# WHOIS for .edu (nic.edu)

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

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

Last updated: 2026-09-24

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

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

Example 288 of 992 in **Generic** · [Domain WHOIS Examples by TLD](/reference/lookup/domain-whois/examples/) · endpoint: [Domain WHOIS](/reference/lookup/domain-whois/)

Tags: `tld` `.edu` · `type` `generic`

`.edu` is a generic top-level domain.

The example requests the WHOIS record of `nic.edu`, the registry's own domain by convention, so the response shows the `.edu` 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.edu` |

```bash
curl 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.edu' \
  -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.edu",
  "raw": "This Registry database contains ONLY .EDU domains.\nThe data in the EDUCAUSE Whois database is provided\nby EDUCAUSE for information purposes in order to\nassist in the process of obtaining information about\nor related to .edu domain registration records.\n\nThe EDUCAUSE Whois database is authoritative for the\n.EDU domain.\n\nA Web interface for the .EDU EDUCAUSE Whois Server is\navailable at: http://whois.educause.edu\n\nBy submitting a Whois query, you agree that this information\nwill not be used to allow, enable, or otherwise support\nthe transmission of unsolicited commercial advertising or\nsolicitations via e-mail.  The use of electronic processes to\nharvest information from this server is generally prohibited\nexcept as reasonably necessary to register or modify .edu\ndomain names.\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDomain Name: NIC.EDU\n\nRegistrant:\n\tREDACTED FOR PRIVACY\n\tREDACTED FOR PRIVACY\n\tREDACTED FOR PRIVACY\n\tREDACTED FOR PRIVACY\n\nAdministrative Contact:\n\tNetAdmin Admin\n\tNorth Idaho College\n\t1000 W. Garden Avenue\n\tCoeur d Alene, ID 83814\n\tUSA\n\t+1.2087693230\n\tuser@nic.edu\n\nTechnical Contact:\n\tNetwork Systems\n\tNorth Idaho College\n\t1000 W. Garden Avenue\n\tCoeur d Alene, ID 83814\n\tUSA\n\t+1.2087693231\n\tuser@nic.edu\n\nName Servers:\n\tNICNS1.NIC.EDU\n\tNICNS2.NIC.EDU\n\nDomain record activated:    20-Dec-1996\nDomain record last updated: 20-Jul-2026\nDomain expires:             31-Jul-2027",
  "parsed": {
    "uid": "6f05ba80a0be4f81522a46d9ca71acf5",
    "create_date": "1996-12-20T00:00:00Z",
    "update_date": "2026-07-20T00:00:00Z",
    "expiry_date": "2027-07-31T00:00:00Z",
    "registrar": null,
    "registrant": {
      "name": "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY",
      "organization": "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY",
      "street": "REDACTED FOR PRIVACY",
      "city": null,
      "state": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "country": null,
      "phone": null,
      "email": null
    },
    "name_servers": [
      "nicns1.nic.edu",
      "nicns2.nic.edu"
    ],
    "domain_status": [],
    "whois_server": null
  },
  "check_date": "2026-09-23T15:16:39Z",
  "parse_code": null
}
```

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