---
title: "Check a domain via Whois"
sidebar_label: "Check a domain via Whois"
description: "How to view information about a domain and its administrator using the Whois service"
sidebar_position: 2
---

import {CustomTable} from '@selectel/docux/components'
import Formbricks from '@theme/MDXComponents/Formbricks'

# Check a domain via Whois

Whois — a service based on the Whois protocol that allows you to obtain data about a domain name and its administrator. The Whois service in Selectel provides information about domains in the `.ru` and `.рф` zones.

1. On [selectel.ru](https://selectel.ru/services/domains/), go to the **Products** → **Network Organization** → **.RU and .РФ Domains**.

2. Enter the domain name in the search bar.

3. In the search bar, click **Whois**.

4. Check the [domain data](#whois-domain-data).

### Domain data in Whois \{#whois-domain-data}

The set of data available in Whois depends on the domain zone, its registrar, and the type of administrator (individual or organization).

<CustomTable>
  <table>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>NS servers</th>

        <td>
          Domains and IP addresses of NS servers to which the domain is delegated
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Domain administrator</th>

        <td>
          The organization that owns the domain. Displayed only for domains registered to a legal entity
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Domain status</th>

        <td>
          Three statuses can be displayed:

          * registered — the domain is registered;
          * delegated — the domain is linked to hosting;
          * verified — the owner has verified their data with the domain registrar
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Contact for the domain administrator</th>

        <td>
          Link to the feedback form for the administrator
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Registration date</th>

        <td>
          Start date of the [registration period](/domains/about-domains.mdx#domain-life-stages)
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Registration end date</th>

        <td>
          End date of the [registration period](/domains/about-domains.mdx#domain-life-stages)
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Release date</th>

        <td>
          End date of the [protected renewal period](/domains/about-domains.mdx#domain-life-stages)
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Source</th>

        <td>
          The source that provided the information about the domain
        </td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <th>Registrar</th>

        <td>
          The registrar through which the domain was registered
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</CustomTable>

<Formbricks />