Frequently asked questions

DomainsMesh is a free domain tools platform. You can search domain availability across 500+ extensions, run WHOIS and DNS lookups, generate AI-powered domain name ideas, and browse exclusive hosting deals — all without creating an account.

Yes, completely free. Domain search, WHOIS lookup, DNS lookup, and the AI name generator are all free with no usage limits and no account required. We earn revenue through affiliate partnerships when you purchase hosting or domains through our partner links.

No account is ever required for the lookup tools. All of them are available instantly, and your search history is stored locally in your browser — it never leaves your device. An account is only needed for Domain Monitor, which saves domains and tracks changes over time.

Very accurate. We query live WHOIS/RDAP data in real time for each search, so results reflect the actual current status of a domain. The only exception is domains in the “add grace period” or pending-delete states, which may show as available before they are fully released.

We support 500+ TLD extensions including all major gTLDs (.com, .net, .org, .io, .ai, .app, .dev) and hundreds of country-code TLDs. When you search a keyword without a TLD, we check the top 8 extensions in parallel.

Type any keyword or full domain name into the search bar on the homepage. If you enter just a keyword (e.g. “mybusiness”), we automatically check it across .com, .io, .co, .ai, .app, .dev, .net, and .org. If you include a TLD (e.g. “mybusiness.com”), we check that exact domain.

Available means the domain is not currently registered and you can purchase it from a registrar. Taken means it is already registered by someone else. If taken, we show WHOIS details and alternative extensions that are still available.

DomainsMesh is a search and research tool, not a registrar. When you click “Register Domain”, we redirect you to Namecheap via our affiliate link, where you can complete the purchase. You can use any registrar you prefer — we just make the search fast.

A few reasons this can happen: the domain may be in a sunrise or landrush period, it may be reserved by the registry, it could be in a post-expiry redemption period, or there may be a brief delay between our check and the registrar's system. Always confirm availability at your chosen registrar before purchasing.

You can search one domain or keyword at a time from the main search bar. When you search a keyword without a TLD, we automatically check 8 extensions in parallel, which gives you a good spread of options in one go.

WHOIS is a protocol for querying databases that store information about registered domain names. A WHOIS lookup tells you who registered a domain, when it was registered, when it expires, which registrar manages it, what nameservers it uses, and the domain's current status.

Since GDPR came into effect in 2018, most registrars redact personal registrant data by default to protect privacy. You will typically see the registrar name and contact instead of the individual owner's details. Some registrars offer WHOIS privacy as a paid add-on; others include it for free (like Namecheap's WhoisGuard).

RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) is the modern replacement for the older WHOIS protocol. It returns structured JSON data, supports HTTPS, and handles internationalised domain names better. DomainsMesh uses RDAP first (via Verisign for .com/.net, then the IANA bootstrap for all other TLDs) and falls back to other sources if RDAP is unavailable.

Your last 20 WHOIS lookups are stored locally in your browser. The history is device-specific and never sent to our servers. You can clear it at any time from the history sidebar on the WHOIS / RDAP page.

EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol) status codes describe the current state of a domain. Common ones: clientTransferProhibited means the domain cannot be transferred to another registrar; serverHold means the registry has put the domain on hold; pendingDelete means the domain is about to be deleted and may become available soon.

We support A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA, and CAA records. All eight types are queried in parallel using Cloudflare's DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) resolver, so you get results for all types at once.

An A record maps a domain to an IPv4 address (e.g. 93.184.216.34). An AAAA record maps a domain to an IPv6 address (e.g. 2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946). Most websites have both to support all clients.

MX (Mail Exchange) records specify which mail servers handle email for a domain. Each MX record has a priority number — lower numbers are tried first. For example, Google Workspace uses aspmx.l.google.com as its primary MX server.

DNS has propagation delays — when records are changed, the new values take up to 48 hours to spread across all resolvers worldwide. DomainsMesh uses Cloudflare's resolver (1.1.1.1), which is fast but may not always reflect changes propagated only to specific regional resolvers.

A CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) record specifies which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue SSL/TLS certificates for a domain. For example, “0 issue letsencrypt.org” means only Let's Encrypt can issue certificates. This helps prevent fraudulent certificate issuance.

The generator uses the AI-Powered Name Generator with several modes. Smart Mix combines standard suggestions, prefixes, and suffixes in parallel. AI Creative uses an LLM to generate contextual, creative names based on your description. Add Prefix/Suffix and Spin Word modes semantically transform your keyword. Personal Name mode creates professional domain variants from a first and last name.

Each mode suits a different kind of search:

• Smart Mix: Best for most searches — combines 3 parallel API calls for variety
• AI Creative: LLM-powered — best when you describe your business idea in detail
• Add Prefix: Adds semantic prefixes (get, use, try, my, go…) to your keyword
• Add Suffix: Adds semantic suffixes (hub, ly, ify, base, hq…) to your keyword
• Spin Word: Replaces your keyword with semantically similar alternatives
• Personal Name: Generates professional domains from a first + last name

Availability data is returned directly from the AI-Powered Name Generator alongside the suggestions. Results are marked as “Available”, “Registered”, or “Unknown”. You can click any result to run a full availability check using our main search tool.

Be specific in your description. Instead of “food app”, try “healthy meal planning app for busy professionals”. You can also add context hints in the expandable field — for example: “tone: professional, industry: fintech, avoid: numbers”. The more context you give, the more relevant the suggestions.

Yes. The TLD chips at the top of the generator let you select which extensions to include. You can toggle any combination of .com, .net, .io, .co, .ai, .app, .dev, .org, and .xyz. At least one TLD must be selected at all times.

Whatever Hostinger is currently offering through us is listed on the Deals page, with the exact figure shown on the card. We do not quote a rate here because promotional pricing changes without notice, and a number printed in an FAQ goes stale long before anyone notices. If no Hostinger offer appears there, we do not have an active one.

If a DigitalOcean offer is currently active, it appears on the Deals page with the credit amount and any time limit stated on the card. Follow the link from that card and the offer is applied to new accounts automatically. That page is the only place we state the current terms.

The Deals page lists only offers that are active at the moment you load it. Each offer carries an end date where the partner has given us one, and an offer past its end date is removed from the page rather than shown greyed out. The page also states when its offers were last updated, so you can see for yourself how current the list is.

Yes — we are transparent about this. When you sign up for a hosting or domain service through our affiliate links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. In some cases (like Hostinger and DigitalOcean), our referral link gives you a better deal than going directly to the provider.

Some offers apply their discount automatically when you follow the link from our Deals page, with no code to enter. Others need a coupon code, which is shown on the card with a copy button so you can paste it into the promo field at checkout. Each card says which kind it is; which partners fall into which group changes over time.