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Had an email from a domain you don't know, or worried your own email domain might lapse and take your email with it? Look up any domain: who it's registered with, when it was registered and when it expires, whether it's locked against transfer, its nameservers, DNSSEC and who to report abuse to. In plain English, with the raw record if you want it.

Free for everyone, up to 20 look-ups a day. Only the domain name is looked up, at its registry.

Example report

brightwell.co.uk

Registered and lockedWith Namecheap until 14 March 2028.
✓RegistrarNamecheap
✓Expires14 Mar 2028
✓Transfer lockon
!DNSSECoff
✓NameserversCloudflare

// what it checks

What you get.

Registration

The registrar, when the domain was registered, when it expires and when it last changed.

Protection

The transfer lock, DNSSEC and every status code, each explained.

Who to contact

The owner where it's public, the country and the registrar's abuse contact.

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