.eu WHOIS Lookup
.eu is the domain extension of the European Union, run by EURid. Check here whether a .eu name is free, or see its registrar and name servers.
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.eu WHOIS Lookup: EURid Records and Privacy
.eu is the extension of the European Union. It entered the root zone on 28 April 2005, and its registry is EURid vzw, based in Belgium. WHOIS queries go to whois.eu on port 43. Since IANA lists no RDAP service for .eu, port 43 is the only way to query its registration data by machine. EURid signs the .eu zone with DNSSEC.
A EURid reply names the registrar with its website, gives a technical contact with organisation, correspondence language and email address, lists the name servers and prints the domain's DNSSEC key data. The Registrant block says only NOT DISCLOSED and refers to the web-based WHOIS on eurid.eu. Creation, update and expiry dates are absent, and so are status codes. Other registries in the region publish different sets, as the .nl WHOIS lookup and the .at WHOIS lookup show.
About the .eu extension
- Extension
- .eu
- WHOIS server
- whois.eu
- RDAP endpoint
- This extension has no RDAP endpoint in the IANA bootstrap registry.
- Registry
- EURid vzw (Belgium)
- In the root zone since
- 28 April 2005
- RDAP
- None listed by IANA
- Published fields
- Registrar, technical contact, name servers, DNSSEC key
- Not published
- Registrant details, creation, update and expiry dates, status codes
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Who owns a .eu domain, and where can I find out?
The owner of a .eu domain cannot be found through port 43, because EURid's WHOIS discloses no registrant information on that channel. The notice at the start of each reply sends you to the web-based WHOIS on eurid.eu, which provides registrant and on-site contact information. Use that service when you need the holder. For a technical problem with the domain, the technical contact's email address in the reply is the quicker route.
When does a .eu domain expire, and can WHOIS show it?
WHOIS cannot show it, since EURid leaves the creation, update and expiry dates out of every .eu reply. The renewal date is held by the registrar named in the record. If the domain is yours, check your account with that registrar. If you are waiting for someone else's name to lapse, WHOIS gives you no date to plan around.
What does the Language field mean in .eu WHOIS?
The Language field gives the language the technical contact uses for correspondence, shown as a code such as en for English. The European Union has more than twenty official languages, so the field tells you which one to write in before you report a fault or abuse to that contact. Generic extensions have no such field in their WHOIS output.
Why do some .eu name servers show IP addresses?
Name servers inside the queried domain are listed with their IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, one address per line. For eurid.eu, ns1.eurid.eu appears twice, once with each address, while nsp.netnod.se, which sits outside the domain, appears by name alone. These addresses show at a glance that the domain's own servers can be reached over IPv6 as well.
What is the Keys block in a .eu WHOIS record?
The Keys block holds the domain's DNSSEC key data in full, including the key type such as KSK, the protocol, the algorithm such as RSA_SHA256 and the public key itself. A key in this block shows that the domain is signed, without a separate DNS query. Publishing it exposes nothing sensitive, since every validating resolver has to read the same public key.
How does an available .eu domain look in WHOIS?
An unregistered .eu name returns none of the usual blocks, and the reply states that the name is available. whois.com.tr marks it as available in that case, and any registrar offering .eu can register it for you. If the result shows a registrar or name server block, the name is taken and that registrar is the party to approach.