WHOIS

.eu WHOIS: who holds a domain

WHOIS is the public directory of domains: it tells you whether a .eu is registered, when it expires and with which registrar. From the WeRegister panel you can look up the WHOIS of your domains and of the ones you are interested in.

What a .eu WHOIS shows

EURid's WHOIS shows the domain's status, the registrar, the DNS servers and the main dates. The registrant's personal data is protected: for private individuals, name and address are not public, as the GDPR requires.

Domain status: registered, free or in recovery
The registrar that manages it
The configured DNS servers
For organisations, some information about the holding entity

Is the domain you want already taken?

If WHOIS shows a .eu as already registered, you can try a variant of the name or contact the holder through the channels EURid provides. If the domain is about to expire and is not renewed, it will become free again after the recovery period.

Proving you are the holder

For banks, marketplaces or suppliers that ask for proof of ownership, the public WHOIS is often not enough. With WeRegister you download the domain ownership certificate from the panel.

Frequently asked questions

Does WHOIS show my name?

If you are a private individual, no: name, address and phone number are not public. The registry keeps the data but does not show it to just anyone.

How do I check whether a .eu is free?

Search for the name in the WeRegister panel or in EURid's WHOIS: if it is not registered, you can register it right away.

Can I find out who owns a .eu for legal reasons?

Where rights are infringed, EURid has procedures to request disclosure of the registrant's data. They do not go through the public WHOIS.

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