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Domain WHOIS History Lookup API Reference

Retrieve historical WHOIS records for any domain, tracking ownership changes, name server updates, and registration details over time. Access billions of records dating back to 1986 for cybersecurity forensics, brand protection, and domain investment research.

GEThttps://api.apifreaks.com/v1.0/domain/whois/history

Test

The Domain WHOIS History Lookup API provides chronological domain registration records, allowing you to trace changes in ownership, contact information, and name servers across time.

Getting Started

Authentication

Authorize every request with your API key, passed either as a header or as a query parameter:

Header - X-apiKey
Query parameter - apiKey

API Version

This is version v1.0 of the API.

LANGUAGE

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://api.apifreaks.com/v1.0/domain/whois/history?domainName=apifreaks.com' \
  -H 'X-apiKey: API-KEY'

Response

{
  "status": true,
  "whois": "historical",
  "total_records": "18",
  "whois_domains_historical": [
    {
      "num": 1,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-04-28 12: 56: 13",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13"
    },
    {
      "num": 2,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-05-07 13: 21: 49",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 3,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-06-24 11: 09: 07",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 4,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-01-16 04: 17: 58",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2022-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2023-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2023-01-16 04: 17: 58",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 5,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-07-01 02: 04: 26",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2023-05-12",
      "expiry_date": "2023-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2023-07-01 02: 04: 26",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 6,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-08-26 11: 17: 15",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2023-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2024-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 7,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-14 23: 01: 02",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-14 23: 01: 02",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 8,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-16 18: 00: 26",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-16 18: 00: 19",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 9,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-21 19: 00: 23",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-21 19: 00: 20",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 10,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-08-05 14: 46: 42",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority"
      },
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "example.com",
        "query_time": "2025-08-05 14: 46: 39",
        "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2024-08-14",
        "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 11,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-10-28 10: 20: 22",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 12,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-12-10 00: 00: 51",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-11-25",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2025-12-10 00: 00: 49",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2025-11-25",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 13,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-02 00: 00: 40",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-12-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-02 00: 00: 35",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2025-12-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 14,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-17 00: 00: 38",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-17 00: 00: 36",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 15,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-28 03: 45: 47",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-28 03: 45: 43",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 16,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-29 00: 00: 51",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-29 00: 00: 50",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 17,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2014-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority"
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 18,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-06-18 07: 17: 18",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "domain_registered": "yes",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "whois_raw_domain": "\n% IANA WHOIS server\n% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org\n% This query returned 1 object\n\ndomain:       EXAMPLE.COM\n\norganisation: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\n\ncreated: 1992-01-01\nsource:       IANA",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-06-18 07: 17: 16",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registered": "yes",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ],
        "whois_raw_registery": "\nDomain Name: EXAMPLE.COM\n   Registry Domain ID: 2336799_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN\n   Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.iana.org\n   Registrar URL: http://res-dom.iana.org\n   Updated Date: 2026-01-16T18: 26: 50Z\n   Creation Date: 1995-08-14T04: 00: 00Z\n   Registry Expiry Date: 2026-08-13T04: 00: 00Z\n   Registrar: RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\n   Registrar IANA ID: 376\n   Registrar Abuse Contact Email:\n   Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:\n   Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited\n   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited\n   Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited\n   Name Server: ELLIOTT.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM\n   Name Server: HERA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM\n   DNSSEC: signedDelegation\n   DNSSEC DS Data: 2371 13 2 C988EC423E3880EB8DD8A46FE06CA230EE23F35B578D64E78B29C3E1C83D245A\n   URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/\n>>> Last update of whois database: 2026-06-18T07: 17: 00Z <<<\n\nFor more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp\n\nNOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the\nregistrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is\ncurrently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration\ndate of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring\nregistrar.  Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to\nview the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.\n\nTERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois\ndatabase through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and\nautomated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or\nmodify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry\nServices' (\"VeriSign\") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for\ninformation purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information\nabout or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not\nguarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide\nby the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only\nfor lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data\nto: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass\nunsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone,\nor facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes\nthat apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation,\nrepackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly\nprohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to\nuse electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or\nquery the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register\ndomain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right\nto restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure\noperational stability.  VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the\nWhois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign\nreserves the right to modify these terms at any time.\n\nThe Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and\nRegistrars."
      }
    }
  ]
}

API Request

Query Parameters

The following parameters can be used in your API requests. All parameters are passed as query string parameters.

formatoptionalStringdefault: json

Response format: 'json' (default) or 'xml'.

domainNamerequiredString

Domain name or URL whose historical WHOIS required.

API Response Schema

A successful request returns a 200 OK response with a JSON object containing the WHOIS historical data. The response includes the top-level fields listed below. See the response preview on the right for the full JSON structure.

status

Booleanmandatory

Determines whether the request was successfully processed or not.

whois

Stringmandatory

Indicates that this response contains historical data. Possible value: historical.

total_records

Stringmandatory

Shows the total number of records found for the queried domain.

num (Integer), status (Boolean), domain_name (String), query_time (String), whois_server (String), …

Custom Response Headers

Besides the response body, every response carries custom headers you can use to track credit usage, and concurrency usage on endpoints that enforce a concurrency limit. See the Custom Response Headers documentation and the endpoints with concurrency limits for more details.

X-Concurrent-Threadsheaderconcurrency-limited endpoints

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent requests allowed.

X-Concurrent-Threads-Activeheaderconcurrency-limited endpoints

Indicates the number of active concurrent requests being processed.

X-AF-Credits-Costheaderall responses

Specifies the number of credits consumed by the current request.

Error Status & Codes

See the HTTP Status Codes documentation for a complete reference of common API errors and HTTP status codes.

400

Invalid domain name parameters. Please pass domain param correct value e.g. whoisfreaks.com, https://whoisfreaks.com , http://whoisfreaks.com

404

Record not found.

Domain WHOIS History Lookup API Reference

GEThttps://api.apifreaks.com/v1.0/domain/whois/history

Test

The Domain WHOIS History Lookup API provides chronological domain registration records, allowing you to trace changes in ownership, contact information, and name servers across time.

Getting Started

Authentication

Authorize every request with your API key, passed either as a header or as a query parameter:

Header - X-apiKey
Query parameter - apiKey

API Version

This is version v1.0 of the API.

LANGUAGE

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://api.apifreaks.com/v1.0/domain/whois/history?domainName=apifreaks.com' \
  -H 'X-apiKey: API-KEY'

Response

{
  "status": true,
  "whois": "historical",
  "total_records": "18",
  "whois_domains_historical": [
    {
      "num": 1,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-04-28 12: 56: 13",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13"
    },
    {
      "num": 2,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-05-07 13: 21: 49",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 3,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2022-06-24 11: 09: 07",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2021-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2022-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 4,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-01-16 04: 17: 58",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2022-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2023-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2023-01-16 04: 17: 58",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 5,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-07-01 02: 04: 26",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2023-05-12",
      "expiry_date": "2023-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2023-07-01 02: 04: 26",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 6,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2023-08-26 11: 17: 15",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2023-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2024-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 7,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-14 23: 01: 02",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-14 23: 01: 02",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 8,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-16 18: 00: 26",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-16 18: 00: 19",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 9,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2024-08-21 19: 00: 23",
      "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2024-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2024-08-21 19: 00: 20",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 10,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-08-05 14: 46: 42",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority"
      },
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "example.com",
        "query_time": "2025-08-05 14: 46: 39",
        "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2024-08-14",
        "expiry_date": "2025-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 11,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-10-28 10: 20: 22",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
        "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
        "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
      },
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "domain_status": [
        "clientupdateprohibited",
        "clientdeleteprohibited",
        "clienttransferprohibited"
      ]
    },
    {
      "num": 12,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2025-12-10 00: 00: 51",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-11-25",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "a.iana-servers.net",
        "b.iana-servers.net"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2025-12-10 00: 00: 49",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2025-11-25",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "a.iana-servers.net",
          "b.iana-servers.net"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 13,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-02 00: 00: 40",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2025-12-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-02 00: 00: 35",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2025-12-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 14,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-17 00: 00: 38",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-17 00: 00: 36",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 15,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-28 03: 45: 47",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-28 03: 45: 43",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 16,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-01-29 00: 00: 51",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-01-29 00: 00: 50",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 17,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "create_date": "1995-08-14",
      "expiry_date": "2014-08-13",
      "domain_registrar": {
        "iana_id": "376",
        "registrar_name": "reserved-internet assigned numbers authority"
      }
    },
    {
      "num": 18,
      "status": true,
      "domain_name": "example.com",
      "query_time": "2026-06-18 07: 17: 18",
      "whois_server": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
      "domain_registered": "yes",
      "create_date": "1992-01-01",
      "update_date": "2026-01-16",
      "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
      "name_servers": [
        "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
        "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
      ],
      "whois_raw_domain": "\n% IANA WHOIS server\n% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org\n% This query returned 1 object\n\ndomain:       EXAMPLE.COM\n\norganisation: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\n\ncreated: 1992-01-01\nsource:       IANA",
      "registry_data": {
        "domain_name": "EXAMPLE.COM",
        "query_time": "2026-06-18 07: 17: 16",
        "whois_server": "whois.verisign-grs.com",
        "domain_registered": "yes",
        "create_date": "1995-08-14",
        "update_date": "2026-01-16",
        "expiry_date": "2026-08-13",
        "domain_registrar": {
          "iana_id": "376",
          "registrar_name": "RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority",
          "whois_server": "whois.iana.org",
          "website_url": "http://res-dom.iana.org"
        },
        "name_servers": [
          "elliott.ns.cloudflare.com",
          "hera.ns.cloudflare.com"
        ],
        "domain_status": [
          "clientupdateprohibited",
          "clientdeleteprohibited",
          "clienttransferprohibited"
        ],
        "whois_raw_registery": "\nDomain Name: EXAMPLE.COM\n   Registry Domain ID: 2336799_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN\n   Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.iana.org\n   Registrar URL: http://res-dom.iana.org\n   Updated Date: 2026-01-16T18: 26: 50Z\n   Creation Date: 1995-08-14T04: 00: 00Z\n   Registry Expiry Date: 2026-08-13T04: 00: 00Z\n   Registrar: RESERVED-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority\n   Registrar IANA ID: 376\n   Registrar Abuse Contact Email:\n   Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:\n   Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited\n   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited\n   Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited\n   Name Server: ELLIOTT.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM\n   Name Server: HERA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM\n   DNSSEC: signedDelegation\n   DNSSEC DS Data: 2371 13 2 C988EC423E3880EB8DD8A46FE06CA230EE23F35B578D64E78B29C3E1C83D245A\n   URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/\n>>> Last update of whois database: 2026-06-18T07: 17: 00Z <<<\n\nFor more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp\n\nNOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the\nregistrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is\ncurrently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration\ndate of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring\nregistrar.  Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to\nview the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.\n\nTERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois\ndatabase through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and\nautomated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or\nmodify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry\nServices' (\"VeriSign\") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for\ninformation purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information\nabout or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not\nguarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide\nby the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only\nfor lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data\nto: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass\nunsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone,\nor facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes\nthat apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation,\nrepackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly\nprohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to\nuse electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or\nquery the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register\ndomain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right\nto restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure\noperational stability.  VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the\nWhois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign\nreserves the right to modify these terms at any time.\n\nThe Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and\nRegistrars."
      }
    }
  ]
}

API Request

Query Parameters

The following parameters can be used in your API requests. All parameters are passed as query string parameters.

formatoptionalStringdefault: json

Response format: 'json' (default) or 'xml'.

domainNamerequiredString

Domain name or URL whose historical WHOIS required.

API Response Schema

status

Booleanmandatory

Determines whether the request was successfully processed or not.

whois

Stringmandatory

Indicates that this response contains historical data. Possible value: historical.

total_records

Stringmandatory

Shows the total number of records found for the queried domain.

num (Integer), status (Boolean), domain_name (String), query_time (String), whois_server (String), …

Custom Response Headers

X-Concurrent-Threadsheaderconcurrency-limited endpoints

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent requests allowed.

X-Concurrent-Threads-Activeheaderconcurrency-limited endpoints

Indicates the number of active concurrent requests being processed.

X-AF-Credits-Costheaderall responses

Specifies the number of credits consumed by the current request.

Error Status & Codes

See the HTTP Status Codes documentation for a complete reference of common API errors and HTTP status codes.

400

Invalid domain name parameters. Please pass domain param correct value e.g. whoisfreaks.com, https://whoisfreaks.com , http://whoisfreaks.com

404

Record not found.

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Domain WHOIS History Lookup API Reference

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Quick Links

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Domain WHOIS History Lookup API Reference

Getting Started

Authentication

API Version

API Request

Query Parameters

API Response Schema

Custom Response Headers

Error Status & Codes

Domain WHOIS History Lookup API Reference

Getting Started

Authentication

API Version

API Request

Query Parameters

API Response Schema

Custom Response Headers

Error Status & Codes

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Getting Started

Authentication

API Version

API Request

Query Parameters

API Response Schema

Custom Response Headers

Error Status & Codes

More APIs in This Category

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IP WHOIS Lookup API

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