.nl WHOIS Lookup
.nl is the country code extension of the Netherlands, and SIDN keeps its register. Look up a .nl name to see its registrar, name servers and registration date.
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.nl WHOIS Lookup: SIDN Records and Their Fields
.nl is the country code extension of the Netherlands and entered the root zone on 25 April 1986. Its registry is SIDN, the Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland foundation. WHOIS queries are answered by whois.domain-registry.nl, and SIDN also runs an RDAP service at rdap.sidn.nl that returns the same record as JSON. SIDN signs the .nl zone with DNSSEC.
A SIDN reply lists the domain name, its status, the registrar with a full postal address, the name servers, a DNSSEC line for the domain itself and the creation and last update dates. Neither WHOIS nor RDAP gives an expiry date or a line naming the holder. To see how neighbouring registries handle the same fields, open the .be WHOIS lookup or the .de WHOIS lookup.
About the .nl extension
- Extension
- .nl
- WHOIS server
- whois.domain-registry.nl
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.sidn.nl
- Registry
- SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland)
- In the root zone since
- 25 April 1986
- RDAP
- rdap.sidn.nl
- Published fields
- Status, registrar, name servers, DNSSEC, creation and update dates
- Not published
- Expiry date, holder name and contact details
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
How can I check when a .nl domain expires?
A .nl WHOIS record cannot tell you, because SIDN publishes no expiry date for .nl names. The RDAP record lists only the registration and last change events, so it carries no renewal date either. The registrar that manages the name keeps that date. For your own domain, check your registrar account; for someone else's, ask the registrar named in the record.
How do I find out who owns a .nl domain?
A .nl WHOIS lookup does not name the owner, since the reply contains no holder lines at all. SIDN's RDAP record lists the registrant, administrative and technical contacts as roles, yet leaves their names out. The registrar is the one party you can identify. Its name and postal address appear under the Registrar heading, and that is where a request about the domain should go.
Why does a .nl WHOIS record mention a domicile address?
The note appears when the holder's address is outside the Netherlands. SIDN's General Terms and Conditions for .nl Registrants then require the holder to use SIDN's registered office address as a domicile address for legal correspondence. The note does not make SIDN the owner of the name. It does tell you that the holder is based abroad, even though the holder's name is not published.
Can I see a transfer lock on a .nl domain in WHOIS?
No, a .nl WHOIS record shows no EPP codes such as clientTransferProhibited. SIDN writes a single status word of its own, and the record for google.nl reads active. Transfer and deletion locks are not published, so the reason for a stalled transfer has to come from the registrar that manages the name.
What does DNSSEC: no mean in a .nl WHOIS record?
It means the queried domain itself has no DNSSEC signature, whatever the state of the .nl zone. The line describes one name only, and google.nl shows no. Signing a .nl domain is a setting made at the registrar that manages it. Once signing is switched on, the line reads yes and the signature can be checked in the DNS records tab of the result.
Where can I read the full .nl WHOIS reply on whois.com.tr?
The full SIDN reply sits in the Full WHOIS output tab of the result screen. SIDN puts each value on an indented line under its heading, so the parsed summary does not split out every field. Every line the registry sends, the domicile note included, is kept in that tab exactly as SIDN wrote it.