Estonia’s country-code top-level domain .ee is run by the Estonian Internet Foundation (Eesti Interneti SA, EIS). Domains are registered through accredited registrars; the registry keeps the database and answers queries.
How to look up a .ee domain
Enter the domain in our WHOIS lookup. Unlike many top-level domains, .ee has no RDAP server in IANA’s bootstrap registry, so we query the registry’s WHOIS server whois.tld.ee (port 43) directly and turn its sectioned format into readable fields.
What the answer contains
- the status (for example
ok (paid and in zone)), - the registration, last-change and expiry dates,
- the registrar and its contact details,
- the name servers, and DNSSEC keys where published,
- the registrant: for an organisation, its name and registry code.
Private persons
When a private person holds the domain, their name and contact details are not shown publicly, as the GDPR requires. Someone with a legitimate interest can contact the holder through the registry.
Second-level domains
Besides .ee itself there are second-level domains such as com.ee, pri.ee, fie.ee and med.ee. Our tools recognise them: the registrable part of company.com.ee is company.com.ee, not com.ee.
Is the domain available?
If WHOIS finds no registration, the domain is probably free. The registrar gives the final confirmation.
Related: how DNS works and NS records.