for businesses that want to be findable but protect personal privacy. The organization name is usually sufficient for business-to-business contact, and you can often find the appropriate person through the company's website.

If our lookup finds no WHOIS records, the domain is likely unregistered and available for purchase. We display a 'Domain Available!' notice. You can register it through any domain registrar. Note that some very new registrations may take time to appear in WHOIS, so if you expected an owner, try again later.