.shop WHOIS Lookup
.shop is the generic extension for online stores, run by GMO Registry, Inc. Its WHOIS server no longer returns records, and .shop registration data is published over RDAP.
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.shop WHOIS Lookup: Records in a Store Extension
.shop entered the root zone on 5 May 2016 as a generic extension for e-commerce, and GMO Registry, Inc. is its registry. The WHOIS server whois.nic.shop still accepts connections on port 43, yet it sends back a notice in place of a domain record. The notice says the WHOIS service has been retired under ICANN's RDAP transition policy and that all registration data queries are now served over RDAP at rdap.gmoregistry.net.
Nothing in that notice refers to the domain you asked about. It holds no creation or expiry date, no registrar, no status code and no name server, so a port 43 lookup cannot describe a .shop name at all. The .info WHOIS lookup covers another generic extension that has moved to RDAP, and the .cloud WHOIS lookup one whose port 43 server still returns a full record.
About the .shop extension
- Extension
- .shop
- WHOIS server
- This extension has no WHOIS service on port 43; registration data is published over RDAP.
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.gmoregistry.net/rdap
- Registry
- GMO Registry, Inc.
- In the root zone since
- 5 May 2016
- Port 43
- Retired; the server returns only a notice
- Registration data
- RDAP (rdap.gmoregistry.net)
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
When did .shop stop answering WHOIS queries?
GMO Registry retired the .shop WHOIS service with effect from 1 May, about fifteen months after the ICANN change of 28 January 2025. Since that January date, generic registries have not been required to provide registration data over WHOIS, and RDAP has been the authoritative source. Country code extensions fall outside that rule.
How do I look up a .shop domain over RDAP?
A .shop RDAP query goes to the base address GMO Registry gives in its notice, https://rdap.gmoregistry.net/rdap/. Any RDAP client can use it, and the answer arrives as structured data with every value in a fixed place. whois.com.tr still sends .shop queries to port 43, which is why its result screen shows no parsed fields for these names.
Where can I read the .shop registry notice on whois.com.tr?
The notice appears in the Full WHOIS output tab of the result screen. Since a .shop reply has no fields to parse, the tab opens on the raw text by itself, and you read the registry's own wording together with the RDAP address. It is the same notice that a command-line WHOIS client receives when it connects to whois.nic.shop.
Why do WHOIS tools still query whois.nic.shop for .shop names?
WHOIS tools still reach whois.nic.shop because IANA's root zone database continues to list it as the WHOIS server for .shop. A client that picks its server from that listing connects there and receives the retirement notice. Getting to the actual record takes a client that speaks RDAP, or a lookup service that sends .shop queries to RDAP.
Is the .shop zone signed with DNSSEC?
Yes, GMO Registry signs the .shop zone with DNSSEC, and the root zone holds a DS record for it. The signature works independently of WHOIS, so retiring port 43 did not affect it. A single .shop domain is signed only when its own DS record sits in the .shop zone, which the DNS records tab of the result can show.
How do I find where a .shop website is hosted?
The DNS records of a .shop domain show where its website is hosted, and reading them needs no help from the registry. The DNS records tab resolves the name servers, A and AAAA addresses, and MX and TXT records. Name servers and IP addresses usually lead to the hosting company, while MX records show who receives the domain's mail.