{"id":7734,"date":"2025-05-21T09:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hosted.com\/blog\/?p=7734"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:29:28","slug":"what-is-whois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hosted.com\/blog\/what-is-whois\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is WHOIS & How To Use It To Lookup A Domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is WHOIS? When someone buys a domain name, their basic details, such as who owns it, when it was registered, and when it expires, are stored in a public database called WHOIS. It’s managed by a global group called ICANN, which helps people discover who\u2019s behind a domain. WHOIS is useful for many reasons. It helps you check if a domain is already taken, see who owns it, and even learn when it might become available again. It\u2019s also helpful for stopping scams, as it lets people verify whether a website is real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide explains \u2018What is WHOIS?\u2019, how it works, and how to use it to look up any domain name. You\u2019ll also learn about privacy, what kind of info you\u2019ll see in a WHOIS search<\/a>, and how to protect your details when registering a domain name<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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