Before paying for an aftermarket .net name on Sedo, GoDaddy or from a broker, the public record shows more than the listing does. This page lists where each record for a .net domain comes from.
According to the IANA RDAP bootstrap file published 2026-09-30, RDAP queries for .net are served at https://rdap.verisign.com/net/v1/. An RDAP record describes the registration as it stands now: registration date, last change, expiry, registrar, status codes and nameservers.
The Wayback CDX index lists dated captures of a domain's pages. Comparing the first capture with the registry registration date shows whether the archive predates the current registration. Gaps with no captures are reported as gaps in the archive, not as proof the name was unregistered.
The Common Crawl index shows whether the domain or its subdomains were included in recent public web crawls.
Google Safe Browsing reports whether a domain's root URL is currently listed for malware, social engineering or unwanted software. It shows current status only.
The Domain History Report for a .net name is $9.99 and combines all four sources in one dated document, with the source named beside every finding. Full refund if the report returns no usable record for the domain.
DomainTrail reports public registry, web-archive and crawl records for a domain name. It is not a broker, an escrow service or a legal advisor. Archive and crawl indexes are incomplete, Safe Browsing shows current status only, and a report is not a guarantee about a domain's past or future.