According to its WHOIS record, APFEL-GROTESK.COM was created on September 15, 2020 and expires on September 15, 2027. That is around 6 years of continuous registration. It is registered through RegistryGate GmbH (IANA ID 1328) and is active. The registrant country on record is Germany. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider.
In the period from September 8, 2025 to October 31, 2026, 9 fields of the record were modified. Status flags were updated: client transfer prohibited was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from September 15, 2025 to September 15, 2027. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
For APFEL-GROTESK.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 2 historical WHOIS snapshots. They run from September 8, 2025 to October 31, 2026. That is about 1 years of recorded history. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains.
WHOIS Record