.boston Domain WHOIS & RDAP Lookup

.boston is a generic top-level domain (gTLD). Look up any .boston domain on W.is to see its registrar, registration and expiration dates, status codes and name servers over RDAP, with WHOIS as a fallback.

Example lookup: nic.boston (reserved for the registry operator)

.boston TLD facts

PropertyValue
TLD.boston
TypeGeneric TLD (gTLD)
StatusActive
WHOIS serverwhois.nic.bostonWHOIS server directory
RDAP endpointhttps://rdap.nic.boston/domain/RDAP server directory
IANA record updated
IANA record.boston in the IANA root zone database

How to look up a .boston domain

The quickest way is to type the domain into the search box above: W.is queries the .boston registry and shows the result in a readable format. You can also query the registry yourself from a terminal.

RDAP lookup

The .boston RDAP endpoint is https://rdap.nic.boston/domain/. RDAP returns structured JSON over HTTPS (RFC 9082 and RFC 9083); append the domain name to the endpoint:

curl -H 'Accept: application/rdap+json' https://rdap.nic.boston/domain/example.boston

WHOIS lookup

The .boston WHOIS server listed by IANA is whois.nic.boston. WHOIS (RFC 3912) is the older plain-text protocol on TCP port 43:

whois -h whois.nic.boston example.boston

Which protocol does W.is use?

W.is queries RDAP first for .boston domains and falls back to WHOIS when the RDAP server returns an error or leaves out data.

New to the protocols? Read what RDAP is and how it compares in RDAP vs WHOIS.

Frequently asked questions

What is the WHOIS server for .boston?

The WHOIS server for .boston is whois.nic.boston, as listed in the IANA root zone database. It answers queries on TCP port 43 (for example, whois -h whois.nic.boston example.boston). The .boston registry also offers RDAP, which W.is queries first.

Does .boston support RDAP?

Yes. The .boston RDAP endpoint is https://rdap.nic.boston/domain/. Append a domain name to it to get the registration data as JSON. W.is uses this endpoint first for every .boston lookup.

How do I check who owns a .boston domain?

Enter the domain in the search box on this page. W.is shows the registrar, registration and expiration dates, status codes and name servers reported by the .boston registry. Owner (registrant) details are often redacted for privacy; in that case the registrar is usually the way to reach the owner. Our guide on how to find a domain owner covers the other options.

When does a .boston domain expire?

Each .boston domain has its own expiration date, set by how long it was registered or renewed for. Look the domain up on W.is to see the expiration date reported by the registry. As with other ICANN-contracted TLDs, a .boston registration term can be at most 10 years. Our domain expiration guide explains what happens after a domain expires.