Using our WHOIS database search, you can find information about an existing domain name. In some cases, a WHOIS search will provide you with the contact information of the person or organization that registered the domain name you are interested in.
The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WHOIS database, while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is" with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you in obtaining information about domain name registration records. Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc.. By submitting an inquiry, you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular, you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible, dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose, including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.
Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc. is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Entering a Domain Name
Enter the domain name you're interested in registering and select your TLD extension (.com, .net, .org, etc.) from the pull-down menu.
Although it often appears "WHOIS" or "WhoIs", the term is not an acronym. It means literally "Who is", referring to the searchable database that stores domain information for every URL currently registered on the Internet. Think of the WhoIs database as the "white pages" of the Internet neighborhood.

Search the GoDaddy WhoIs database whenever you want to know who a particular Web site belongs to. You may even be able to find the name and contact information of the business or individual who holds the registration on that domain. If the registration is private, specific information such as the holder's name, address, phone number and email address will be hidden from public view.

There are a number of reasons why you might want to use the GoDaddy WhoIs database:

  • If you're a domainer, you might have your eye on a particular domain name(s) and want to know when it expires in the hopes of registering it yourself. You might also wish to approach the registrant with a private purchase offer.


  • If you are the legal owner of a copyrighted name and you find someone else has registered a domain with that name in it, you'll want to take legal action against whoever's infringed on your rights by "cyber-squatting" on your Internet territory.


  • If you come across your own original content reproduced without permission on another Web site, you may want to look up the name of the domain registrant in order to file a DMCA complaint against him or her. This federal act makes it illegal for anyone to produce or distribute another's original material on the Internet.


    • Law enforcement agencies use the WhoIs database to support national and international efforts including copyright protection and anti-terrorism laws. They're able to identify the registrant - or at least the host or registrar - of every domain name registered today. Legal infractions that can't be traced to an individual or business can certainly be traced to a registrar. Depending on the offense, the registrar may warn the site owner or shut down the Web site altogether.

    GoDaddy has been active in combating Internet crime and abuse. GoDaddy lawyers have testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security about the rapid proliferation of illegitimate pharmacies and child pornography on the Internet. In fact, the company had a hand in the 2008 passage of the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, named after a California teenager who died from an overdose of a drug he bought online.