.dev WHOIS Lookup
.dev is a generic extension opened for software developers and run by Charleston Road Registry. Look up a .dev name to see its dates, registrar and status.
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.dev WHOIS Lookup: Records in a Developer Extension
Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates .dev, a generic extension added to the root zone on 20 November 2014. The IANA root zone database lists no WHOIS server for it, and no service answers on port 43. The only public source of .dev registration data is the registry's RDAP endpoint at pubapi.registry.google, the same service that answers for .app. The .dev zone itself carries a DNSSEC signature.
A WHOIS reply prints dates under fixed labels, whereas RDAP lists them as typed events. A .dev record holds four of them: registration, expiration, last changed and last update of RDAP database. The first three describe the domain, while the fourth only says when the registry refreshed its database. The record also names the registrar, but not the holder. Compare the sister extension on the .app WHOIS lookup page, or a generic extension still served on port 43 on the .cloud WHOIS lookup page.
About the .dev extension
- Extension
- .dev
- WHOIS server
- This extension has no WHOIS service on port 43; registration data is published over RDAP.
- RDAP endpoint
- https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap
- Registry
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.
- In the root zone since
- 20 November 2014
- Port 43
- No WHOIS server in the IANA database
- RDAP events
- Registration, expiration, last change, database update
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
When does a .dev domain expire?
A .dev domain expires at the time given in the expiration event of its RDAP record. whois.com.tr converts that event into a plain date and counts the days left, next to the domain's age taken from the registration event. If you are waiting for a .dev name to come free, that count tells you when to start watching it.
What is the 'last update of RDAP database' date in a .dev record?
That date shows when Charleston Road Registry last refreshed the database behind its RDAP service, and it says nothing about your domain. It keeps moving forward, so a .dev record that nobody has touched for years can look recently edited. To see when the domain itself changed, read the last changed event.
Can I look up a .dev domain with whois on port 43?
No, a .dev domain cannot be looked up on port 43, because the extension has no WHOIS server. Generic extensions have not been required to offer WHOIS since 28 January 2025, and RDAP is now the authoritative source of their registration data. A terminal whois command therefore returns nothing for .dev, while an RDAP client or this page shows the full record.
Who owns a .dev domain, and can I find out?
A .dev lookup does not reveal the owner, because the registrar is the only contact in the RDAP record. That registrar is the right address for a purchase enquiry, a legal notice or an abuse report about the site running on the domain. Its name appears in the result, and you can reach it through its own website.
What do the status codes in a .dev record tell me?
The status codes in a .dev record show which operations are locked on the domain. They come from the shared EPP vocabulary; codes beginning with client are set by the registrar, which can also remove them, while codes beginning with server are set by the registry and the registrar cannot lift them. A domain under a transfer lock cannot move to another registrar until the lock is removed.
How do I know if a .dev name is available?
A .dev name is available when the registry's RDAP endpoint holds no record for it and replies with a not-found answer instead of a list of events. In that case whois.com.tr marks the name as available, and any registrar selling .dev can take your order. A name that returns a record is taken, even if it is close to expiry.