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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
.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

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 10 Auto Renewal 11 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
.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

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 12 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
.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.

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 13 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
.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

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 14 Theft Protection / Locks 15 Suspension 16 Contact Details Modification 17 Move Operation 18 Privacy Protection 19
.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. 20
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 21 is a billable action.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 22 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.
  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. Renewing a Domain Name
  11. 11. What is Auto-Renewal?
  12. 12. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  13. 13. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  14. 14. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  15. 15. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  16. 16. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  17. 17. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  18. 18. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  19. 19. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  20. 20. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
  21. 21. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  22. 22. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name