Finding out what nameservers are currently set for your domain name

Think of nameservers as signposts that point to the company responsible for your domain’s settings. Knowing this helps you understand where to go to update the domain’s DNS records.

Nameservers always indicate where a domain’s DNS zone is managed from 💡

To check what nameservers are currently set for your domain, go to the public domain database Whois and search for your domain name:

You will see a similar output — check the row Name Servers:

You may also check for the latest information by clicking on the icon next to “updated X days ago”:

Examples of service providers and their nameservers

• Cloudflare: bob.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
• GoDaddy: NS07.domaincontrol.com, NS08.domaincontrol.com
• IONOS: ns1045.ui-dns.org, ns1045.ui-dns.biz, ns1045.ui-dns.de, ns1045.ui-dns.com
• Bluehost: ns1.bluehost.com, ns2.bluehost.com
• Wix: ns4.wixdns.net, ns5.wixdns.net