autotrader.digital

According to its WHOIS record, AUTOTRADER.DIGITAL was created on February 27, 2022 and expires on February 27, 2023. That is around 4 years of continuous registration. It is registered through NameCheap; Inc. (IANA ID 1068) and is past its expiry date. Status flags block unauthorised transfer. The registrant country on record is Iceland. 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. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name.

In the period from June 17, 2017 to March 2, 2022, 42 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from Ascio Technologies Inc. Danmark - Filial af Ascio technologies Inc. USA to NameCheap; Inc.. Status flags were updated: addPeriod and clientTransferProhibited were added and OK was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from September 3, 2017 to February 27, 2023. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

For AUTOTRADER.DIGITAL, Whois Data Center keeps 4 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from March 2, 2022. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. 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.