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Domain Age Checker

See when a domain was first registered, how old it is today and when it runs out. The dates come live from the official registry over RDAP, and you can check one name in detail or twenty at once.

REGISTRY LOOKUP

Check a domain's age

RDAP
A full URL is fine; only the registered name is looked up, so https://www.shop.example.co.in/page becomes example.co.in.

Looked up on the VPSLake server. The names you enter are sent to the registries' public RDAP services and are not saved by this tool. Public registry answers are cached for 15 minutes to avoid repeat queries.

HOW TO USE IT

Date a domain in four steps

No sign-up and nothing to install. Paste a name or a whole list and read the answer from the registry.

  1. 1

    Pick one domain or bulk

    Use One domain for the full record, including where the site is hosted. Switch to Bulk to compare up to 20 names side by side.

  2. 2

    Enter the names

    Type a domain or paste URLs. Subdomains and paths are trimmed to the registered name, because that is the only level the registry keeps a record for.

  3. 3

    Run the lookup

    Select Check Domain Age. Our server asks the registry for each name and works out the age in years, months and days from the registration date.

  4. 4

    Use the result

    Check the expiry countdown on your own domains, note the registrar before a transfer, or download the bulk table as CSV for a spreadsheet.

What domain age actually measures

Domain age is the time since the current registration of a name began, taken from the registration date in the registry's record. It keeps counting through renewals, ownership changes and registrar transfers.

If a name is allowed to lapse, gets deleted and is registered again, the registry starts a fresh record and the age resets to zero. The website on the name can therefore be older or younger than the date shown.

Where the dates come from

RDAP is the structured successor to WHOIS. The checker finds the right registry for each extension in IANA's official RDAP directory and asks that registry directly, so the dates are the registry's own, not a copy from a third-party database.

For .in names, run by NIXI, a direct WHOIS query is used as a fallback if the RDAP service does not reply in time.

Why server owners check it

  • Catch a domain that is about to expire before the sites and mail on your server go dark.
  • Spot a days-old domain behind a suspicious sign-up, order or abuse report.
  • Confirm the registrar and nameservers before you move DNS or start a transfer.
  • Compare a list of names you manage, or are thinking of buying, in one table.

The hosting details in a single lookup

For one domain the checker also resolves its IPv4 address and names the network that announces it, using Team Cymru's public IP-to-ASN service. That usually tells you the hosting company or CDN in front of the site.

If the name points to a private or reserved address, the tool reports that and looks nothing further up.

What this lookup cannot tell you

Some country extensions, such as .de and .io, are not in IANA's RDAP directory yet, so their dates cannot be read here; the result says so rather than guessing. Personal owner details are hidden by the registries and are never shown. The expiry date is the registry's current date: a domain in its grace or redemption period may still be renewed after it.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Domain Age Checker FAQ

The checker reads the registration date from the registry's RDAP record and counts the years, months and days from that date to today in UTC. The same record supplies the expiry and last-updated dates.
The age follows the current registration, not the brand. If the domain once expired and was registered again, or the company moved to a different domain, the registry date starts from that point.
Yes. Open the Bulk tab and paste up to 20 names. You get a table with each domain's age, registration date, expiry date, days left and registrar, and you can download it as a CSV file.
Google has said that age on its own is not a ranking factor. Older domains often rank well because of the content and links they built up over the years, not because of the date itself.
The checker only queries registries listed in IANA's RDAP directory, plus the .in WHOIS server. A few country extensions do not publish RDAP yet, and in that case the result says so instead of guessing.
No. The names go to the registries' public services for the lookup and are not saved by the tool. Registry answers, which are public, are cached for 15 minutes so repeat checks do not query the registry again.
Each visitor can look up about 60 domains in any 10 minutes, and a bulk check counts one per domain. The limit keeps the registries and our server responsive for everyone. If you hit it, wait a few minutes.