Whois Lookup

If you want to find out publicly available information about a domain name that has already been registered, you need to use a whois lookup tool.

This will provide you with information about the person who registered the domain. Be aware that some people put down false information in their domain records; despite the fact they are not permitted to do so.

Domain registrars offer whois privacy to customers; which makes finding the true information about the owner of a domain difficult.

A whois lookup tool is a simple script. You will therefore find thousands of websites online that offer this functionality.

Below is a selection of good whois lookup services which I recommend.

	DomainTools Displays a lot of information about a domain such as the whois information, related domains, and screenshot history. The interface is clean and easy to read.
	ICANN A whois lookup tool provided by the non-profit organisation that maintains the domain name system.
	Nominet Nominet is the official registry for all .UK domain names. Their whois lookup tool can be used to find information about domain names with a .uk extension.
	Whois Search I have been using Whois Search for many years. I love the simplicity of this whois tool.