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Find out how old any domain is, with the exact date its registry first recorded it.

With or without https://, we'll tidy it up.

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Also ask the registrar's own RDAP server when the registry points to it. Adds registrar-side contacts and expiry date; costs one more upstream request.

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Results for google.com

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Registered

Locked down and healthy

google.com is registered with MarkMonitor Inc. since 1997-09-15 (29 years). Expires 2028-09-14 (in 670 days).

RegisteredLocked
Expires

· in 670 days

Age
29years

Since 1997-09-15

Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.

IANA ID 292

Locks on
6locks

Locked against transfer, update and deletion by the registrar and the registry

Status6

Stage 1 of 6: Registered

Locks

  • Deletion locked (registrar)clientDeleteProhibited

    The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be deleted.

    What this status means
  • Transfer locked (registrar)clientTransferProhibited

    The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be transferred to another registrar.

    What this status means
  • Update locked (registrar)clientUpdateProhibited

    The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be changed (nameservers, contacts, other registration data).

    What this status means
  • Deletion locked (registry)serverDeleteProhibited

    The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be deleted.

    What this status means
  • Transfer locked (registry)serverTransferProhibited

    The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be transferred to another registrar.

    What this status means
  • Update locked (registry)serverUpdateProhibited

    The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be changed (nameservers, contacts, other registration data).

    What this status means
Records

Key facts

Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.IANA ID 292
Registered
29 years ago
Expires
in 670 days
Last changed
7 years ago
Registrar expiry
in 670 days
DNSSEC
Not signed
Locks
6 locks
Nameservers
4

Nameservers

  • ns1.google.com
  • ns2.google.com
  • ns3.google.com
  • ns4.google.com

DNSSEC

Not signed

Registrar

Name
MarkMonitor Inc.
IANA ID
292
Abuse phone
+1.2086851750
Registry notices · 4 messages

Text supplied by the registry. We show it as written and never follow instructions in it.

  • Terms of Service

    Service subject to Terms of Use.

    www.verisign.com (www.verisign.com)

  • Status Codes

    For more information on domain status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp

    icann.org (icann.org)

  • RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form

    URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://icann.org/wicf

    icann.org (icann.org)

  • Terms of Use

    By submitting an RDAP query, you agree that you will use this data only for

    lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to:

    (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission by email, telephone,

    or facsimile of mass, unsolicited, commercial advertising, or spam; or

    (2) enable high volume, automated, or electronic processes that send queries,

    data, or email to Markmonitor (or its systems) or the domain name contacts (or

    its systems).

    Markmonitor reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.

    www.markmonitor.com (www.markmonitor.com)

Contacts4
  • Registrar

    Name
    MarkMonitor Inc.
  • Registrant

    Kept private by the registry name, organisation, street, city, postcode, phone, email

    Address
    CA, United States
  • Technical contact

    Kept private by the registry

  • Registrar

    Name
    Markmonitor Inc.
    Organisation
    Markmonitor Inc.
    Address
    3540 E Longwing Ln, Meridian, ID, 83646, United States

Owner details are redacted for privacy. That's normal — most registries hide personal details since 2018. To reach the owner, use the registrar's contact form; they'll pass your message on.

How we got this
  1. Query: domain google.com · 0 ms
  2. IANA bootstrap (dns.json) · 0 msMATCHcom → https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/
  3. .com registry RDAP (rdap.verisign.com) · 30 ms200
  4. Registrar RDAP (rdap.markmonitor.com) · 696 ms200
Asked
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com
Server list entry
dns: com
Total time
729 ms
Cache
miss
Raw
Structured result (JSON) · 17 KB
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  "query": {
    "kind": "domain",
    "key": "google.com",
    "display": "google.com",
    "input": "google.com",
    "domain": {
      "ascii": "google.com",
      "unicode": "google.com",
      "tld": "com",
      "tldUnicode": "com",
      "isIdn": false,
      "isPublicSuffix": false,
      "publicSuffix": "com"
    },
    "notices": []
  },
  "status": "found",
  "source": "rdap",
  "domain": {
    "objectClassName": "domain",
    "ldhName": "google.com",
    "unicodeName": "google.com",
    "statuses": [
      {
        "raw": "client delete prohibited",
        "rdap": "client delete prohibited",
        "label": "Deletion locked (registrar)",
        "description": "The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be deleted.",
        "category": "client-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registrar",
        "epp": "clientDeleteProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited",
        "slug": "client-delete-prohibited"
      },
      {
        "raw": "client transfer prohibited",
        "rdap": "client transfer prohibited",
        "label": "Transfer locked (registrar)",
        "description": "The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be transferred to another registrar.",
        "category": "client-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registrar",
        "epp": "clientTransferProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited",
        "slug": "client-transfer-prohibited"
      },
      {
        "raw": "client update prohibited",
        "rdap": "client update prohibited",
        "label": "Update locked (registrar)",
        "description": "The registrar has locked the domain so it cannot be changed (nameservers, contacts, other registration data).",
        "category": "client-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registrar",
        "epp": "clientUpdateProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited",
        "slug": "client-update-prohibited"
      },
      {
        "raw": "server delete prohibited",
        "rdap": "server delete prohibited",
        "label": "Deletion locked (registry)",
        "description": "The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be deleted.",
        "category": "server-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registry",
        "epp": "serverDeleteProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited",
        "slug": "server-delete-prohibited"
      },
      {
        "raw": "server transfer prohibited",
        "rdap": "server transfer prohibited",
        "label": "Transfer locked (registry)",
        "description": "The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be transferred to another registrar.",
        "category": "server-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registry",
        "epp": "serverTransferProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited",
        "slug": "server-transfer-prohibited"
      },
      {
        "raw": "server update prohibited",
        "rdap": "server update prohibited",
        "label": "Update locked (registry)",
        "description": "The registry has locked the domain so it cannot be changed (nameservers, contacts, other registration data).",
        "category": "server-lock",
        "severity": "neutral",
        "setBy": "registry",
        "epp": "serverUpdateProhibited",
        "icannUrl": "https://icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited",
        "slug": "server-update-prohibited"
      }
    ],
    "events": {
      "all": [
        {
          "action": "registration",
          "raw": "1997-09-15T04:00:00Z",
          "date": "1997-09-15T04:00:00.000Z"
        },
        {
          "action": "expiration",
          "raw": "2028-09-14T04:00:00Z",
          "date": "2028-09-14T04:00:00.000Z"
        },
        {
          "action": "last changed",
          "raw": "2019-09-09T15:39:04Z",
          "date": "2019-09-09T15:39:04.000Z"
        },
        {
          "action": "last update of RDAP database",
          "raw": "2026-11-14T17:56:50Z",
          "date": "2026-11-14T17:56:50.000Z"
        },
        {
          "action": "registrar expiration",
          "raw": "2028-09-14T07:00:00.000+00:00",
          "date": "2028-09-14T07:00:00.000Z"
        }
      ],
      "registration": {
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        "raw": "1997-09-15T04:00:00Z",
        "date": "1997-09-15T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "expiration": {
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        "date": "2028-09-14T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "lastChanged": {
        "action": "last changed",
        "raw": "2019-09-09T15:39:04Z",
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      },
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        "raw": "2026-11-14T17:56:50Z",
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      },
      "registrarExpiration": {
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      }
    },
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      },
      {
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      },
      {
        "ldhName": "ns3.google.com",
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        "status": [],
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        },
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        "links": []
      },
      {
        "ldhName": "ns4.google.com",
        "unicodeName": "ns4.google.com",
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        "status": [],
        "entities": [],
        "events": {
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        },
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      }
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    "dnssec": {
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      "ds": [],
      "keys": [],
      "delegationSigned": false
    },
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        "phones": [],
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          {
            "type": "IANA Registrar ID",
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          }
        ],
        "isRedacted": false,
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          {
            "href": "http://www.markmonitor.com/",
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            ],
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              }
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          }
        ],
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      },
      {
        "roles": [
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        ],
        "emails": [],
        "phones": [],
        "contactUris": [
          "https://domains.markmonitor.com/whois/contact/google.com"
        ],
        "urls": [],
        "publicIds": [],
        "isRedacted": true,
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          "city",
          "postcode",
          "phone",
          "email"
        ],
        "links": [],
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          {
            "action": "last changed",
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            "date": "2017-12-11T15:40:13.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "status": [],
        "remarks": [
          {
            "description": [
              "Some of the data in this object has been removed."
            ],
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            "type": "object redacted due to authorization"
          }
        ],
        "entities": [],
        "address": {
          "lines": [],
          "region": "CA",
          "country": "United States",
          "countryCode": "US"
        },
        "origin": "registrar"
      },
      {
        "roles": [
          "technical"
        ],
        "emails": [],
        "phones": [],
        "contactUris": [
          "https://domains.markmonitor.com/whois/contact/google.com"
        ],
        "urls": [],
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          {
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          }
        ],
        "status": [],
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          {
            "description": [
              "Some of the data in this object has been removed."
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          }
        ],
        "entities": [],
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      },
      {
        "roles": [
          "registrar"
        ],
        "emails": [],
        "phones": [],
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          "https://www.markmonitor.com/contact-us/"
        ],
        "urls": [],
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          }
        ],
        "isRedacted": false,
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          {
            "href": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/google.com",
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            "rel": "self",
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          },
          {
            "href": "https://www.markmonitor.com/about-us/",
            "host": "www.markmonitor.com",
            "rel": "about",
            "type": "text/html"
          }
        ],
        "events": [],
        "status": [],
        "remarks": [],
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          {
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              "abuse"
            ],
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              {
                "number": "+1.2086851750",
                "kind": "voice"
              }
            ],
            "contactUris": [
              "https://corp.markmonitor.com/domain/ui/abuse-report"
            ],
            "urls": [],
            "publicIds": [],
            "isRedacted": false,
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            "events": [],
            "status": [],
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            "entities": [],
            "name": "Markmonitor Inc.",
            "origin": "registrar"
          }
        ],
        "handle": "292",
        "name": "Markmonitor Inc.",
        "org": "Markmonitor Inc.",
        "address": {
          "lines": [
            "3540 E Longwing Ln"
          ],
          "locality": "Meridian",
          "region": "ID",
          "postalCode": "83646",
          "country": "United States",
          "countryCode": "US"
        },
        "origin": "registrar"
      }
    ],
    "redactions": [],
    "notices": [
      {
        "description": [
          "Service subject to Terms of Use."
        ],
        "links": [
          {
            "href": "https://www.verisign.com/domain-names/registration-data-access-protocol/terms-service/index.xhtml",
            "host": "www.verisign.com",
            "rel": "terms-of-service",
            "type": "text/html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Terms of Service"
      },
      {
        "description": [
          "For more information on domain status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp"
        ],
        "links": [
          {
            "href": "https://icann.org/epp",
            "host": "icann.org",
            "rel": "glossary",
            "type": "text/html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Status Codes"
      },
      {
        "description": [
          "URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://icann.org/wicf"
        ],
        "links": [
          {
            "href": "https://icann.org/wicf",
            "host": "icann.org",
            "rel": "help",
            "type": "text/html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form"
      },
      {
        "description": [
          "By submitting an RDAP query, you agree that you will use this data only for",
          "lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to:",
          "(1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission by email, telephone,",
          "or facsimile of mass, unsolicited, commercial advertising, or spam; or",
          "(2) enable high volume, automated, or electronic processes that send queries,",
          "data, or email to Markmonitor (or its systems) or the domain name contacts (or",
          "its systems).",
          "Markmonitor reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.",
          "By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy.",
          "Markmonitor Domain Management(TM)",
          "Protecting companies and consumers in a digital world.",
          "Visit Markmonitor at https://www.markmonitor.com",
          "Contact us at +1.8007459229",
          "In Europe, at +44.02032062220"
        ],
        "links": [
          {
            "href": "https://www.markmonitor.com/legal/domain-management-terms-and-conditions",
            "host": "www.markmonitor.com",
            "rel": "related",
            "type": "terms-of-service"
          }
        ],
        "title": "Terms of Use"
      }
    ],
    "remarks": [],
    "links": [
      {
        "href": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com",
        "host": "rdap.verisign.com",
        "rel": "self",
        "type": "application/rdap+json"
      },
      {
        "href": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/GOOGLE.COM",
        "host": "rdap.markmonitor.com",
        "rel": "related",
        "type": "application/rdap+json"
      }
    ],
    "conformance": [
      "rdap_level_0",
      "icann_rdap_technical_implementation_guide_1",
      "icann_rdap_response_profile_1",
      "icann_rdap_technical_implementation_guide_0",
      "icann_rdap_response_profile_0"
    ],
    "lifecycle": {
      "stage": "registered",
      "badges": [
        "registered"
      ],
      "severity": "neutral",
      "label": "Registered",
      "summary": "This domain is registered and expires on 2028-09-14.",
      "isLocked": true,
      "isOnHold": false,
      "isNew": false,
      "earliestExpiry": "2028-09-14T04:00:00.000Z",
      "ageDays": 10652,
      "expiresInDays": 670,
      "periodProgress": 0.9408745137355493
    },
    "discrepancies": [],
    "handle": "2138514_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN",
    "registrar": {
      "name": "MarkMonitor Inc.",
      "ianaId": "292",
      "handle": "292",
      "url": "https://www.markmonitor.com/about-us/",
      "abuse": {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "phone": "+1.2086851750"
      },
      "rdapUrl": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/google.com"
    },
    "port43": "whois.markmonitor.com"
  },
  "availability": {
    "verdict": "registered",
    "caveats": [],
    "registerLinks": []
  },
  "provenance": {
    "bootstrap": {
      "kind": "dns",
      "entry": "com",
      "source": "iana",
      "publication": "2026-10-28T22:00:04Z"
    },
    "queryUrl": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com",
    "serverUrl": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/",
    "finalUrl": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com",
    "registrarUrl": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/GOOGLE.COM",
    "trace": [
      {
        "step": "input",
        "label": "Query: domain google.com",
        "ms": 0
      },
      {
        "step": "bootstrap",
        "label": "IANA bootstrap (dns.json)",
        "host": "rdap.verisign.com",
        "status": "MATCH",
        "ms": 0,
        "note": "com → https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/"
      },
      {
        "step": "registry",
        "label": ".com registry RDAP (rdap.verisign.com)",
        "url": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com",
        "host": "rdap.verisign.com",
        "status": 200,
        "ms": 30
      },
      {
        "step": "registrar",
        "label": "Registrar RDAP (rdap.markmonitor.com)",
        "url": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/GOOGLE.COM",
        "host": "rdap.markmonitor.com",
        "status": 200,
        "ms": 696
      }
    ],
    "totalMs": 729,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-11-14T17:56:59.527Z",
    "cache": "miss"
  },
  "registrar": {
    "status": "found",
    "url": "https://rdap.markmonitor.com/rdap/domain/GOOGLE.COM",
    "ms": 696
  }
}

What domain age means

Domain age is the time since the registry recorded the domain's creation. LookupOwl reads that date from the registry's own record and works out the age for you. There is no estimate and no third-party guess. If the registry publishes a creation date, you get that exact date and the age counted from it. If it doesn't, the page says so.

People check age for different reasons: to judge how established a site or email sender is, to vet a domain before buying it, or to look into a competitor. The number helps, as long as you know what it can and can't prove.

How to check a domain's age

  1. Enter the domainUse a name like example.com. A full URL or a www. address is trimmed to the registrable domain, which is the part you can buy.
  2. Read the Age tileThe Age tile shows the age in its biggest whole unit, such as “29 years”, with the date it counts from underneath. A domain under a year old is shown in months or days. The Records tab lists the registration date and how long ago it was.
  3. Sanity-check a surprising dateA very recent date on a well-known name usually means the domain lapsed and was registered again, or the brand moved to a new domain. The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine can show what the address hosted before.

What age does and doesn't tell you

Age you seeWhat it can suggest
Under 30 daysNewly registered, and LookupOwl labels it that way. That is normal for a launch and for a short-lived campaign alike. The date says nothing about whether a site is safe, so look at the site, its DNS and its content.
Months to a couple of yearsTypical for current projects and small businesses. Judge by content and DNS, not by age.
Many yearsA long-held registration points to continuity. A domain can still have been sold, repurposed, or lapsed and registered again.
  • The creation date resets on re-registration. If a domain expired and was released, the next owner gets a new creation date, even if the name has been in use for decades.
  • Registry age is not website age. A domain can sit parked for years before a site appears. To see when pages first existed, browse the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
  • Age alone does not rank a site. Google has said domain age by itself is not a ranking factor, so don't pay a premium for it without checking history and backlinks.

When the answer is missing or surprising

  • The Age tile says Unknown. Some country-code registries, such as Germany's .de, don't publish a creation date. Nothing is wrong with the lookup.
  • The age looks too young. The domain may have expired, been released and registered again, or a registry migration may have reset the date.
  • A transfer seems to change the date. A move between registrars should keep the creation date. If you see a newer one, the registrar may be showing the day the domain joined its own system.
  • Other sites show a different age. Sites that scrape cached WHOIS can lag behind. This page asks the registry directly and shows which server answered.

How the age is worked out

The RDAP response carries an event with the action registration. LookupOwl reads its timestamp, converts it to UTC and counts the days between that moment and now. If a registry only offers WHOIS, the creation date is read from the text with fixed patterns. Dates that cannot be real, such as one in the future or from before 1985, are ignored. The age is rounded down to the biggest whole unit, so 29 years and 11 months shows as 29 years.

Where the date comes from

The registry sets the creation date when it first accepts the registration, under the EPP domain mapping (RFC 5731). RDAP carries it as an event (RFC 9083). Because it is the registry's record of the current registration, a name that is released and registered again starts counting from zero.

Questions people ask

How do I find out when a domain was registered?

Enter the domain above and read the Age tile and the registration date. The date comes straight from the registry's record, so it is the day the current registration began. In a terminal, whois example.com or an RDAP request shows the same event, though the layout differs from one registry to the next.

Does moving a domain to a new registrar reset its age?

No. A transfer keeps the registry's creation date and normally adds a year to the expiry date. If you see a newer date after a transfer, the registrar may be showing the date the domain joined its own system, not the registry's. The registry date on this page is the one that counts.

Is an older domain better for SEO?

Not by itself. Google has said domain age alone is not a ranking factor, and search engines look at content, links and how people use the site. An old domain with a spammy past can do worse than a new, clean one. Before you pay extra for age, check what the domain was used for and who links to it.

Why does an old company show a recent registration?

Usually the domain lapsed and was registered again, or the company switched to a new domain. Sometimes a registry migration reset the date. The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine can show what the old address used to host, and the company's own site often mentions a move. A recent date is rarely a problem on its own, so look at the whole record before you decide.

Can I check the age of many domains at once?

Yes, through the free API or the MCP server. Ask an AI assistant connected to LookupOwl to check a list, or call the whois_lookup tool once for each name. Each result includes the creation date and the age. Please stay within the fair-use limits in the terms so the registries stay happy.

Does a brand-new domain mean something is wrong?

No. Every site was new once, and the registration date says nothing about intent. Treat it as one fact among many, and look at the registrar, the nameservers, the DNS records and what the site actually does. A new domain paired with a mismatched sender or a copied brand name deserves a closer look. A new domain on its own does not.

Why does the Age tile say Unknown?

The registry doesn't publish a creation date for that extension. Some country-code registries, such as Germany's .de, keep it private, so there is nothing to count from. The lookup worked. The information simply isn't shared. For those names, the Internet Archive and the registrar's own records are the next best clues.

Use it from AI, the API or the command line

Every LookupOwl tool is also a free API and an MCP tool, with no key and no account. This one is whois_lookup. Please be kind to the rate limits.

curl
curl "https://lookupowl.com/api/v1/tools/whois-lookup?q=example.com"
MCP
claude mcp add --transport http lookupowl https://lookupowl.com/mcp