.phone Domain WHOIS & RDAP Lookup

.phone is a generic top-level domain (gTLD). Look up any .phone 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.phone (reserved for the registry operator)

.phone TLD facts

PropertyValue
TLD.phone
TypeGeneric TLD (gTLD)
StatusActive
WHOIS serverwhois.nic.phoneWHOIS server directory
RDAP endpointhttps://rdap.mobile-registry.com/rdap/domain/All 12 TLDs on rdap.mobile-registry.com
IANA record updated
IANA record.phone in the IANA root zone database

How to look up a .phone domain

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

RDAP lookup

The .phone RDAP endpoint is https://rdap.mobile-registry.com/rdap/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.mobile-registry.com/rdap/domain/example.phone

WHOIS lookup

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

whois -h whois.nic.phone example.phone

Which protocol does W.is use?

W.is queries RDAP first for .phone 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.mobile-registry.com

rdap.mobile-registry.com provides RDAP for 12 TLDs, including .phone. The other 11 are:

See all TLDs using rdap.mobile-registry.com in the RDAP server list

Frequently asked questions

What is the WHOIS server for .phone?

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

Does .phone support RDAP?

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

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

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