WHOIS Lookup (Bulk Domain Age, Expiry & Registrar)

Domain WHOIS Lookup (RDAP): Domain Age, Expiry Date and Registrar in Bulk

Look up thousands of domains at once: registrar, creation date, expiry date, domain age, days until expiry, status codes, nameservers, DNSSEC and whether the domain is registered at all.

Quick start

1. Press Try for free. The form opens with a working example (apify.com, bbc.co.uk and more).
2. Replace it with your own domains.
3. Press Start. Results appear as they are found; download them as Excel, CSV or JSON, or use the API.

A result looks like this (some columns):

domain	tld	registered	registrar	registrarIanaId
example-shop.com	com	yes	Example Registrar, Inc.	1234

What it does

• Uses RDAP, the official modern replacement for WHOIS, via IANA's directory of registries, so answers come straight from the registry in structured form.
• Falls back to classic WHOIS for country domains that have no RDAP service.
• For .com, .net and similar, also asks the registrar for its abuse contact and any public registrant organisation and country.
• Accepts domains, URLs or email addresses, and removes duplicates.
• Tells you clearly when a domain is not registered.

Who it's for

• Lead qualification: domain age is a strong signal of an established business.
• Fraud and risk teams: flag very new domains in sign-ups, payments and emails.
• Domain investors and brand protection: track expiry dates and registrars across portfolios.
• SEO and sales tools that enrich company records.

Input

Field	What to enter
Domains	Domains, URLs or email addresses, one per line
Ask the registrar too	Extra details for .com/.net (slightly slower)

{ "domains": ["apify.com", "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news", "someone@stripe.com"] }

Output

{
  "domain": "example-shop.com", "tld": "com", "registered": true,
  "registrar": "Example Registrar, Inc.", "registrarIanaId": "1234",
  "createdAt": "2015-03-02T10:00:00Z", "expiresAt": "2027-03-02T10:00:00Z", "updatedAt": "2026-02-01T08:00:00Z",
  "ageDays": 4258, "daysUntilExpiry": 126,
  "status": ["client transfer prohibited"], "nameservers": ["ns1.example.net", "ns2.example.net"], "dnssec": false,
  "registrantOrganization": null, "registrantCountry": "US", "abuseEmail": "abuse@example.com", "source": "rdap"
}

Pricing

Event	When it is charged	Price per 1,000 (Free / Bronze / Silver / Gold plan)
Domain checked	Each domain looked up, registered or not.	$5 / $4.50 / $4 / $3.50
Lookup failed	A domain whose registry could not be reached or refused the lookup.	$1.50 on every plan

Example: 10,000 domains on the Free plan costs about $50; on the Gold plan about $35.

Notes and limits

• Most registries hide personal registrant details under GDPR, so registrantOrganization is often empty.
• Some country registries limit WHOIS lookups per hour; a refused lookup is reported with a clear error and the lower "lookup failed" fee.
• Subdomains are looked up as their registered domain (news.bbc.co.uk becomes bbc.co.uk).

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Connect this tool to Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any other MCP client through the Apify MCP server. To load only this tool, use this server URL:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=pagecraft/domain-whois-lookup

Then ask, for example: "Check when these domains expire and which registrar each one uses". The agent gets back registrar, creation and expiry dates, domain age, status and nameservers for each domain. Each call is charged per event at the prices in Pricing above. Agents without an Apify account can also pay per run through Apify's agentic payments.

Workflows with other Pagecraft tools

Pagecraft tools are built to work together. Ideas that use this one:

Check a domain before you buy, partner or send. Due diligence on any domain in minutes.

1. This tool: Age, expiry date and registrar.
2. DMARC, SPF & DKIM Checker: SPF, DKIM and DMARC email security records.
3. Company Data Enrichment from Domain: Who runs the site and how to contact them.
4. Website Screenshot & PDF: A dated screenshot or PDF of the site as evidence.

More Pagecraft tools

• DMARC, SPF & DKIM Checker (Bulk Email Security Audit): SPF, DMARC and DKIM checks for a list of domains.
• Company Data Enrichment from Domain (Contacts, Tech Stack): logo, contacts and tech stack for a list of company websites.
• Tech Stack Detector (Website Technology Lookup): what any website is built with.