What is DNS lookup?
Domain name DNS lookup is the process of finding out the details of a domain name, where it is hosted, who owns it, and any relevant date such as when it was originally registered and when the current registration expires.
This information is useful for discovering who owns a particular domain should you wish to make an offer to purchase it, or to discover the hosting and registration details to see whether a domain might become available in the near future.
How to do a domain name DNS lookup?
There are a range of DNS lookup services, also called ‘whois’ services after the technology which enables the lookup to occur. In order to get all the information you might need about a particular domain, these services have to search through a variety of information servers which are dedicated only to specific top level domains (TLDs). This means that depending on the TLD (the .xxx part) of the domain you are wanting to lookup, you may need to use a specific lookup service. You can see a list of lookup services below (the list is provided for information and we are not necessarily recommending any particular service over another).
DNS (Domain Name System) servers are a directory of all the domains on the internet and hold information regarding where and how a request for a website at a domain is handled. Think of them like an internet phone directory.
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