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bit.ly

Registered

Domain

Created
May 17, 2008
Age
18 years and 4 months · 6,726 days
Expires
May 17, 2032
Last updated
April 18, 2022
Status
client transfer prohibitedTransfer locked by the registrar client delete prohibitedDeletion locked by the registrar DS automation disabled NS automation disabled
DNSSEC
Not signed

Registrar

Registrar
Libyan Spider Network (int)
Abuse contact
[email protected] +1.8448469791

Registrant

Organisation
Bitly, Inc.
Country
United States (US)

DNS and hosting

Name servers
ns-1372.awsdns-43.orgns-705.awsdns-24.netns-cloud-c1.googledomains.comns-cloud-c3.googledomains.comns-cloud-c2.googledomains.com
IP addresses
67.199.248.1167.199.248.10
Network
AS396982 · GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, USUnited States (US) · ARIN
IP range
67.199.248.0/24
Mail servers
aspmx.l.google.comalt1.aspmx.l.google.comalt2.aspmx.l.google.comaspmx2.googlemail.comaspmx3.googlemail.com

Read from the DNS at the time of the search. The network comes from Team Cymru; its country is where the address range is registered.

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Full answer from whois.nic.ly 
Domain Name: bit.ly
Registry Domain ID: 24501-CoCCA
Updated Date: 2022-04-18T03:12:18Z
Creation Date: 2008-05-17T22:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2032-05-17T22:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2032-05-17T22:00:00Z
Registrar: Libyan Spider Network (int)
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +18448469791
Domain Status: active https://icann.org/epp#active
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: 13427-CoCCA
Registrant Name: bitly operations
Registrant Street: DPT 5006
Registrant City: New York
Registrant State/Province: NY
Registrant Postal Code: 10001
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registrant Phone: 16465254078
Name Server: ns-1372.awsdns-43.org
Name Server: ns-705.awsdns-24.net
Name Server: ns-cloud-c1.googledomains.com
Name Server: ns-cloud-c3.googledomains.com
Name Server: ns-cloud-c2.googledomains.com
DNSSEC: unsigned
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2026-10-16T18:10:43.347Z <<<

For more information on domain status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp

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RDAP answer from rdap.nic.ly (JSON) 
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            "eventDate": "2022-04-18T03:12:18Z"
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            "eventAction": "expiration",
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        },
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            "eventDate": "2022-04-18T03:12:18Z"
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                                "email",
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                                "text",
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    "nameservers": [
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            "objectClassName": "nameserver",
            "links": [
                {
                    "value": "https://rdap.nic.ly/domain/bit.ly",
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            "objectClassName": "nameserver",
            "links": [
                {
                    "value": "https://rdap.nic.ly/domain/bit.ly",
                    "rel": "related",
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                    "type": "application/rdap+json"
                }
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            "status": [
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            "ldhName": "ns-705.awsdns-24.net",
            "unicodeName": "ns-705.awsdns-24.net"
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                    "value": "https://rdap.nic.ly/domain/bit.ly",
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                    "type": "application/rdap+json"
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Source: RDAP, rdap.nic.ly. Answers are kept for 15 minutes.

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