Domain expiry check: the registry’s own expiry date, with the days left counted
Runs in your browser. Only the lookup you start is sent to the domain's registry (RDAP); nothing else leaves your device. Updated on 25 Oct 2026.A lapsed domain takes the website and the email down together, and a registrar reminder sent to an old address is easy to miss. Enter the domain to read the expiration date straight from the registry over RDAP, with the days left counted against today.
Type the domain in Domain name or IP address, or press Try an example for example.com.
Press Look up to read the expiry date from the registry over RDAP.
Read the expiry date and the days left at the top of the result.
Read Registrar under Registration to know where to renew it.
The registrar, the transfer and delete locks, and the nameservers come with the expiration date, so you can see who to renew with.
Enter a domain name or an IP address. The page reads IANA's public bootstrap list to find which registry answers for it, then asks that registry's RDAP server directly: Verisign for .com and .net, Public Interest Registry for .org, Nominet for .uk, ARIN or RIPE NCC for an address, and so on. RDAP is the HTTPS and JSON successor to the old port-43 WHOIS, and it is what ICANN now requires registries to run.
For a domain you get the registrar and its IANA ID, the creation, expiry and last-changed dates, the days until expiry, the nameservers, and whether the delegation is signed with DNSSEC. Every status code is put into words using the RFC 8056 mapping: "client transfer prohibited" is the normal lock that stops a hijack, while "client hold", "redemption period" and "pending delete" mean the domain is in trouble.
Missing names are normal. Since GDPR, registries and registrars leave out the owner's name, address and email, and many list what they removed. A record with no registrant is not an error, and the page says so. For thin registries such as .com, a link to the registrar's own record is shown when the registry gives one.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about WHOIS Lookup, are on the WHOIS Lookup page.
Enter the domain and read the Expires line, which comes from the registry itself, with the days left counted against today. Under 30 days the box turns amber. A registrar may renew automatically a few days before, so check your registrar account too before assuming it will lapse.
Registries and registrars remove personal details such as the owner's name, email and address to comply with GDPR and ICANN's registration data policy. Many RDAP answers list exactly which fields were redacted. The registrar can still forward a message to the owner or disclose the data for a lawful request.
The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be moved to another registrar. The lock is normal and protects against hijacking; most domains carry it together with delete and update locks. The owner removes it in the registrar's control panel before starting a transfer.
Two: data.iana.org, to read IANA's public list of registries, which is the same file for everyone, and then the one registry's RDAP server that answers for your domain or address. The name or address you type goes only to that registry. If the IANA list cannot be read, rdap.org is used to find it.
Still stuck? Ask about WHOIS Lookup and anybody who knows can answer. No account needed.
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