# WHOIS Domain Lookup (`gio21/whois-domain-lookup`) Actor

Full WHOIS/RDAP record lookup for domains: registrar, registrant, dates, nameservers, status, abuse contact.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/whois-domain-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$4.00 / 1,000 domain looked ups

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## WHOIS Domain Lookup

Get the **full WHOIS/RDAP record** for any domain: registrar, registrant organization (where not privacy-redacted), registration and expiration dates, nameservers, domain status codes, and abuse contact — plus a human-readable `whoisText` summary.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|--------------|
| `domains` | array | Domains to look up, e.g. `["example.com", "apify.com"]` |
| `domain` | string | Single domain (used if `domains` is not set) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max domains to look up per run |

Example:

```json
{
    "domains": ["example.com", "apify.com"]
}
```

### Output

```json
{
    "domain": "apify.com",
    "registered": true,
    "registrar": "Amazon Registrar, Inc.",
    "registrantOrg": null,
    "creationDate": "2009-06-02T17:14:10Z",
    "expirationDate": "2035-06-02T17:14:10Z",
    "updatedDate": "2026-05-16T16:53:04Z",
    "nameServers": ["NS-1225.AWSDNS-25.ORG"],
    "status": ["client transfer prohibited"],
    "abuseContact": "abuse@registrar.amazon.com",
    "whoisText": "Domain Name: APIFY.COM\nRegistrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.\n...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Common uses

- Due diligence and fraud/brand-protection investigations
- Domain portfolio and expiration monitoring
- Registrar and infrastructure research
- Compliance and abuse-contact discovery

### Notes

Backed by RDAP, the structured-JSON successor to WHOIS supported by all gTLD and most ccTLD registries. Registrant personal details are frequently redacted for GDPR/privacy compliance by the registry itself — this is a data-source limitation, not a scraper limitation.

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

List of domain names to look up, e.g. \["example.com", "apify.com"].

## `domain` (type: `string`):

A single domain to look up (used if "domains" is not set).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of domains to look up in this run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domain": "example.com",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "domain": "example.com",
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gio21/whois-domain-lookup").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "domain": "example.com",
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gio21/whois-domain-lookup").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "domain": "example.com",
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call gio21/whois-domain-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gio21/whois-domain-lookup",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Ktp7Nutz6uuXzUKor/builds/wMxcs6Hpwq1O02uSM/openapi.json