Domain age
When the domain was first registered, in years and months. An old domain is not safer, but a brand new one sending you invoices is worth a second look.
Free tool
WHOIS lookup and domain age checker
Who is your domain registered with, how old is it, and when does it run out? Type a domain to see its registration date, age, expiry date, registrar, locks and name servers straight from the registry. Works for .ke domains. No signup, and we keep no record of what you look up.
We ask the registry that holds the domain. We keep no record of what you look up.
Asking the registry… .ke domains can take a few seconds.
What the WHOIS lookup shows you
The registry's own record of the domain. Two of these lines decide whether you could lose it.
Expiry date
The day the registration runs out. Miss it and your website and email stop, and the name can be taken by someone else.
Transfer lock
Whether the domain is locked against being moved to another registrar. Unlocked domains are easier to steal.
Registrar
The company you rent the name through. Your account there is the key to the whole domain, so protect it with two-step login.
Name servers
Who answers for the domain's records. See what they actually publish with the DNS lookup.
Free DNS lookup →DNSSEC
Whether the registry holds a signature key for the domain, which stops forged answers. The domain checker tests the rest.
Check Your Domain Free →How this tool handles your data
The lookup runs on our server. It asks rdap.org, a free public lookup service, which passes the question to the registry that holds the domain (KeNIC for .ke). They receive the domain name, never anything about you.
We keep no record of what you look up, and nothing about you: no name, no email address, no IP address. Our own analytics count that a lookup happened, never the domain. Full detail is in our privacy policy.
Questions about the WHOIS lookup
Is this WHOIS lookup free, and do I need to sign up?
It is free and there is no signup. You do not enter an email address.
Does it work for .ke and .co.ke domains?
Yes. Kenyan domains are answered by KeNIC, the .ke registry, which can take a few seconds. Most other endings work too. A few countries do not offer lookups at all, and the result says so.
Why is there no owner name or email address?
Registries hide the owner's personal details to protect their privacy, so lookups show the registrar, the dates, the locks and the name servers. To reach an owner, use the contact form the registrar offers.
Do you record which domains I look up?
No. We keep no record of the domain and nothing about you. To answer, our server asks rdap.org, a free public lookup service, which passes the question to the registry that holds the domain. They receive the domain name, never anything about you. Our own analytics count that a lookup happened, and nothing else.
What is a transfer lock and should I have one?
A transfer lock stops your domain being moved to another registrar without you unlocking it first. Without one, anyone who gets into your registrar account, or tricks your registrar, can move the domain away, and your website and email go with it.
What happens if my domain expires?
Your website and email stop working, usually within days. After a grace period someone else can register the name and receive any email still sent to it. Watch the expiry date and turn on automatic renewal.
Get it fixed
Make sure nobody can take your domain
DNS and email security is part of the Security Review. We fix problems in stages so nothing goes offline, write down what changed, and check again with you at the end.