.re WHOIS Lookup
.re is the country code extension of Réunion, a French overseas region, and AFNIC keeps its registrations. Check here who holds a .re name and when it expires.
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.re WHOIS Lookup: Réunion Domain Name Records
Réunion's extension was delegated to the root zone on 7 April 1997. Its registry is AFNIC, which also runs .fr, and .re names are kept in the same database as French ones. WHOIS queries go to whois.nic.re, RDAP queries to rdap.nic.re, and the .re zone carries a DNSSEC signature. Because the data source is shared, the .fr WHOIS lookup returns a reply with the same layout.
A .re reply can hold 37 labels. The domain block lists the registrar, creation date, expiry date, last update and name servers. For a signed domain the reply also prints its DNSSEC key data in full, a detail most registries reduce to signed or unsigned. The holder and the contacts appear as handles that are resolved later in the reply, and the registrar block adds its own address, phone and email. The .eu WHOIS lookup also shows key material in plain text.
About the .re extension
- Extension
- .re
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.re
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.nic.re
- Registry
- AFNIC
- In the root zone since
- 7 April 1997
- Database
- FRNIC, shared with .fr
- RDAP
- rdap.nic.re
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Why does every block in a .re WHOIS reply say source: FRNIC?
Every block ends with source: FRNIC because AFNIC keeps .re domains in its French registry database, the one that also holds .fr. The contact handles carry the -FRNIC suffix for the same reason. A .re reply matches a .fr reply in field names and block order, so a script written for one extension parses the other.
Does a .re WHOIS lookup show who owns the domain?
Yes, an organisation that holds a .re domain is named in the reply. The holder-c line gives a handle, and the matching block later in the reply shows the contact type, name, postal address, phone and email. Its anonymous line states whether the holder had those details hidden. When the holder and the admin contact share one handle, the block appears only once.
How do I check when a .re domain expires?
The expiry date of a .re domain sits in the Expiry Date line and carries a full timestamp, as do created and last-update. The whois.com.tr result screen shows the expiry date together with the registrar and name servers. Over RDAP the same dates come as events, plus the date of the last move between registrars, which the port 43 reply leaves out.
What do the key1 lines in a .re WHOIS reply mean?
The key1 lines hold the DNSSEC key data of a signed .re domain. key1-tag is the key tag, key1-algo the algorithm (13 stands for ECDSAP256SHA256), key1-dgst-t the digest type and key1-dgst the digest itself. Together they describe the DS record published in the parent zone. If a .re site fails DNSSEC validation, compare these values with the DS record in DNS.
Why does a .re record have both status and eppstatus lines?
A .re record carries both lines because AFNIC writes its own summary, such as ACTIVE, in status and repeats the state as a standard EPP code in eppstatus. A third line, hold, reports whether the name has been suspended. A domain reading ACTIVE, active and hold: NO is registered, unlocked and live. Any lock code under eppstatus blocks the matching change, such as a transfer.
How can I tell if a .re domain is available?
A .re domain is available when the reply comes back without any domain, contact or name server block, and whois.com.tr then lists the name as free to register. As soon as the reply contains a domain line and a holder-c handle, the name belongs to someone. That holds even when no website loads under it.