How can I perform searches with keywords and modifiers?

Searches are case-insensitive. (Except for the Registrar search, in which you must capitalize the word "Registrar" and then capitalize the registrar's name.) You may search for ASCII alphanumeric characters and hyphens; other characters are not accepted for use in .INFO domain names. A search will return a maximum of 50 results.

Afilias' WHOIS server will support the lookup of four types of objects: Domain, Name Server, Contact, and Registrar.

Keywords
The default action for .INFO WHOIS is to only search for domain name records. However, you can perform other types of searches by using specific keywords. Keyword searches are helpful because they can yield fewer, closer matches. The following keywords will help you narrow your search.

To search by Domain, simply type in the domain name, including the ".info" part. You may also type " domain example.info"

To search by Contact ID, type "contact C100-LRMS"

To search by IP Address, type "host 121.23.2.7"

To search by Host or Nameserver name, type "host NS01.AFILIAS.INFO". At this time, host name lookups can only be preformed on .INFO hosts, and not hosts related to other TLDs.

To search by Registrar, type "Registrar Registrar's Name"

Modifiers
Use the following modifiers to further tailor your searches. You can use modifiers in conjunction with keywords.

ID Search ID fields. This applies to Contact IDs and Registrar IDs. Example: "contact C100000-LRMS"
FULL or = Always show detailed results, even for multiple matches. Example: "= domainnam%"
summary Use "summary", "SUM" or "$". Always show summary results, even for multiple matches. Example: "summary name smith, john". This control can be used in combination with an ID query.
% Partial String Search. Use the "%" symbol as a suffix on name or ID searches; this will produce all records that start with that string. For example: a search for "Registrar domain%" will return a list or registrars which includes the names "Domain Bank, Inc.", "Domain Registry.com Inc.", etc. Note: the use of the wildcard character cannot be combined with use of the "Domain" keyword (see above), and is not allowed in the ".info" or "-LRMS" portion of the input string. If ".info" or "-LRMS" is not included in the input string, it will be implied at the end of the string except for IP Address and Registrar Organization queries.
_ Use the underscore symbol as a suffix, to produce all records that start with that input string and have one and only one additional character. Example: a search for "brand_" will return "brands.info", "brandy.info, etc. Note: If ".info" or "-LRMS" is not included in the input string, it will be implied at the end of the string except for IP Address and Registrar Organization queries.