Domain Age Checker

Enter a domain to find out when it was first registered and how old it is, when it expires, which registrar holds it, its status codes and its name servers — straight from the registry via RDAP. Free, instant, no signup.

What this checks & how to read it

The tool strips the hostname down to its registrable domain and queries the registry's RDAP service for it. From the response it reads the registration, expiration and last changed events, the registrar entity and its IANA ID, the domain's EPP status codes, the delegated name servers, and whether the zone is DNSSEC-signed. Age is calculated from the registration date to today in years and months, with the total in days shown alongside.

What to look for

For your own domains, the expiry card is the one that matters: it turns amber under 30 days and red once lapsed, and a lapsed domain moves through a grace period, a redemption period and then deletion, getting more expensive to recover at each step. For a domain you are evaluating, compare the registration date with how old the site claims to be, check the status list for holds or pending deletion, and note the name servers — they tell you where the site is hosted and whether that has changed hands. The registrar and name servers are also the starting point when you need to contact whoever runs a domain, since registrant details are redacted.

Frequently asked questions

Does domain age affect Google rankings?

Not as a direct signal — Google has said repeatedly that it does not rank older domains higher just for being older. What age correlates with is everything that accumulates over time: links, brand searches, indexed history. Where age matters concretely is due diligence — a 'ten-year-old business' on a domain registered last spring, or an expired domain being bought for its old backlinks, which Google is good at discounting.

Where does the data come from, and is it accurate?

From RDAP, the registries' own structured successor to WHOIS, queried live via the rdap.org bootstrap redirector — so the answer comes straight from Verisign for .com and .net, PIR for .org, Nominet for .uk and so on, with no API key and no third-party database in between. Registration and expiry dates are the registry's own records. Owner contact details are not shown because registries redact them under GDPR and ICANN policy.

Why did I get 'no record' for a domain that clearly exists?

A handful of country-code registries still do not run an RDAP server — .de, .ch and .li among them — so there is nothing to query, and WHOIS is the only option. The other common cause is that the domain has lapsed and been deleted; the error message tells you which it is. Subdomains are handled automatically: the tool walks up to the registrable domain, so en.wikipedia.org reports on wikipedia.org.

What do the status codes mean?

They are EPP status codes and each one is explained in plain words next to it. 'client transfer prohibited' is a transfer lock your registrar applies and is a good thing. 'client hold' or 'server hold' means the domain has been suspended and will not resolve. 'pending delete' and 'redemption period' mean the domain has expired and is on its way to being released — if it is yours, renew it immediately.

Can I see who owns the domain?

Usually not. Since 2018, registries and registrars redact registrant names, addresses and emails from public RDAP and WHOIS output, so the registrar and name servers are the most identifying details available. Some registries offer a request form for legitimate contact needs, and many registrars forward mail sent through their published abuse or privacy-proxy address.

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