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github.com.

One domain, four databases, a slab of raw WHOIS. Here's what the registry will say about itself.

resolved ip
140.82.121.3
ipv4
status
Taken,
not for sale.
queried
2026-05-22
23:11:15 UTC

Registrar information

RegistrarMarkMonitor, Inc.
WHOIS serverwhois.markmonitor.com

Important dates

Creation date2007-10-09
Expiry date2026-10-09
Updated date2024-09-07

Nameservers

ns-520.awsdns-01.net
dns4.p08.nsone.net
ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk
dns3.p08.nsone.net
ns-421.awsdns-52.com
dns2.p08.nsone.net
ns-1283.awsdns-32.org
dns1.p08.nsone.net

Domain status

  • clientupdateprohibited
  • clienttransferprohibited
  • clientdeleteprohibited

Raw WHOIS

Domain Name: github.com
Registry Domain ID: 1264983250_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2024-09-07T09:16:33+0000
Creation Date: 2007-10-09T18:20:50+0000
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+0000
Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 292
Registrar Abuse Contact: https://corp.markmonitor.com/domain/ui/abuse-report
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2086851750
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited)
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited)
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited)
Registrant Organization: GitHub, Inc.
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Email: Select Request Email Form at https://domains.markmonitor.com/whois/github.com
Tech Email: Select Request Email Form at https://domains.markmonitor.com/whois/github.com
Name Server: ns-520.awsdns-01.net
Name Server: dns4.p08.nsone.net
Name Server: ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk
Name Server: dns3.p08.nsone.net
Name Server: ns-421.awsdns-52.com
Name Server: dns2.p08.nsone.net
Name Server: ns-1283.awsdns-32.org
Name Server: dns1.p08.nsone.net
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2026-05-21T20:56:55+0000 <<<
 
For more information on WHOIS status codes, please visit:
  https: //www.icann.org/resources/pages/epp-status-codes
 
If you wish to contact this domain’s Registrant or Technical
contact, and such email address is not visible above, you may do so via our web
form, pursuant to ICANN’s Temporary Specification. To verify that you are not a
robot, please enter your email address to receive a link to a page that
facilitates email communication with the relevant contact(s).
 
Web-based WHOIS: 
  https: //domains.markmonitor.com/whois/contact/github.com
 
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the data is provided "as is" with no guarantee or warranties regarding its
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By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this data only for
lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to:
  (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission by email, telephone,
or facsimile of mass, unsolicited, commercial advertising, or spam; or
  (2) enable high volume, automated, or electronic processes that send queries,
data, or email to MarkMonitor (or its systems) or the domain name contacts (or
its systems).
 
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Visit MarkMonitor at https: //www.markmonitor.com
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Where the four geos send you.

! agreement only 50%
01 MAXMIND Germany Hesse Frankfurt am Main ✓ matches consensus
02 IP2LOCATION United States of America California San Francisco ! outlier
03 SYPEXGEO United States California San Francisco ! outlier
04 DB-IP Germany Hesse Frankfurt am Main ✓ matches consensus
[04] fact sheet

Every field, every base.

The full readout. What each database actually returned for every geo field — N/A where the database has no value.
Used free databases MaxMind IP2Location SypexGeo DB-IP
Country Code DE US US DE
Country Germany United States of America United States Germany
State/Region Hesse California California Hesse
City Frankfurt am Main San Francisco San Francisco Frankfurt am Main
ZIP Code 60313 94107 N/A N/A
Latitude 50.1169 37.774929 37.77493 50.1109
Longitude 8.6837 -122.419418 -122.41942 8.68213
Time Zone Europe/Berlin -07:00 N/A N/A
ISP N/A N/A N/A N/A
ASN N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hostname lb-140-82-121-3-fra.github.com
[05] on the map

Drop the pins.

One pin per database, dropped at the coordinates that database returned. Far apart? Then nobody really knows.