Domain WHOIS Examples by TLD · Example 114 of 138 in Internationalized (IDN)

WHOIS for .ລາວ (nic.ລາວ)

GEThttps://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois

What the API returns when the .ລາວ registry's WHOIS server finds no record for nic.ລາວ.

TLD: .ລາວ
Type: idn
Punycode: xn--q7ce6a

.ລາວ is an internationalized top-level domain. Domain names travel in their ASCII (punycode) form, so the request asks for nic.xn--q7ce6a.

The example requests the WHOIS record of nic.ລາວ, the registry's own domain by convention. The .ລາວ registry's WHOIS server answered that it found no record for it: raw is that answer, parsed is null and parse_code is 13001.

Request

curl

curl 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois"

params = {
    "domain": "nic.xn--q7ce6a"
}

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .GET()
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/lookup/whois?domain=nic.xn--q7ce6a')

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

200 OK · application/json

Response Body

{
  "domain_name": "nic.xn--q7ce6a",
  "raw": "The queried object does not exist: DOMAIN NOT FOUND\n\n>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2026-09-23T17:22:09.0Z <<<\n\nFor more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp\n\nThis whois service is provided by LANIC and only contains\ninformation pertaining to Internet domain names registered by our\nour customers. By using this service you are agreeing (1) not to use any\ninformation presented here for any purpose other than determining\nownership of domain names, (2) not to store or reproduce this data in\nany way, (3) not to use any high-volume, automated, electronic processes\nto obtain data from this service. Abuse of this service is monitored and\nactions in contravention of these terms will result in being permanently\nblacklisted. All data is (c) LANIC http://www.lanic.gov.la/\n\nAccess to the whois service is rate limited. For more information, please\nsee https://registrar-console.lanic.la/pub/whois_guidance.",
  "parsed": null,
  "check_date": "2026-09-23T17:22:09Z",
  "parse_code": 13001
}

The raw field of this response, line by line.

Raw WHOIS Text

The queried object does not exist: DOMAIN NOT FOUND

>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2026-09-23T17:22:09.0Z <<<

For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp

This whois service is provided by LANIC and only contains
information pertaining to Internet domain names registered by our
our customers. By using this service you are agreeing (1) not to use any
information presented here for any purpose other than determining
ownership of domain names, (2) not to store or reproduce this data in
any way, (3) not to use any high-volume, automated, electronic processes
to obtain data from this service. Abuse of this service is monitored and
actions in contravention of these terms will result in being permanently
blacklisted. All data is (c) LANIC http://www.lanic.gov.la/

Access to the whois service is rate limited. For more information, please
see https://registrar-console.lanic.la/pub/whois_guidance.

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

Request

What this example sends. Every parameter is documented on Domain WHOIS; the exact request is in the code panel.

Parameter	Value
`domain`query	`nic.xn--q7ce6a`

Reference updated September 24, 2026

Request

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