.de WHOIS Lookup
.de is the country code extension of Germany, and DENIC eG keeps its registrations. Check here whether a .de name is registered or still free.
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.de WHOIS Lookup: DENIC Records and Their Fields
.de is the country code extension of Germany. It entered the root zone on 5 November 1986, and its registrations are kept by DENIC eG. WHOIS queries go to DENIC's server, whois.denic.de. No RDAP endpoint is registered for .de, so this WHOIS service is the only machine-readable source of registration data. The .de zone is signed with DNSSEC.
A DENIC WHOIS reply holds four pieces of information: the domain name, its name servers, its status and the date the record last changed. The holder's name, contact details, registrar, creation date and expiry date are never included. For holder details, DENIC points to the web-based WHOIS on its own website. You cannot tell from a .de record when the name was registered or when it expires. To compare neighbouring registries, open the .at WHOIS lookup or the .nl WHOIS lookup.
About the .de extension
- Extension
- .de
- WHOIS server
- whois.denic.de
- RDAP endpoint
- This extension has no RDAP endpoint in the IANA bootstrap registry.
- Registry
- DENIC eG
- In the root zone since
- 5 November 1986
- Published fields
- Domain name, name servers, status, last change date
- Not published
- Holder, registrar, creation and expiry date, abuse contact
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
Looking for whether a name is still free, rather than who holds it? run a domain name search
WHOIS FAQ
Why does a .de WHOIS lookup not show the owner?
DENIC does not publish the name, address or email of a .de domain holder through its WHOIS service at all. The registry offers that information only through the web-based WHOIS on its own website, under its own access rules. A record without a holder line does not mean the name has no owner. To contact the holder of a .de name, use DENIC's web interface.
Does a .de WHOIS record show the creation and expiry date?
No, DENIC publishes neither the creation date nor the expiry date of a .de domain. The only date in the reply is the Changed line, which records when the entry was last edited. A name server or holder update moves that date forward. You therefore cannot work out the age of a .de name, or when it will become free, from its WHOIS record.
Why does a .de lookup show only the domain name and status?
DENIC returns the full record only to queries sent with the -T dn prefix. A query without the prefix gets a two-line reply with the domain name and its status. The whois.com.tr result screen currently shows those two fields. To see the name servers of a .de domain, open the DNS tab in the result.
What does the connect status mean in a .de record?
connect is DENIC's own status value and is not one of the standard EPP status codes. A .de name with this value is registered, has its name servers set up and is live in the DNS. Details such as transfer or delete locks are not part of the value, because DENIC writes a single word on the status line.
Can a .de WHOIS lookup tell me if a name is available?
Yes, an unregistered .de name is easy to recognise: DENIC writes free on its status line and returns no name server lines. Even though holder details stay private, the availability answer is clear. The result screen shows such a name as available, and you can register it through any registrar that sells .de names.
Why is .de WHOIS output so different from .com?
.com is a generic extension, and ICANN contracts require the registrar, the creation and expiry dates and an abuse contact to be published. .de is a country code extension, so DENIC decides on its own what to publish and stops at four fields. To see the two records side by side, open the .com WHOIS lookup.