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How the domain age checker works

The free domain age checker shows registration data from the public registry. Here's what you'll find and where it comes from.

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Check any domain, free

Head to /domain-age-checker and type in a domain. You need no account. The tool pulls the public registry record for that domain and shows you:

  • Domain age (years, months and days)
  • When the registry recorded it
  • Registration date
  • Expiry date
  • Last change date
  • Registrar
  • DNSSEC signing status
  • Nameservers

Paste in a bare domain, a subdomain, or a full web address—the checker finds the registered domain underneath and looks that up.

The Domain info box on listings

Each listing has a Domain info box showing the same data for that company's own domain. You'll see domain age, registration and expiry dates, registrar and DNSSEC status, plus a link through to the full record on the checker. This refreshes roughly weekly.

Where the data lives

All of it comes from the registry's public RDAP record (RDAP replaced WHOIS). The page tells you when it last checked. Some registries—including various country-code registries—don't publish RDAP data. If that's the case, you'll see nothing and the page will say so. If a registry doesn't respond, give it a few minutes and try once more.

What domain age really means

Age starts counting from the current registration. If a domain lapsed and got registered again, the clock resets to that new registration date. Domain age doesn't sort or rank listings here—it's just information about the domain itself.

Questions people ask

Do I need to sign up to use the domain age checker?
No. The checker at /domain-age-checker is free and open to everyone without an account.
Why does a listing show no domain information?
Some registries don't publish public RDAP data. If that's the case, there's nothing to show. The page will let you know.
Does a newer or older domain rank higher on Maker Launches?
No. Domain age doesn't affect how listings are ordered here. It's just a fact about the domain.

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