What shows in the GoDaddy WHOIS directory?
Our public GoDaddy WHOIS directory shows specific information for registered domains, including contact, ownership, and registration details. Eligible domains have Domain Privacy from GoDaddy automatically applied to hide Registrant contact info. This info will be hidden or substituted with details from our Domain Privacy partner, Domains By Proxy®, when Domain Privacy is set to On or Limited.
Note: Effective August 21, 2025, only Registrant contact details are required and publicly displayed for most domains, depending on registry and ICANN requirements. Other contact information may be collected but won't be shown in WHOIS records.
Domain Information
Details about the specific domain, unrelated to any Registrant details.
- Name: The domain name
- Registry Domain ID: The ID of the domain at the registry.
- Registered On: The date the domain was originally registered
- Expires On: The current expiration date for the domain
- Updated On: The date the domain was last updated by the Registry (does not apply to Registrant updates)
- Domain Status: Current status of the domain from the Registry (does not apply to registrar updates)
- Nameservers: Current nameservers assigned to the domain
Registrant Contact
Contact information for the domain Registrant. The information shown will vary depending on the current Domain Privacy level of the domain.
- Registrar Data: The registrar where the domain is registered
- Name
- Domain Privacy On: Registration Private
- Domain Privacy Limited: - (no information displayed)
- Domain Privacy Off: Registrant name listed on the domain
- Organization
- Domain Privacy On: Domains By Proxy, LLC
- Domain Privacy Limited: - (no information displayed)
- Domain Privacy Off: Registrant organization listed on the domain
Note: Registrant Organization is hidden by default, but you can choose to display it when adjusting Domain Privacy settings to Limited or Off. When shown, it becomes the Registered Name Holder per ICANN policy. - Phone
- Domain Privacy On: +1.4806242599
- Domain Privacy Limited: - (no information displayed)
- Domain Privacy Off: Registrant phone number listed on the domain
- Fax
- Domain Privacy On: - (no information displayed)
- Domain Privacy Limited: - (no information displayed)
- Domain Privacy Off: Registrant fax number listed on the domain
- Email
- Domain Privacy On: Anonymous contact form link to message the Registrant
- Domain Privacy Limited: Anonymous contact form link to message the Registrant
- Domain Privacy Off: Registrant email address listed on the domain
- When you choose a randomized email address, the email address listed here will differ for every domain.
- Mailing Address
- Domain Privacy On: DomainsByProxy.com 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600, Tempe, Arizona, 85281
- Domain Privacy Limited: State and Country listed on the domain
- Domain Privacy Off: Full mailing address listed on the domain
Related steps
- Change your Domain Privacy level any time to adjust what details are shown on our public GoDaddy WHOIS directory.
- Set up 2-step verification for the best security on your domains and account.
- Turn on auto-renew to continue your domain registration uninterrupted.
More info
- Some domains aren't eligible for Domain Privacy due to registry restrictions. Review the Domain Name Registration Agreement for details.
- If you've decided to invoke Nominet's WHOIS opt-out policy, the visibility of your contact info will be determined by that policy, regardless of your Domain Privacy or Domain Protection through GoDaddy.
- WHOIS contact details will not be made available via automated bulk lookup points over Port 43.
- GoDaddy has no control over what information a third-party WHOIS directory displays.