9vec.com [WHOIS Lookup] (2024)

FAQs

How do I find out WHOIS behind a domain name? ›

Who is the domain owner? Domain names are owned by whoever first registered the web address with an accredited registrar, such as Domain.com.

The easiest way to find a domain owner's history is to use a free tool called Who.is.

Whois is a widely used Internet record listing that identifies who owns a domain and how to get in contact with them. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regulates domain name registration and ownership.

By exploring the website, investigating WhoIs, and contacting the registrar you can search for the domain owner. If your search fails, consider alternatives such as alternate spellings or domain extensions.

To find an owner, you can search the domain registration history. Domain registration history is also known as WHOIS history because it collects all WHOIS records associated with a domain, starting with the first registration.

You don't own your domain name.

Each website is comprised of several assembled parts, the first and arguably the most important, is the domain name. It's important to understand that domain name registration doesn't confer any legal ownership of the domain name, just an exclusive right to use it for a specified time.

Anyone who owns a website, whether it's for an organization, a business, or for a hobby, is required by ICANN (and also by registries not governed by ICANN) to provide accurate and full contact information for their domain. By default, this information is required to be made public.

ICANN has long regulated the use of top level domains including .com, . net, and . org. In addition to these mainstays, ICANN has played an integral role in determining the newer TLDs that have been created as of this date.

Look for the contact information on the website directly. Use a WHOIS lookup tool to find the information on the registrant. If the person is using a WHOIS lookup privacy protection service, reach out to their privacy service providers. Contact the domain registrar and ask for information on the registrant.

How do you verify ownership of the domain name? ›

When you register a domain, we check the contact info that you give in your domain's registration settings. We send a verification email to the registrant contact email address of your domain. This verification is needed from the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

When read right-to-left, the identifiers in domain names go from most general to most specific. The section to the right of the last dot in a domain name is the top-level domain (TLD). These include the 'generic' TLDs such as '.com', '.net', and '.org', as well as country-specific TLDs like '.uk' and '.jp'.

The WHOIS database is a repository of domain ownership information. It contains details such as the registrant's name, address, and contact information. To perform a WHOIS lookup, simply type the domain name into a WHOIS search tool like NetworkSolutions.com/WhoIs.

WHOIS services are mainly run by registrars and registries; for example the Public Interest Registry (PIR) maintains the . ORG registry and associated WHOIS service.

The ICANN registration data lookup tool gives you the ability to look up the current registration data for domain names and Internet number resources. The tool uses the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) which was created as a replacement of the WHOIS (port 43) protocol.