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Largest DNS record history database, with more than 2.2 billion nameserver changes detected, daily updated. Our premium bulk domain history checker allows to lookup up to 5,000 domains at once.
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Whoisrequest
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Discussions

How to discover the history of a previously active domain.
I'll update my reply tomorrow. I have a link for domain history at my work computer. More on reddit.com
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December 2, 2021
Domain Tools WHOIS History
Try wayback machine. More on reddit.com
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December 16, 2024
Finding the owner of a domain name in the past
You could try https://whois.domaintools.com/ but I doubt they go that far back/retain PII indefinitely. More on reddit.com
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March 2, 2024
How can I see the Domain Authority history of a particular domain?

Moz Pro, and you'd have to start tracking it in advance.

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2 weeks ago - First, decide whether you will sign up for the DomainTools membership or buy a report individually. On the Whois lookup History Page, type in the domain and click lookup.
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Reddit
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r/Domains on Reddit: How to discover the history of a previously active domain.
December 2, 2021 -

In the ancient times (around 2000-2003) I had a class involving creating websites. College by the way.

I bought a silly domain, something like greatcookiesareawesome.com <--- NOT THE ACTUAL DOMAIN. I used it for my class projects.

I graduated. Had a copy of my work in a usb flash drive thing. I did not renew the domain after graduating college not the hosting.

The other day I found the usb flash drive thing. I have like over 100 of them in a big box. It fell off that box.

I went to look for the domain and guess what? no one registered it. So i registered it. It forwards to my current domain.

The whois obviously says November 2021 as creation date.

However the domain was alive at around 2000-2003 (I can't remember the exact year(s)). Is there a way to search for the history of the domain. Not the wayback machine of the contents, but the whois records (Domain History). Even though it hasn't been active from roughly 2003-2021. Roughly for the past 18 years.

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August 23, 2025 - Run a WHOIS lookup to check the registration information and see if the domain is currently active or just parked. Review historical WHOIS records to look for red flags like frequent ownership turnover or long periods with no registered owner.
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