Introduction
A WHOIS is a service provided by Internet domain name registrars. WHOIS allows to obtain information about the owner of the domain name or the information of an IP.
In this article, we will explain how to manage the WHOIS of a domain name with V2.
Some domain name registries do not allow you to change any information in the WHOIS. Please contact our technical support if you have any questions about this.
Note : It is mandatory to publish truthful information or your domain will be suspended.
Note: The PlanetHoster Glossary contains explanations on multiple topics and can be consulted to clarify certain terms.
Prerequisites
Enter the following address in your web browser: https://my.planethoster.com.
Editing WHOIS Information
- To activate automatic renewal, open the management interface of the domain you wish to automatically renew (how).
- In the WHOIS Info section, choose the person whose information you want to change or add: the Registrar, the Administrator, the Technician or the person responsible for Billing:
Note : In the case of .ca and .fr TLDs, the only contact point to be defined is the Registrar. For other domains, other contacts can be defined.
- Click on the editing icon:
- This opens the following interface:
- Now you can change the information (the checkbox Apply registrar information to all contacts on the domain is very useful if people have similar information):
- Click on the Save button when you are finished.
- Repeat for each contact as needed.
Note : The changes are not retroactive, because if search engines have indexed pages containing your information, it takes several weeks for them to be removed from the cache. You can, for example, contact Google via this URL to request the deletion of your personal data (right to be forgotten).
WHOIS records
You can find the WHOIS information for a domain like yours in the Internet directory records at https://whois.domaintools.com.
Private WHOIS
You can enable private WHOIS to hide the information (how).