About this tool
The registrar is distinct from the web host and the DNS provider; a domain can be registered with one company while its website is hosted entirely elsewhere, so this lookup is normally paired with DNS and IP checks before an abuse report is sent.
Example inputs: example.comdigitpol.coma-suspected-scam-domain.net
What the result shows
- Registrar name
- The company recorded with the registrar role in the RDAP entities array.
- Entities and roles
- Other listed contacts such as administrative, technical or abuse roles, where published.
- Status codes
- Codes like clientTransferProhibited that show locks the registrar has applied.
- Public IDs
- Identifiers such as IANA registrar numbers associated with listed entities, where present.
Investigation use cases
- Finding the correct registrar abuse contact before reporting a phishing domain
- Confirming which registrar a lookalike domain uses compared to the genuine business
- Supporting a UDRP or domain dispute filing that requires the current registrar of record
- Checking whether multiple suspicious domains share the same registrar as a pattern signal
Limitations
Registrar abuse contact details are not always included directly in the RDAP response and may need to be looked up separately through the registrar's own published policy, and some records redact or omit this entity entirely.
Frequently asked questions
Will this give me the registrar's abuse email address?
Sometimes a contact is listed in the entities data, but many registrars require using their own published abuse reporting form instead.
Is the registrar the same as the website host?
No, the registrar sponsors the domain name registration; the host is identified separately through DNS and IP network RDAP.
Can a domain change registrar without changing nameservers?
Yes, a transfer between registrars does not have to affect the nameservers or DNS configuration.
Is there a cost?
The lookup is free within daily limits; a sealed report document is an account or paid feature.
Need evidence you can keep?
Every lookup produces a full public-source report sealed with a SHA-256 digest. Accounts keep a saved history and can download the DIGITPOL PDF report.