When does this domain expire?
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What WHOIS tells you
Six things a lookup reveals.
Who hosts this site?
Nameservers reveal the DNS provider; reverse DNS often reveals the host. Useful for vendor research or competitive intel.
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Sales teams, vendor researchers, journalists
Is this domain legitimate?
New registration + private registrant + suspicious nameservers = often a phishing setup. WHOIS is a real signal.
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Security analysts, fraud investigators
Did they transfer recently?
updated_at within the last week often means a recent transfer or registrar change. Useful for spotting ownership shifts.
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M&A, due diligence, competitive intel
Is the registrant findable?
Some TLDs (.nz) show registrant by default. Others (.com with privacy) hide it. Know what you can and can't see.
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Anyone trying to contact a domain owner
Build a domain report
Pull WHOIS for a list of domains, compile into a deliverable. Useful for domain audits, M&A diligence, regulatory reports.
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Domain consultancies, M&A advisors
What's visible by TLD
Not every WHOIS shows the same fields.
GDPR + ICANN policy changed everything in 2018. Here's what's actually public per TLD family in 2026.
TLD family
Registrant
Registrar
Expires
NS
Notes
.nz / .co.nz / .net.nz / .org.nz
Public
Registrant public by default unless you pay for .nz Privacy ($25/yr at the registry).
.com / .net / .org
Private
Registrant hidden by registrar privacy proxy (GDPR + ICANN). Registrar contact visible.
.io / .ai / .app
Private
Standard registrar privacy. Some niche TLDs require paid privacy add-on (always free here).
.au / .uk / .ca / .de
Mixed
Country-code TLDs vary. .au shows reseller, hides registrant. .de hides all by default.
.info / .biz / .xyz
Private
Standard privacy proxy. Tech-contact may be public depending on TLD operator policy.
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