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example.co.uk
Registered
Registered
26 Nov 1996
29 years ago
Expires
—
Not published
Last updated
20 Jun 2019
7 years ago
DNSSEC
Signed
DNS answers are cryptographically signed
Registrar
- Name
- Nominet UK
- Website
- nominet.uk
- Abuse e-mail
- [email protected]
- Abuse phone
- +44.1865332244
Owner
- Organization
- Nominet UK
- Country
- GB
Name servers
- curt.ns.cloudflare.com.Cloudflare
- dee.ns.cloudflare.com.Cloudflare
Status
Registry delete lockThe registry blocks deletion.server delete prohibited
Registry transfer lockThe registry blocks transfers.server transfer prohibited
Registry update lockThe registry blocks changes.server update prohibited
Raw RDAP record
{
"rdapConformance": [
"redacted",
"rdap_level_0"
],
"objectClassName": "domain",
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/domain/example.co.uk",
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/domain/example.co.uk",
"type": "application/rdap+json"
}
],
"notices": [
{
"title": "Terms of Service",
"description": [
"The Registry Operator, offers this Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) service and provides access to the records in the RDAP database for information purposes only, to assist you in obtaining information about the registration records of existing domain names. The stored information in the RDAP database is provided as is. We do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness, and cannot be held liable if the stored information in the RDAP database is wrong, incomplete, or inaccurate in any way. By querying the RDAP database in any way, you agree that you will not use this data: (i) to allow, enable or otherwise support the transmission of unsolicited, commercial advertising or other solicitations in any form or by any means; (ii) to enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that query or send data to the Registry Operator or any registrar or registrant; (iii) for target advertising; (iv) to cause nuisance to registrants by sending (by any means) messages to or contacting them; (v) to violate any law, rule, regulation or statute; and/or (vi) in violation of applicable data and privacy protection acts. You are explicitly prohibited from extracting, copying and/or using or re-using in any form and by any means (electronically or not) all or part (quantitatively or qualitatively) of the contents of the RDAP database without prior and explicit permission from the Registry Operator. Any copying or transmission of data for commercial purposes violates this prohibition. You agree that we can take measures to limit the use of the RDAP service to protect the privacy of registrants or the integrity of the database. We reserve the right to make changes to this website, the RDAP service, and these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice to you. You should review these Terms and Conditions each time you access or use the RDAP database and the RDAP service to learn of any changes. If you do not agree to the changes we have made, your only remedy is to stop your use of the RDAP database and the RDAP service. By executing a query, in any means whatsoever, you agree to these Terms of Service."
],
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/domain/example.co.uk",
"rel": "terms-of-service",
"href": "https://nominet.uk/rdap-tos",
"type": "text/html"
}
]
},
{
"title": "Status Codes",
"description": [
"For more information on domain status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp"
],
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/domain/example.co.uk",
"rel": "glossary",
"href": "https://icann.org/epp",
"type": "text/html"
}
]
},
{
"title": "RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form",
"description": [
"URL of the Nominet WHOIS data complaint process: https://www.nominet.uk/complaints/#complaining-about-incorrect-whois-data"
],
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/domain/example.co.uk",
"rel": "help",
"href": "https://www.nominet.uk/complaints/#complaining-about-incorrect-whois-data",
"type": "text/html"
}
]
}
],
"events": [
{
"eventAction": "registration",
"eventActor": "NETXPRESS",
"eventDate": "1996-11-26T12:00:00Z"
},
{
"eventAction": "last changed",
"eventDate": "2019-06-20T14:09:35Z"
},
{
"eventAction": "transfer",
"eventDate": "2019-06-13T10:42:01Z"
},
{
"eventAction": "last update of RDAP database",
"eventDate": "2026-11-15T08:32:13.507Z"
}
],
"status": [
"server delete prohibited",
"server transfer prohibited",
"server update prohibited"
],
"handle": "D_21162736-UK",
"ldhName": "example.co.uk",
"unicodeName": "example.co.uk",
"secureDNS": {
"delegationSigned": true,
"maxSigLife": 3024000,
"dsData": [
{
"keyTag": 2371,
"algorithm": 13,
"digest": "573304EE5214D81EA3BD4C33371DE38D6EC8AAE2D40BFCA4051D6D5037F51749",
"digestType": 2
}
]
},
"entities": [
{
"objectClassName": "entity",
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/entity/NOMINET",
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/entity/NOMINET",
"type": "application/rdap+json"
}
],
"handle": "NOMINET",
"vcardArray": [
"vcard",
[
[
"version",
[],
"text",
"4.0"
],
[
"fn",
[],
"text",
"Nominet UK"
],
[
"url",
[],
"uri",
"http://www.nominet.uk"
]
]
],
"roles": [
"registrar"
],
"publicIds": [
{
"type": "Registry Identifier",
"identifier": "NOMINET"
}
],
"entities": [
{
"objectClassName": "entity",
"vcardArray": [
"vcard",
[
[
"version",
[],
"text",
"4.0"
],
[
"fn",
[],
"text",
"Abuse contact"
],
[
"tel",
{
"type": "voice"
},
"uri",
"tel:+44.1865332244"
],
[
"email",
[],
"text",
"[email protected]"
]
]
],
"roles": [
"abuse"
]
}
]
},
{
"objectClassName": "entity",
"remarks": [
{
"title": "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY",
"type": "object redacted due to authorization",
"description": [
"Some of the data in this object has been removed"
]
},
{
"title": "EMAIL REDACTED FOR PRIVACY",
"type": "object redacted due to authorization",
"description": [
"This data is not generally available, if you have legitimate reason to request access please review Nominets data release process."
]
},
{
"title": "Data Quality",
"description": [
"Name validated.",
"Address validated.",
"Nominet responsible for validation."
]
},
{
"title": "Registrant type",
"description": [
"UK Limited Company"
]
},
{
"title": "Company number",
"description": [
"3203859"
]
}
],
"events": [
{
"eventAction": "registration",
"eventDate": "2007-07-22T10:00:50Z"
},
{
"eventAction": "last changed",
"eventDate": "2026-05-15T09:06:06Z"
}
],
"status": [
"validated"
],
"handle": "C_8319946-UK",
"vcardArray": [
"vcard",
[
[
"version",
[],
"text",
"4.0"
],
[
"fn",
[],
"text",
"Nominet UK"
],
[
"adr",
{
"cc": "GB"
},
"text",
[
"",
"",
[
"Minerva House",
"Edmund Halley Road",
"Oxford Science Park"
],
"Oxford",
"Oxon",
"OX4 4DQ",
""
]
],
[
"email",
[],
"text",
"[email protected]"
]
]
],
"roles": [
"registrant"
]
}
],
"publicIds": [
{
"type": "Registry Identifier",
"identifier": "D_21162736-UK"
}
],
"nameservers": [
{
"objectClassName": "nameserver",
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/nameserver/curt.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/nameserver/curt.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"type": "application/rdap+json"
}
],
"events": [
{
"eventAction": "registration",
"eventActor": "ENOM",
"eventDate": "2014-07-21T17:08:27Z"
}
],
"status": [
"active",
"associated"
],
"handle": "H_594131-UK",
"ldhName": "curt.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"unicodeName": "curt.ns.cloudflare.com."
},
{
"objectClassName": "nameserver",
"links": [
{
"value": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/nameserver/dee.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/uk/nameserver/dee.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"type": "application/rdap+json"
}
],
"events": [
{
"eventAction": "registration",
"eventActor": "LIVEDOMAINS",
"eventDate": "2014-07-26T14:59:22Z"
}
],
"status": [
"active",
"associated"
],
"handle": "H_616251-UK",
"ldhName": "dee.ns.cloudflare.com.",
"unicodeName": "dee.ns.cloudflare.com."
}
],
"redacted": [
{
"name": {
"type": "Registrant Email"
},
"reason": {
"description": "Server policy"
},
"prePath": "$.entities[?(@.roles[0]=='registrant')].vcardArray[1][?(@[0]=='email')]",
"replacementPath": "$.entities[?(@.roles[0]=='registrant')].vcardArray[1][?(@[0]=='email')][3]",
"pathLang": "jsonpath",
"method": "replacementValue"
},
{
"name": {
"type": "Registrant Phone"
},
"reason": {
"description": "Server policy"
},
"prePath": "$.entities[?(@.roles[0]=='registrant')].vcardArray[1][?(@[1].type=='voice')]",
"pathLang": "jsonpath",
"method": "removal"
}
]
}
Source: RDAP · rdap.nominet.uk
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Questions about WHOIS
What's the difference between WHOIS and RDAP?
Both show who registered a domain. WHOIS is the original protocol and returns free-form text. RDAP is its modern, ICANN-backed successor: structured data over HTTPS with built-in privacy rules. This lookup uses RDAP wherever the registry offers it, and falls back to classic WHOIS for the rest.
Why are the owner's details hidden?
Since the GDPR, most registrars redact personal data such as the owner's name, address and e-mail. Companies sometimes keep their organization name public. To contact a domain owner, use the registrar's contact form or abuse address shown in the result.
What do statuses like "Transfer lock" mean?
They are EPP status codes set by the registrar or registry. A transfer lock is a normal safety setting that stops the domain from being moved to another registrar without the owner's approval. "On hold" means the domain was taken out of DNS and does not resolve.
How do I find out who hosts a website?
Look up the domain to see its name servers (often they name the DNS or hosting provider), then look up the website's IP address to see the network and organization it belongs to.
