Look up a domain's real WHOIS and expiry record

Ask about a domain and Zeplik reads the real registration record from RDAP, the registry successor to WHOIS, then answers with the actual creation date, expiry date, sponsoring registrar, status codes, and name servers. A language model has no registry data at all, so a creation date, expiry, or registrar it names is fabricated. This reads the live record and, when a domain is unregistered or its TLD is unsupported, says so instead of manufacturing a date.

The lookup is free; you pay only the normal cost of the answer, shown before you send.

How it works

1. 1

   Name the domain

   Ask in plain language, like 'when does github.com expire?' or 'who is the registrar for example.org?'. A bare domain or a full URL both work.

2. 2

   Zeplik reads RDAP

   It reads the live registration record from RDAP, the registry's own successor to WHOIS, not the model's memory, and treats each field as source data.

3. 3

   Read the real record

   The answer states the registration and expiry dates, the registrar, the status codes, and the name servers, all from the registry's own record.

Worked examples

Real prompts you can open in the composer with the text ready to review. Nothing sends on its own. Swap in your own details.

What it can and cannot do

The lookup is precise about what it can verify and honest about its edges. Here is the plain posture.

Grounded, and honest by default

• It cites the registry record. Every answer states the dates, registrar, and name servers from the live RDAP record, so nothing is vague or recalled from memory.
• It will not invent a date. A language model has no registry data, so when a domain is unregistered Zeplik says so rather than manufacturing a plausible expiry or registrar.
• Registry data cannot hijack the answer. The record is treated as untrusted content: Zeplik reads and reports it but never obeys instructions embedded inside a field.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the domain data come from?

From RDAP, the IETF's registry successor to WHOIS, read live and keyless. The dates, registrar, and name servers Zeplik returns are the registry's own record for the domain you name.

Why not just ask a chatbot when a domain expires?

Because a language model has no live registry data at all, so any date or registrar it names is invented. This tool reads the real RDAP record instead.

Why can I not see the registrant's name?

Because modern RDAP redacts registrant contact details for privacy. Zeplik returns the public record, including registrar, dates, status, and name servers, not masked personal data.

What if the domain is not registered?

Then the registry returns nothing, and Zeplik says the domain was not found rather than inventing a registrar or expiry date to fill the answer.

Does a domain lookup cost credits?

The lookup itself is free. You pay only the normal model-token cost of the answer Zeplik writes around it, shown before you send, exactly like any other message.

Related skills

• Security engineering
• Networking basics
• Backend architecture