Domain age checker
See when a domain was first registered, when it expires and whether it is brand new.
- Registration, expiry and last-change dates
- Flags domains registered in the last few weeks
- Free: 20 checks a day, no account
Give it something to look up — Glee will do the digging.
How the domain age checker works
A domain's age is one of the cheapest trust signals there is. Phishing sites, fake shops and throwaway sign-up domains are almost always days or weeks old, because they are registered for one campaign and abandoned when they are blocked. A supplier, customer or partner that has used the same domain for ten years has, at the very least, been around for ten years.
This checker reads the domain's registration record: the creation, expiry and last-updated dates, the registrar and the name servers. It also checks DNS, so you can see whether the domain actually runs a website or receives mail. Enter a full web address if that is what you have: we strip it down to the registrable domain (www.shop.acme.co.uk becomes acme.co.uk).
Read the age together with the rest of the picture. A new domain with no website and no mail setup is a stronger warning than a new domain belonging to a company you can verify.
What each field means
- Registered
- The date the current registration began.
- Expires
- The paid-up date. A lapsed domain can be re-registered by anyone.
- Last changed
- The last update to the record — a recent change of name servers can mean a new owner.
Where this check stops
- Dates are not available for some domains (several country-code domains among them); unknown is shown as unknown, never as young.
- An old domain does not prove a legitimate company, and a dropped and re-registered domain can show a recent date.
The same check, through the API
Same calculation, same answer, with a key. 10 credits per check ($1.00 per 1,000). A free account includes 1,000 credits a month.
GET /v1/domain/acme.com Host: gleanzy.com Authorization: Bearer $GLEANZY_KEY
Frequently asked
Why is the age missing for some domains?
Creation dates are not available for every domain. We say so instead of guessing.
Is this a WHOIS lookup?
It answers the same question from the structured registration record. Owner contact details are not shown.
How fresh is the answer?
Registration records are cached for up to a day; DNS for up to an hour.