.com Domain WHOIS & RDAP Lookup

.com is a generic top-level domain (gTLD). Look up any .com 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: google.com

.com TLD facts

PropertyValue
TLD.com
TypeGeneric TLD (gTLD)
StatusActive
WHOIS serverwhois.verisign-grs.comAll 2 TLDs using whois.verisign-grs.com
RDAP endpointhttps://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/All 2 TLDs on rdap.verisign.com
IANA record updated
IANA record.com in the IANA root zone database

How to look up a .com domain

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

RDAP lookup

The .com RDAP endpoint is https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/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.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/example.com

WHOIS lookup

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

whois -h whois.verisign-grs.com example.com

Which protocol does W.is use?

W.is queries RDAP first for .com 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.

Other TLDs on rdap.verisign.com

rdap.verisign.com provides RDAP for 2 TLDs, including .com. The other one is:

See all TLDs using rdap.verisign.com in the RDAP server list

Frequently asked questions

What is the WHOIS server for .com?

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

Does .com support RDAP?

Yes. The .com RDAP endpoint is https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/. Append a domain name to it to get the registration data as JSON. W.is uses this endpoint first for every .com lookup.

How do I check who owns a .com 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 .com 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 .com domain expire?

Each .com 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 .com registration term can be at most 10 years. Our domain expiration guide explains what happens after a domain expires.