Why is renewal higher than the first year?

The first year is marketing and the renewal is the business. BeforeYouRegister flags any ending where renewal passes twice the first-year price.

What is the $0.18 ICANN fee?

ICANN charges $0.18 per year on generic endings like .com. Every price on this site already includes it.

Is WHOIS privacy really free?

Porkbun, NameSilo, Spaceship and Cloudflare include it free. The table notes where privacy is paid.

How fresh are these prices?

A worker checks registrar catalogs daily at 03:00 UTC and the page caches for one hour.

Authoritative. Private WHOIS.

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Check domain registration dates, expiration countdowns, accredited registrars, and nameservers directly via ICANN-standard RDAP feeds.

⚡ Zero logging guarantee · Encrypted RDAP queries · Free ICANN verification

Frequently asked questions about WHOIS & RDAP

Questions

What is the difference between WHOIS and RDAP?

RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the modern, standardized replacement for legacy port-43 WHOIS. It uses secure HTTPS, delivers clean JSON data, handles internationalized domain names (IDN), and respects modern privacy laws like GDPR.

Do you log the domains I search for?

Why is registrant contact information hidden?

How do I contact a domain owner if the WHOIS is private?

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