Authoritative
Results come from the registry responsible for each domain ending.
Free domain registration lookup
Free RDAP domain lookup.
Modern WHOIS, clearly explained.
Enter a domain to read its authoritative registration record in plain English—the modern replacement for a WHOIS lookup. Check the registrar, registration and expiry dates, status codes, nameservers and the registry-published DNSSEC signal.
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Structured
RDAP uses consistent JSON data instead of free-form WHOIS text.
Privacy aware
Redacted contact fields stay redacted and are clearly identified.
Free RDAP and WHOIS lookup
What can a domain registration lookup tell you?
Domain Readout queries the responsible registry's RDAP service and translates the returned record into a readable summary. RDAP is the standards-based successor to legacy WHOIS: it uses HTTPS, structured data and a consistent way to discover the authoritative source.
Registration dates and registrar
See when the domain was registered, when the record last changed, its published expiry date and the sponsoring registrar. An expiry date is a lifecycle signal, not a guarantee that the name will become available on that day.
Understand domain expiry →Status, nameservers and DNSSEC
Translate EPP status codes such as clientTransferProhibited, view nameservers published in the registration record, and check whether the registry reports secure delegation. This is not a full live DNS or DNSSEC validation test.
Public contacts and redaction
Registries and registrars often hide personal contact details for privacy and policy reasons. Domain Readout shows what the source publishes and never tries to reconstruct redacted data. The registrant, registrar and website operator may be different parties.
Why WHOIS data is redacted →No record does not always mean available.
A name can be reserved, unsupported by public RDAP, premium-priced or unavailable at a particular registrar. Use registrar checkout as the final availability check. For UK names, read our .uk and .co.uk lookup guide.
Coverage
Live service discovery
One lookup, thousands of domain endings.
Domain Readout uses the current IANA bootstrap registry to find the right authoritative service for major global domains, newer generic endings and supported country-code domains.
.com.net.org.uk.dev.app
How coverage works →Learn the signals
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