.be WHOIS Lookup
.be is Belgium's country code extension, run by DNS Belgium. Look up a .be name to see its registration date, registrar and name servers.
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.be WHOIS Lookup: Records Held by DNS Belgium
Belgium's country code extension, .be, was delegated to the root zone on 5 August 1988 and is run by DNS Belgium vzw/asbl. WHOIS queries go to whois.dns.be. IANA's bootstrap file lists no RDAP service for .be, which leaves port 43 WHOIS as the only machine-readable source of registration data. DNS Belgium signs the .be zone with DNSSEC.
Every reply opens with a long notice on how the data may be used. Then come the domain name, a status line, the registration date, the registrar's name and website, the name servers, a Keys block for DNSSEC and a Flags block for EPP codes. The Registrant block only points to the web-based WHOIS at dnsbelgium.be, and the reply has no expiry date or last-update time. For other registries in the region, see the .nl WHOIS lookup and the .eu WHOIS lookup.
About the .be extension
- Extension
- .be
- WHOIS server
- whois.dns.be
- RDAP endpoint
- This extension has no RDAP endpoint in the IANA bootstrap registry.
- Registry
- DNS Belgium vzw/asbl
- In the root zone since
- 5 August 1988
- RDAP
- None listed by IANA
- Dates in the record
- Registration date only
- Not published
- Holder details, expiry date, last update time
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
How can I find out who owns a .be domain?
A .be WHOIS lookup does not show the holder of the domain. DNS Belgium leaves the Registrant block with a single line sending you to its web-based WHOIS, and that service at dnsbelgium.be is where holder details can be requested. The registrar, listed with its name and website, is the other party you can contact about a .be name.
How can I check when a .be domain expires?
WHOIS cannot answer this for .be, because DNS Belgium publishes no expiry date and no last-update time. The renewal date sits with the registrar that manages the name. If the domain is yours, your registrar account shows it. For a name that belongs to someone else, ask the registrar whose name and website appear in the record.
How do I read the registration date in a .be WHOIS record?
The Registered line gives the date the domain was registered, written out as text such as Tue Dec 12 2000 instead of an ISO date like 2000-12-12. It is the only date in a .be reply. If you process .be records with a script, add a separate rule for this format, since a parser built for .com dates will not read the line.
What does clientTransferProhibited mean on a .be domain?
It means the registrar has locked the domain against transfer. DNS Belgium lists such EPP codes in the Flags block, kept apart from the status line, and google.be carries this one. A code with the client prefix is set by the registrar and can be removed by it, so ask your registrar to lift the lock before moving the name.
How can I tell whether a .be domain uses DNSSEC?
The Keys block of a .be record shows it. The block holds the domain's DNSSEC key data when the name is signed and stays empty when it is unsigned, as it does for google.be. Signing the .be zone does not sign the names under it. The DNS records tab of the result gives the same answer straight from DNS.
Can I use .be WHOIS data for marketing?
No, the notice at the start of every .be reply forbids using the data for unsolicited commercial messages or targeted advertising. It also bans copying the whole database, or a substantial part of it, without DNS Belgium's prior and explicit permission. The registry reserves the right to limit the use of its WHOIS service to protect the privacy of holders.