KB / Getting Started / How do I check whois record of my domain?
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You can use websites like http://whois-search.com or http://networksolutions.com. You can also run "whois" command from a telnet command line like this:
whois yourdomain.com
If you want to look in whois record directly on the whois server at your registrar, you can use -h option to specify the whois server.
For example:
whois -h whois.opensrs.net dreamhost.com
Here's a list of whois servers you may need to use for checking record for various TLDs(Top Level Domains):
| TLD | whois server |
|---|---|
| .com | whois.internic.net |
| .net | whois.internic.net |
| .org | whois.internic.net |
| .edu | whois.internic.net |
| .uk.com | whois.uk.com |
| .eu.org | whois.eu.org |
| .ac | whois.nic.ac |
| .al | whois.ripe.net |
| .am | whois.amnic.net |
| .am | whois.amnic.net |
| .as | whois.nic.as |
| .at | whois.nic.at |
| .au | whois.aunic.net |
| .az | whois.ripe.net |
| .ba | whois.ripe.net |
| .be | whois.dns.be |
| .bg | whois.ripe.net |
| .bm | rwhois.ibl.bm:4321 |
| .br | registro.fapesp.br |
| .by | whois.ripe.net |
| .ca | whois.cdnnet.ca |
| .cc | whois.nic.cc |
| .ch | whois.nic.ch |
| .cl | whois.nic.cl |
| .edu.cn | whois.edu.cn |
| .cn | whois.cnnic.cn |
| .cx | whois.nic.cx |
| .cy | whois.ripe.net |
| .cz | whois.ripe.net |
| .de | whois.ripe.net |
| .dk | whois.ripe.net |
| .dz | whois.ripe.net |
| .ee | whois.ripe.net |
| .eg | whois.ripe.net |
| .es | whois.ripe.net |
| .fi | whois.ripe.net |
| .fo | whois.ripe.net |
| .fr | whois.nic.fr |
| .gb.com | whois.nomination.net |
| .gb.net | whois.nomination.net |
| .gov | whois.nic.gov |
| .gr | whois.ripe.net |
| .gs | whois.adamsnames.tc |
| .hk | whois.hknic.net.hk |
| .hm | whois.nic.hm |
| .hr | whois.ripe.net |
| .hu | whois.ripe.net |
| .ie | whois.ucd.ie |
| .il | whois.ripe.net |
| .in | whois.ncst.ernet.in |
| .int | whois.isi.edu |
| .is | whois.isnet.is |
| .it | whois.nic.it |
| .jp | whois.nic.ad.jp |
| .kr | whois.krnic.net |
| .kz | whois.domain.kz |
| .la | whois. |
| .li | whois.nic.li |
| .lk | whois.nic.lk |
| .lt | whois.ripe.net |
| .lu | whois.ripe.net |
| .lv | whois.ripe.net |
| .ma | whois.ripe.net |
| .md | whois.ripe.net |
| .mil | whois.nic.mil |
| .mk | whois.ripe.net |
| .mm | whois.nic.mm |
| .ms | whois.adamsnames.tc |
| .mt | whois.ripe.net |
| .mx | whois.nic.mx |
| .my | whois.mynic.net |
| .nl | whois.domain-registry.nl |
| .no | whois.norid.no |
| .nu | whois.nic.nu |
| .pe | whois.rcp.net.pe |
| .pk | whois.pknic.net.pk |
| .pl | whois.ripe.net |
| .pt | whois.dns.pt |
| .ro | whois.ripe.net |
| .ru | whois.ripn.net |
| .se | whois.nic-se.se |
| .sg | whois.nic.net.sg |
| .sh | whois.nic.sh |
| .si | whois.ripe.net |
| .sk | whois.ripe.net |
| .sm | whois.ripe.net |
| .st | whois.nic.st |
| .su | whois.ripe.net |
| .tc | whois.adamsnames.tc |
| .tf | whois.adamsnames.tc |
| .th | whois.thnic.net |
| .tj | whois.nic.tj |
| .tm | whois.nic.tm |
| .tn | whois.ripe.net |
| .to | whois.tonic.to |
| .tr | whois.metu.edu.tr |
| .tw | whois.twnic.net |
| .ua | whois.ripe.net |
| .ac.uk | whois.ja.net |
| .gov.uk | whois.ja.net |
| .uk | whois.nic.uk |
| .us | whois.isi.edu |
| .va | whois.ripe.net |
| .vg | whois.adamsnames.tc |
| .yu | whois.ripe.net |
| .za | whois.co.za |
