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 | |
| .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 | |
| .US | 1 - 10 | 4 | Nexus Compliance 4 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .DE | 1 | 0 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 5 | 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. 6 | 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. 7 |
2 to 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .XXX | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 to 63 Characters | 2 - 13 |
Renewal (Anchor: ren)
| TLD | Duration (Years) 8 | Auto Renewal 9 | Renewal Grace Period (Days) | Constraints / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| .NET | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| .ORG | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .INFO | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| .BIZ | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| .NAME | 1 - 10 | 30 | None | |
| CentralNic | 1 - 10 | 5 | None | |
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .TEL | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .US | 1 - 10 | 30 | 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 |
Transfer (Anchor: trf)
| TLD | Registration Term Extended By (Years) | Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 10 | 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. | |
| .NAME | 1 | 1 - 32 Characters | None | |
| CentralNic | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| .ASIA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .TEL | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .US | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .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 |
Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)
| TLD | Supported 11 | Grace Period (Days) |
|---|---|---|
| .COM | 30 | |
| .NET | 30 | |
| .ORG | 30 | |
| .INFO | 30 | |
| .BIZ | 30 | |
| .NAME | None | |
| CentralNic | 45 | |
| .ASIA | 30 | |
| .TEL | 30 | |
| .US | 30 | |
| .DE | None | |
| .ES | None | |
| .AU | None | |
| .XXX | 30 |
Other Operations (Anchor: oth)
| TLD | Child Name Servers 12 | Theft Protection / Locks 13 | Suspension 14 | Contact Details Modification 15 | Move Operation 16 | Privacy Protection 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .NET | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ORG | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .INFO | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .BIZ | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .NAME | Unlimited | Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period. | ||||
| CentralNic | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ASIA | Unlimited | 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. 18 | ||||
| .US | 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. 19 |
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| .ES | Unlimited |
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| .AU | Unlimited | Theft Protection: Locks: |
No Restriction | |||
| .XXX | 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. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
- 5. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 6. .ES Contact Details related Rules
- 7. .AU Contact Details related Rules
- 8. Renewing a Domain Name
- 9. What is Auto-Renewal?
- 10. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
- 11. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
- 12. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
- 13. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
- 14. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
- 15. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
- 16. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
- 17. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
- 18. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
- 19. .DE Contact Details related Rules
- 20. .ES Contact Details related Rules