# WHOIS for .de (nic.de)

The WHOIS record of nic.de, in the .de registry's format.

Source: https://docs.deepinfo.com/reference/lookup/domain-whois/examples/de/

Last updated: 2026-09-24

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`GET https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.de`

The WHOIS record of nic.de, in the .de registry's format.

Example 55 of 231 in **Country-Code** · [Domain WHOIS Examples by TLD](/reference/lookup/domain-whois/examples/) · endpoint: [Domain WHOIS](/reference/lookup/domain-whois/)

Tags: `tld` `.de` · `type` `country-code`

`.de` is the country-code top-level domain of Germany.

The example requests the WHOIS record of `nic.de`, the registry's own domain by convention, so the response shows the `.de` registry's WHOIS format: compare `raw`, the text as the WHOIS server returned it, with `parsed`, the same record in Deepinfo's fields.

## Request

| Parameter | In | Value |
|---|---|---|
| `domain` | query | `nic.de` |

```bash
curl 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.de' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'
```

## Response

### 200 · OK

`Content-Type: application/json` · `ratelimit-limit: 10` · `ratelimit-remaining: 9` · `ratelimit-reset: 1` · `x-ratelimit-limit-second: 10` · `x-ratelimit-remaining-second: 9` · `deepinfo-request-id: 5f0c6a8e-1b2d-4c3e-9f4a-7b8c9d0e1f2a`

```json
{
  "domain_name": "nic.de",
  "raw": "% Restricted rights.\n% \n% Terms and Conditions of Use\n% \n% The above data may only be used within the scope of technical or\n% administrative necessities of Internet operation or to remedy legal\n% problems.\n% The use for other purposes, in particular for advertising, is not permitted.\n% \n% The DENIC whois service on port 43 doesn't disclose any information concerning\n% the domain holder, general request and abuse contact.\n% This information can be obtained through use of our web-based whois service\n% available at the DENIC website:\n% https://webwhois.denic.de/?lang=en\n% \n% \n\nDomain: nic.de\nNserver: ns1.denic.de\nNserver: ns2.denic.de\nNserver: ns3.denic.de\nNserver: ns4.denic.net\nDnskey: 257 3 8 AwEAAb/xrM2MD+xm84YNYby6TxkMaC6PtzF2bB9WBB7ux7iqzhViob4GKvQ6L7CkXjyAxfKbTzrdvXoAPpsAPW4pkThReDAVp3QxvUKrkBM8/uWRF3wpaUoPsAHm1dbcL9aiW3lqlLMZjDEwDfU6lxLcPg9d14fq4dc44FvPx6aYcymkgJoYvR6P1wECpxqlEAR2K1cvMtqCqvVESBQV/EUtWiALNuwR2PbhwtBWJd+e8BdFI7OLkit4uYYux6Yu35uyGQ==\nStatus: connect\nChanged: 2020-05-28T14:29:55+02:00",
  "parsed": {
    "uid": "1eea4584ffb4d8cbb52c39c8bd8042cb",
    "create_date": null,
    "update_date": "2020-05-28T12:29:55Z",
    "expiry_date": null,
    "registrar": null,
    "registrant": {
      "name": null,
      "organization": null,
      "street": null,
      "city": null,
      "state": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "country": null,
      "phone": null,
      "email": null
    },
    "name_servers": [
      "ns1.denic.de",
      "ns2.denic.de",
      "ns3.denic.de",
      "ns4.denic.net"
    ],
    "domain_status": [
      "connect"
    ],
    "whois_server": null
  },
  "check_date": "2026-09-23T17:02:10Z",
  "parse_code": null
}
```

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