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About the Domain WHOIS Lookup tool | == About the Domain WHOIS Lookup tool == | ||
Computers use the Domain Name System (or DNS for short) to convert human-readable domain names (e.g. '''soliddevtools.com''') into an IPv4 address (e.g. '''109.228.50.239''') or an IPv6 address (e.g. '''2a00:da00:1800:15a::1'''). | |||
You can perform a query known as "WHOIS" to identify which organisation a domain name belongs to. | |||
== Use Cases == | |||
Use the Domain WHOIS tool on Solid Tools for Developers to: | |||
* Identify which organisation is responsible for a domain name | |||
* Find out who to contact about a domain name | |||
== Usage == | |||
Enter a domain name (without the "www") in the "domain name" field. | |||
== Results == | |||
The raw output from the WHOIS database will be displayed. | |||
The following example shows a WHOIS lookup for '''soliddevtools.com'''. | |||
hllo | |||
Revision as of 20:46, 12 December 2023
About the Domain WHOIS Lookup tool
Computers use the Domain Name System (or DNS for short) to convert human-readable domain names (e.g. soliddevtools.com) into an IPv4 address (e.g. 109.228.50.239) or an IPv6 address (e.g. 2a00:da00:1800:15a::1).
You can perform a query known as "WHOIS" to identify which organisation a domain name belongs to.
Use Cases
Use the Domain WHOIS tool on Solid Tools for Developers to:
- Identify which organisation is responsible for a domain name
- Find out who to contact about a domain name
Usage
Enter a domain name (without the "www") in the "domain name" field.
Results
The raw output from the WHOIS database will be displayed.
The following example shows a WHOIS lookup for soliddevtools.com.
hllo