.show WHOIS Lookup
.show is a generic extension used for events and entertainment sites, and its registry is Binky Moon, LLC. Check whether a .show name is taken and when it expires.
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.show WHOIS Lookup: Records in an Event Extension
.show is a generic top-level domain that entered the root zone on 9 April 2015, and its zone is signed with DNSSEC. IANA names Binky Moon, LLC as its registry and lists no WHOIS server, so a query on port 43 gets no registration data. The records are published over RDAP at rdap.identitydigital.services, an endpoint that also answers for .agency, .tools and .life.
For each .show domain, the RDAP reply gives the registrar, the status codes, the name servers and the DNSSEC state. Registration, expiry and the most recent change arrive as separate events, each labelled with its type, so it is always clear which date is which. The whois.com.tr result screen fills eight fields from this reply. To see how other Binky Moon names look, try the .agency WHOIS lookup or the .life WHOIS lookup.
About the .show extension
- Extension
- .show
- WHOIS server
- This extension has no WHOIS service on port 43; registration data is published over RDAP.
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap
- Registry
- Binky Moon, LLC
- In the root zone since
- 9 April 2015
- Registration data
- RDAP, rdap.identitydigital.services
- Owner details
- Not published; the registrar is the only role
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Why do older WHOIS tools return nothing for a .show domain?
Tools built only for the classic WHOIS protocol find no server to ask about .show, so they come back with an empty reply or an error line. Some of them present that empty reply as a sign that the name is free, which is wrong for any registered .show domain. A lookup over RDAP, the route whois.com.tr takes, returns the full record with its dates and registrar.
How can I find out when a .show domain expires?
The expiry date of a .show domain sits in its RDAP record as an expiration event next to the registration date, and the result screen shows it together with the time left. The registry's own name, nic.show, was registered on 2 March 2015 and runs until 2 March 2027. Every renewal pushes the expiry date forward, so a lookup always reflects the current term.
Can I see who owns a .show domain in WHOIS?
No, a .show record contains no name, address or email for the holder. The registrar is the only role listed in the RDAP reply, and there is no contact block for the registrant. Generic extensions have masked the contact data of private individuals since 25 May 2018. If you need to reach the holder of a .show name, the registrar named in the record is the place to ask.
How do I check if a .show domain name is still available?
The whois.com.tr result screen marks a .show name that nobody has registered as available. A taken name comes back with its registrar, status codes, expiry date and name servers instead. The answer is based on the registry's own RDAP reply. Once you know a .show name is free, you can register it with any registrar that offers the extension.
Why is there no transfer date in a .show record?
A transfer event is added to a .show record only when the name moves from one registrar to another. The record of nic.show lists registration, expiry, last change and a database timestamp, but no transfer, because that name has never changed registrar. The nic names of the sibling extensions do carry a transfer event. Its presence tells you whether a domain has moved before.
Why does a .show RDAP reply contain no empty fields?
RDAP transmits only the objects that exist, so a field without a value is left out of a .show reply entirely. Plain-text WHOIS prints every label whether or not it has data, and a blank line there can mean either privacy or missing information. Personal data withheld for privacy reasons is handled under separate rules.