ICANN Lookup

A free ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN web tool for checking the public registration data (glossary)registration data The information kept about a domain and its owner. Full definition of registration data of a domain name (glossary)domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name. It sends an RDAP (glossary)RDAP Registration Data Access Protocol The modern protocol for looking up domain registration data, replacing WHOIS. Full definition of RDAP query to the registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry or registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar and shows the answer. ICANN does not keep the data itself. It replaced ICANN's older web WHOIS (glossary)WHOIS The legacy lookup service for domain registration data, now replaced by RDAP for gTLDs. Full definition of WHOIS page and is a usual first step before a disclosure request (glossary)disclosure request A request for hidden domain registration data, with reasons given. Full definition of disclosure request.