.link WHOIS Lookup
.link is a generic extension operated by Nova Registry. Look up a .link name to see its registration dates, registrar and current status.
- 1,494 extensions
- IANA 1601 ICANN accredited
- 2 protocols — RDAP and WHOIS
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.link WHOIS Lookup: The Authoritative Server and Fields
.link is a generic extension that entered the root zone on 9 January 2014, and its IANA entry names Nova Registry Ltd. as the operator. The same entry lists whois.uniregistry.net as the WHOIS server. That hostname matches neither the extension nor the operator's name, yet it is the authoritative server, since authority comes from the IANA entry and not from what a server is called. At zone level, .link is signed with DNSSEC.
A .link WHOIS reply has fourteen fields. They cover the domain name and its registry ID, the creation, update and expiry dates in UTC, the registrar with its IANA ID, WHOIS server and URL, an abuse email and phone, status codes, name servers and a DNSSEC line. No registrant, admin or technical contact field exists at registry level. For an extension whose server does carry its name, see the .cloud WHOIS lookup; the .site WHOIS lookup shows another reply built on the same narrow schema.
About the .link extension
- Extension
- .link
- WHOIS server
- whois.uniregistry.net
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.uniregistry.net/rdap
- Registry
- Nova Registry Ltd.
- In the root zone since
- 9 January 2014
- Fields in the reply
- 14, no registrant data
- RDAP
- rdap.uniregistry.net
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Which server answers WHOIS queries for .link domains?
WHOIS queries for .link domains are answered by whois.uniregistry.net on port 43. A command-line client that follows the IANA referral finds this host on its own. A tool that guesses the server from the extension and tries whois.nic.link is relying on a convention that .link does not use. whois.com.tr sends .link lookups straight to the host IANA lists.
Does a .link WHOIS lookup show the domain owner?
No, a .link WHOIS record does not show who owns the domain, because the registry publishes no registrant data. Instead it gives the registrar's name and IANA ID, along with an abuse email address and phone number. Those are the contacts to use for a purchase enquiry, a legal notice or a report about misuse of the domain.
How do I check when a .link domain expires?
The expiry of a .link domain is on the Registry Expiry Date line, written in UTC like the Creation Date and Updated Date lines. whois.com.tr turns these timestamps into the domain's age and the number of days left before expiry. Renewal goes through the registrar named in the record, so that is who to contact before the date passes.
What do the status codes in a .link record mean?
The status codes in a .link record show which changes to the domain are blocked. A name protected by registrar locks carries, for example, clientUpdateProhibited, clientTransferProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited; the registrar sets these and can also lift them. A server prefix marks a lock placed by the registry, which the registrar has no power to remove.
Does .link offer RDAP as well as WHOIS?
Yes, .link also has an RDAP service at rdap.uniregistry.net, which returns the same registration data as structured JSON. Its only contact role is the registrar, and the dates arrive as registration, expiration and last changed events, together with a timestamp for the last database update. Because JSON fields sit in fixed places, a script can parse the RDAP reply more easily than WHOIS text.
How does an available .link name appear in a lookup?
For an unregistered .link name, whois.uniregistry.net returns no record, and none of the fourteen fields appear. whois.com.tr then lists the name as available, ready to register through a registrar that sells .link. If the lookup returns a creation date and a registrar, the name is already taken and cannot be registered for now.