Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)
Registration (Anchor: reg)
TLD | Duration (Years) | Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 | Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements | Domain Name Length | Name Servers Required for Zone Delegation 2 | 60 Day Transfer Lock | IDN Support |
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.ASIA | 1 - 10 | 4 | CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.AU | 2 | 1 | .AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 4 |
2 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.BIZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.BZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.CA | 1 - 10 | 0 | Canadian presence required for any Contact assigned as the Registrant. 5 | 2 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.CC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.CO | 1 - 5 | 0 | Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 6 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.COM | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.COM.DE | 1 - 10 | 4 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. | 3 - 64 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.DE | 1 | 0 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 7 | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.ES | 1 - 5 | 0 | The Registrant Contact of a .ES domain name may either be a natural person/individual or a company. However, the Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts must be natural persons/individuals only. 8 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 7 | ||
.EU | 1 - 10 | 0 | Registrant needs to be from EU 9 | 2 - 63 Characters | 1 - 9 | ||
.IN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.IN.NET | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 64 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.INFO | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.ME | 1 - 10 | 1 | Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs to be a Montenegrin individual/entity. |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.MN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.MOBI | 1 - 10 | 4 | Associated website should be WAP enabled | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.NAME | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.NET | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.NL | 1 | 0 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.NZ | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 10 | ||
.ORG | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.PRO | 1 - 10 | 4 | Professional information needs to be provided. The .PRO Registry may verify new domain name registrations and renewals to ensure they meet the professional data requirement for the Registrant Contact. Failed verification will result in suspension of the domain name. 10 |
4 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.PW | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.SC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.SHABAKA | 1 - 10 | 0 | None |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.SX | 1 - 10 | 0 | None |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 10 | ||
.TEL | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 2 - 63 Characters | 5 | ||
.TV | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.UK | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 11 7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 12 |
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.US | 1 - 10 | 4 | Nexus Compliance 13 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.VC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
.WS | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 4 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
.XXX | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | ||
CentralNic Domains | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | ||
Donuts Domains | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 |
Renewal (Anchor: ren)
TLD | Duration (Years) 14 | Auto Renewal 15 | Renewal Grace Period (Days) | Constraints / Notes |
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.ASIA | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.AU | 2 | 32 | You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 32 days after it Expires. |
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.BIZ | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.BZ | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.CA | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.CC | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.CO | 1 - 5 | 40 | .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names are automatically renewed for a period of 5 years post their Expiry. | |
.COM | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.COM.DE | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | |
.DE | 1 | 0 | A .DE domain name will Expire on the 5th last day of the Expiry month, upon Registration, Renewal or Transfer. Example: If yourdomain.de is registered on January 1, 2011, it's Expiry Date becomes January 27, 2024 as the Registration term is 1 year and the 5th last day of January 2012 is January 27. .DE domain names should be Renewed prior to their Expiry date. Upon Expiry of a .DE domain name:
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.ES | 1 - 5 | 9 | None | |
.EU | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | |
.IN | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.IN.NET | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | |
.INFO | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.ME | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.MN | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.MOBI | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.NAME | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.NET | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.NL | 1 | 0 | You can not Renew your .NL domain name until 60 days prior to its Expiry. | |
.NZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | |
.ORG | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.PRO | 1 | 36 | None | |
.PW | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.SC | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.SHABAKA | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | |
.SX | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.TEL | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.TV | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.UK | 1 - 10 | 90 | Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry. | |
.US | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
.VC | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
.WS | 1 - 10 | 36 | Renewal before expiry is highly recommended. | |
.XXX | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
CentralNic Domains | 1 - 10 | 36 | None | |
Donuts Domains | 1 - 10 | 0 | None |
Transfer (Anchor: trf)
TLD | Registration Term Extended By (Years) | Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 16 | Constraints / Comments | 60 Day Transfer Lock |
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.ASIA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.AU | 0 | 6 - 32 Characters | Transfer is free of cost. | |
.BIZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in. | |
.BZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.CA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .CA domain name. Upon Transfer, you can not set another Registrant Contact for the same domain name until 60 days have elapsed. | |
.CC | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.CO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred | |
.COM | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.COM.DE | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
.DE | 1 | 8 - 255 Characters | Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .DE domain name. | |
.ES | 1 | None | None | |
.EU | 1 | 16 letters and digits separated by dashes, in the format XXXX-AAAA-BBBB-CCCC | None | |
.IN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.IN.NET | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
.INFO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.ME | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.MN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.MOBI | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.NAME | 1 | 1 - 32 Characters | None | |
.NET | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.NL | 1 | 12 Characters | The Registration term gets extended by 1 year w.r.t. the date of Transfer. | |
.NZ | 1 | 8 Characters | Transfer not possible within the initial 5 days of Registration | |
.ORG | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.PRO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.PW | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
.SC | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.SHABAKA | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.SX | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.TEL | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | None | |
.TV | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
.UK | 0 | None | Transfer does not include one year Renewal. | |
.US | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.VC | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
.WS | 1 | 1 - 30 Characters | None | |
.XXX | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
CentralNic Domains | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
Donuts Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None |
Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)
TLD | Supported 17 | Grace Period (Days) |
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.ASIA | 30 | |
.AU | None | |
.BIZ | 30 | |
.BZ | 30 | |
.CA | 30 | |
.CC | 30 | |
.CO | 15 | |
.COM | 30 | |
.COM.DE | 30 | |
.DE | None | |
.ES | None | |
.EU | 40 | |
.IN | 30 | |
.IN.NET | 30 | |
.INFO | 30 | |
.ME | 30 | |
.MN | 30 | |
.MOBI | 30 | |
.NAME | 30 | |
.NET | 30 | |
.NL | 40 | |
.NZ | 90 | |
.ORG | 30 | |
.PRO | 30 | |
.PW | 30 | |
.SC | 30 | |
.SHABAKA | 30 | |
.SX | 30 | |
.TEL | 30 | |
.TV | 30 | |
.UK | None | |
.US | 30 | |
.VC | 30 | |
.WS | None | |
.XXX | 30 | |
CentralNic Domains | 30 | |
Donuts Domains | 30 |
Other Operations (Anchor: oth)
TLD | Child Name Servers 18 | Theft Protection / Locks 19 | Suspension 20 | Contact Details Modification 21 | Move Operation 22 | Privacy Protection 23 |
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.ASIA | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.AU | Unlimited | Theft Protection: Locks: |
No Restriction | |||
.BIZ | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.BZ | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.CA | Unlimited | You can not modify the Registrant Contact's Name of a .CA domain name. If you wish to modify the Registrant Contact details of your .CA domain name, you need to instead create a new Contact and assign it as the Registrant Contact. Upon assigning a new Registrant for a .CA domain name, you can not set another Registrant Contact for the same domain name until 60 days have elapsed. |
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.CC | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.CO | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.COM | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.COM.DE | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.DE | 2 - 13 | The Registrant or the Administrative Contact of a .DE domain name needs to be from Germany. This implies that the country of either of these Contacts needs to be Germany. While modifying the Contact Details of a .DE domain name, the .DE Registry checks if the Name Servers used by the domain name contain a Zone for this domain name and the correct NS and A Records. 24 |
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.ES | Unlimited |
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.EU | 1 - 9 | No Restriction | ||||
.IN | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.IN.NET | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.INFO | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.ME | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.MN | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.MOBI | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.NAME | Unlimited | Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period. | ||||
.NET | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.NL | Unlimited | Name, Company Name and the Legal Form associated with the Registrant Contact cannot be modified. | ||||
.NZ | 1 - 8 | No Restriction | ||||
.ORG | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.PRO | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.PW | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.SC | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.SHABAKA | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.SX | 10 | No Restriction | ||||
.TEL | Not Supported | When a .TEL domain name is registered, the system automatically creates an account for accessing the .TEL Hosting Control Panel and sends the login details to the Registrant Contact. If moving of your .TEL domain name involves change of the Registrant Contact, then you need to also update the email address associated with the .TEL Hosting Control Panel for this domain name. 26 | ||||
.TV | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.UK | Unlimited | Registrant Name/Company modification 27 is a billable action. | ||||
.US | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.VC | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.WS | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
.XXX | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
CentralNic Domains | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
Donuts Domains | Unlimited | No Restriction |
- 1. Deleting a Domain Name
- 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
- 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
- 4. .AU Contact Details related Rules
- 5. .CA Canadian Presence Requirement for any Contact assigned as the Registrant
- 6. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
- 7. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 8. .ES Contact Details related Rules
- 9. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
- 10. Professional information
- 11. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 12. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 13. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 14. Renewing a Domain Name
- 15. What is Auto-Renewal?
- 16. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
- 17. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
- 18. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
- 19. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
- 20. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
- 21. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
- 22. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
- 23. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
- 24. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 25. .ES Contact Details related Rules
- 26. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
- 27. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name