Domain Availability Checker

Find out if a domain is registered using authoritative RDAP — the modern, standardized successor to WHOIS.

What's next
Next diagnostic steps

How it works

  1. 1
    RDAP query

    We query rdap.org, which routes to the authoritative registry for the TLD.

  2. 2
    404 = available

    When no record exists, the domain is almost certainly available to register.

  3. 3
    Registrar parsed

    If registered, we extract the registrar from the RDAP entity data.

Real use cases

  • Brainstorm names for a new project, brand, or product.
  • Confirm a domain is free before pitching a name to a client.
  • Verify a typosquat or expired domain is now available.
  • Check whether to renew vs let an internal domain lapse.

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