.org WHOIS Lookup
.org is a generic extension run by Public Interest Registry, a non-profit. Look up a .org name to see when it was registered, when it expires and which registrar manages it.
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.org WHOIS Lookup: The Public Interest Registry Record
.org is one of the original top-level domains and entered the root zone on 1 January 1985. Public Interest Registry (PIR), a non-profit organisation, operates it and signs the zone with DNSSEC. WHOIS queries are answered on port 43 by whois.publicinterestregistry.org, and the registry also runs an RDAP service at rdap.publicinterestregistry.org.
A PIR WHOIS reply has fifteen fields. It names the registrar with its IANA number, WHOIS server and website, gives an email address and phone number for abuse reports, and lists the creation, update and expiry dates, the status codes, the name servers and a DNSSEC line. Nothing in it identifies the registrant, and the Registry Domain ID line reads REDACTED in place of the internal record number. To compare, open the .net WHOIS lookup or the .info WHOIS lookup, where port 43 has been retired.
About the .org extension
- Extension
- .org
- WHOIS server
- whois.publicinterestregistry.org
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.publicinterestregistry.org/rdap
- Registry
- Public Interest Registry (PIR), non-profit
- In the root zone since
- 1 January 1985
- Published fields
- Registrar, abuse contact, dates, status codes, name servers, DNSSEC
- Not published
- Registrant name, organisation and contact details
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Why does a .org WHOIS lookup not show the domain owner?
Public Interest Registry leaves the registrant's name, organisation and contact details out of its WHOIS reply for .org domains. The terms of use at the end of the reply refer you to the registrar of record, whose own RDDS service may explain how to reach the registrant. The registrar's abuse email address and phone number are published, so a spam or fraud complaint about a .org site can go straight there.
How can I check when a .org domain expires?
The expiry date is on the Registry Expiry Date line of every .org record, alongside Creation Date and Updated Date. PIR gives all three in UTC. The whois.com.tr result screen reads these lines and shows the age of the domain and how much of its registration term remains, so there is no need to count the days yourself.
What does the Registry Lock notice in a .org WHOIS record mean?
The notice says the domain is protected by PIR's Registry Lock service, an extra lock held at registry level. While it is in place, transfer, deletion and update requests are not processed automatically. Only the registrant can ask for the lock to be lifted, and that request goes through the registrar. Owners of valuable names choose this service to guard against hijacking, so the notice is no sign of a problem.
Who sets the status codes on a .org domain?
The prefix of a status code shows who set it. Codes starting with client come from the registrar, which can also remove them at the holder's request. Codes starting with server come from Public Interest Registry, and the registrar cannot touch them. google.org carries both kinds: deletion, transfer and update are each blocked twice, once by its registrar and once by the registry.
Does RDAP show more than WHOIS for a .org domain?
Yes, the .org RDAP reply contains a transfer event, which has no line in the port 43 reply. RDAP lists the dates of a domain as separate events for registration, expiration, last change and transfer. To find out when a .org name last moved to a different registrar, query rdap.publicinterestregistry.org. For contact data RDAP adds nothing, because the only role it names is the registrar.
How do I know if a .org domain name is available?
When a .org name is not registered, PIR reports that no match was found and returns no dates, registrar or name servers. The whois.com.tr result screen then marks the name as available, and any registrar that offers .org can register it for you. A registered name always comes back with a creation date and a registrar, so the two cases cannot be confused.