WHOIS Domain Lookup

Bulk WHOIS domain registration lookup. Get structured data for any domain including registrar, creation/expiration dates, name servers, registrant info, and domain status codes.

Features

• Bulk lookups - Process up to 1,000 domains in a single run
• Structured output - Parsed into clean fields, not raw text
• 25+ TLDs supported - .com, .net, .org, .io, .ai, .dev, .co, .me, .xyz, and more
• Raw WHOIS included - Full response text alongside parsed fields
• Automatic referral following - Follows WHOIS server referrals for complete data

Use Cases

• Domain research - Check availability, registration dates, and ownership
• Brand protection - Monitor domain registrations related to your brand
• Due diligence - Verify domain ownership before acquisitions
• Lead generation - Enrich company data with domain registration info
• Competitive intelligence - Track when competitors register new domains
• Expiry monitoring - Find domains about to expire for acquisition

Input

Field	Type	Description
domains	string[]	List of domain names to look up (e.g., google.com)
maxResults	integer	Maximum domains to process (default: 100, max: 1000)

Output

Each domain returns a structured record with:

• domain - The queried domain
• registrar - Domain registrar name
• registrarUrl - Registrar website
• creationDate - When the domain was first registered
• expirationDate - When the domain expires
• updatedDate - Last modification date
• nameServers - DNS name servers
• status - Domain status codes (clientTransferProhibited, etc.)
• dnssec - DNSSEC status
• registrant - Registrant name (when available)
• registrantOrg - Registrant organization
• registrantCountry - Registrant country code
• rawWhois - Full raw WHOIS response text

Example

Input:

{
  "domains": ["google.com", "github.com", "openai.com"],
  "maxResults": 10
}

Supported TLDs

.com, .net, .org, .info, .io, .co, .us, .me, .biz, .dev, .app, .ai, .xyz, .tech, .site, .online, .store, .uk, .de, .fr, .nl, .eu, .au, .ca, .in, .jp, .cn, .ru, .br

Other TLDs are attempted via IANA's WHOIS server as a fallback.

Use with AI Assistants (MCP)

This actor works as an MCP tool with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and other MCP clients.

Setup: Add this to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whois": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=pink_comic/whois-domain-lookup"
    }
  }
}

Then ask your AI: "Look up WHOIS info for example.com" -- it will run the lookup and return registration data.

Pricing

This actor is free to use. You only pay for Apify platform compute costs.