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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 2 | 60 Day Transfer Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .NET | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .ORG | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .INFO | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .BIZ | 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 | |
| CentralNic | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 3 - 64 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | 4 | CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .IN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .WEB.IN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 64 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .MN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .BZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .CC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .TV | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .EU | 1 - 10 | 0 | Registrant needs to be from EU 4 | 2 - 63 Characters | 1 - 9 | |
| .UK | 2 | 0 | None | 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 5 7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 6 |
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| .US | 1 - 10 | 4 | Nexus Compliance 7 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .WS | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 4 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .ME | 1 - 10 | 1 | Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs to be a Montenegrin individual/entity. |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .CN | 1 -10 | 0 | None | 1 - 63 Characters | 1 - 6 | |
| .NZ | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 10 | |
| .CO | 1 - 5 | 0 | Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 8 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .CA | 1 - 10 | 0 | Canadian presence required for any Contact assigned as the Registrant. 9 | 2 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .DE | 1 | 0 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 10 | 1 to 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. 11 | 3 to 63 Characters | 2 - 7 | |
| .AU | 2 | 1 | .AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 12 |
2 to 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .XXX | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 to 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .RU | 1 | 0 | None | 2 to 64 Characters | 2 - 13 |
Renewal (Anchor: ren)
| TLD | Duration (Years) 13 | Auto Renewal 14 | Renewal Grace Period (Days) | Constraints / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .NET | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .ORG | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .INFO | 1 - 10 | 15 | None | |
| .BIZ | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .MOBI | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .NAME | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| CentralNic | 1 - 10 | 5 | None | |
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .IN | 1 - 10 | 15 | None | |
| .WEB.IN | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| .MN | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .BZ | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .CC | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .TV | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .EU | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | |
| .UK | Only 2 | 90 | Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry. | |
| .US | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .WS | 1 - 10 | 40 | Renewal before expiry is highly recommended. | |
| .ME | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .CN | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .NZ | 1 - 10 | 0 | 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. | |
| .CA | 1 - 10 | 40 | 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, 2012 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 | 0 | None | |
| .AU | 2 | 30 | You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 30 days after it Expires. |
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| .XXX | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .RU | 1 | 30 | You can not Renew your .RU domain name until 60 days prior to it's Expiry. |
Transfer (Anchor: trf)
| TLD | Registration Term Extended By (Years) | Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 15 | Constraints / Comments | 60 Day Transfer Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .NET | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .ORG | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .INFO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .BIZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in. | |
| .MOBI | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .NAME | 1 | 1 - 32 Characters | None | |
| CentralNic | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| .ASIA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .IN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .WEB.IN | None | None | None | |
| .MN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .BZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .CC | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .TV | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .EU | 1 | None | None | |
| .UK | 0 | None | Transfer does not include one year Renewal. | |
| .US | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .WS | 1 | 1 - 30 Characters | None | |
| .ME | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .CN | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .NZ | 1 | 8 Characters | None | |
| .CO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred | |
| .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. | |
| .DE | 1 | 8 - 255 Characters | Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .DE domain name. | |
| .ES | 1 | None | None | |
| .AU | 0 | 6 - 32 Characters | Transfer is free of cost. | |
| .XXX | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .RU | 0 | None | Transfer is free of cost. Transfer involves submitting documentation to Registrar RU-Center |
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Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)
| TLD | Supported 16 | Grace Period (Days) |
|---|---|---|
| .COM | 30 | |
| .NET | 30 | |
| .ORG | 30 | |
| .INFO | 30 | |
| .BIZ | 30 | |
| .MOBI | 30 | |
| .NAME | None | |
| CentralNic | 45 | |
| .ASIA | 30 | |
| .IN | 30 | |
| .WEB.IN | None | |
| .MN | 30 | |
| .BZ | 30 | |
| .CC | 30 | |
| .TV | 30 | |
| .EU | 40 | |
| .UK | None | |
| .US | 30 | |
| .WS | None | |
| .ME | 30 | |
| .CN | 15 | |
| .NZ | 90 | |
| .CO | 15 | |
| .CA | 30 | |
| .DE | None | |
| .ES | None | |
| .AU | None | |
| .XXX | 30 | |
| .RU | None |
Other Operations (Anchor: oth)
| TLD | Child Name Servers 17 | Theft Protection / Locks 18 | Suspension 19 | Contact Details Modification 20 | Move Operation 21 | Privacy Protection 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .NET | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ORG | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .INFO | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .BIZ | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .MOBI | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .NAME | Unlimited | Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period. | ||||
| CentralNic | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ASIA | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .IN | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .WEB.IN | Not Supported | No Restriction | ||||
| .MN | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .BZ | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .CC | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .TV | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .EU | 1 - 9 | Registrant Name/Company modification 23 is a billable action. | ||||
| .UK | 1 - 10 | Registrant Name/Company modification 24 is a billable action. | ||||
| .US | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .WS | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ME | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .CN | 1 - 6 | No Restriction | ||||
| .NZ | 1 - 8 | No Restriction | ||||
| .CO | 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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| .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. 25 |
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| .ES | Unlimited |
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| .AU | Unlimited | Theft Protection: Locks: |
No Restriction | |||
| .XXX | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .RU | Unlimited | Theft Protection: Locks: |
Modification of Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name require documentation to be submitted to Registrar RU-Center. 27 |
- 1. Deleting a Domain Name
- 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
- 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
- 4. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
- 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 6. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 7. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 8. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
- 9. .CA Canadian Presence Requirement for any Contact assigned as the Registrant
- 10. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 11. .ES Contact Details related Rules
- 12. .AU Contact Details related Rules
- 13. Renewing a Domain Name
- 14. What is Auto-Renewal?
- 15. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
- 16. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
- 17. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
- 18. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
- 19. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
- 20. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
- 21. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
- 22. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
- 23. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
- 24. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name
- 25. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 26. .ES Contact Details related Rules
- 27. Instructions for Modifying Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name
