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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
.TEL 1 - 10 4 None 2 - 63 Characters 5
.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

 1 - 10
.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
.TEL 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
.UKOnly 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
.CN1 - 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:

  • you will no longer be able to manage your .DE domain name with ScopeNames Inc.

  • your .DE domain name will be transferred directly under the .DE Registry (DENIC) and you will receive instructions from DENIC for managing your domain name with them.
.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.
.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
.NET1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 16 - 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 CharactersNone
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.TEL 1 1 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WEB.IN None None None
.MN 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 18 - 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 CharactersNone
.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

  • Transfer between Registrars:

    • 2nd Level .RU domain names: 30-Day Transfer Lock

    • 3rd Level .RU domain names: Can not be Transferred among Registrars

  • Transfer between Registrar RU-Center and any of their Partners: Both 2nd Level and 3rd Level .RU domain names can be Transferred without any restrictions.

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
.TEL 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
.ORGUnlimited 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
.ASIAUnlimited 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. 23
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.WEB.IN Not Supported No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 24 is a billable action.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 25 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
.MEUnlimited 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.
.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. 26
.ES Unlimited

  • For Registrant Contact:

    • The Registrant Contact of a .ES domain name may either be a natural person/individual or a company.

    • You may neither modify any Contact Details nor select another Contact as the Registrant Contact, of a registered .ES domain name.

  • For Other Contacts:

    • The Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts must be natural persons/individuals only.

    • You may not modify any Contact Details. However, you may add another .ES Contact and select the same as either the Admin, Technical or Billing Contact.

  • Common: While adding a .ES Contact, you need to provide additional identification information. 27
.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. 28
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  7. 7. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  8. 8. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
  9. 9. .CA Canadian Presence Requirement for any Contact assigned as the Registrant
  10. 10. .DE Contact Details related Rules
  11. 11. .ES Contact Details related Rules
  12. 12. .AU Contact Details related Rules
  13. 13. Renewing a Domain Name
  14. 14. What is Auto-Renewal?
  15. 15. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  16. 16. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  17. 17. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  18. 18. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  19. 19. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  20. 20. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  21. 21. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  22. 22. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  23. 23. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
  24. 24. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  25. 25. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name
  26. 26. .DE Contact Details related Rules
  27. 27. .ES Contact Details related Rules
  28. 28. Instructions for Modifying Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name