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--details registrar, IANA ID, created/updated/expiry dates, status codes, nameservers, DNSSEC, abuse contact
--registry which RDAP endpoint and/or WHOIS server answered
--whois queries WHOIS as well and prints the raw record
--dns-records A, AAAA, NS, MX, TXT, CNAME and SOA records
--where for available domains: the registry, its official registration page, and registrar searches with the name filled in
--raw raw RDAP JSON
--json a JSON array instead of the text report
--all-info --details --registry --whois --dns-records --where 
ds apple --tld com --details --registry --dns-records
- apple.com                        TAKEN        $14.98 rdap      978ms
    rdap: https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/
    registrar    Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
    created      1987-02-19T05:00:00Z
    expires      2027-02-20T05:00:00Z
    iana id      470
    status       client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, ...
    nameservers  a.ns.apple.com, b.ns.apple.com, c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com
    dnssec       unsigned
    abuse        abuse@comlaude.com
    a            17.253.144.10
    mx           10 mx-in.g.apple.com., 20 mx-in-hfd.apple.com., ...

Where to register

ds mynewbrand --tld com,de --where
+ mynewbrand.de                    AVAILABLE     $6.98 whois     858ms
    registry     DENIC eG
    registry url http://www.denic.de/
    register at  https://porkbun.com/checkout/search?q=mynewbrand.de
                 https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results/?domain=mynewbrand.de
                 https://www.dynadot.com/domain/search?domain=mynewbrand.de
                 https://www.namesilo.com/domain/search-domains?query=mynewbrand.de

The registry name and URL come from IANA’s record for the TLD, looked up once per TLD and shown only for domains that are actually available. For ccTLDs that page is usually the registry’s list of accredited registrars, which matters because most ccTLDs are not sold by every registrar — .de and .fr have residency or trustee requirements, for instance.

The four registrar links are prefilled searches, not a claim that those registrars carry the TLD; their pages will say.

These pages are generated from the project README, so they never drift from what ships with the binary.