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
.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
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 5 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 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
.DE 1 0 German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 7 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. 8 3 to 63 Characters 2 - 7
.XXX 1 - 10 4 None 3 to 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 9 Auto Renewal 10 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
.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
.US 1 - 10 40 None
.WS 1 - 10 40 Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.
.CO 1 - 5 40 .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names are automatically renewed for a period of 5 years post their Expiry.
.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 CV. Bali Intermedia Utama.

  • 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
.XXX 1 - 10 40 None

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 11 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
.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
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WS 1 1 - 30 Characters None
.CO 1 6 - 16 Characters .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred
.DE 1 8 - 255 Characters Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .DE domain name.
.ES 1 None None
.XXX 1 6 - 16 Characters None

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 12 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
CentralNic 45
.ASIA 30
.IN 30
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.WS None
.CO 15
.DE None
.ES None
.XXX 30

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 13 Theft Protection / Locks 14 Suspension 15 Contact Details Modification 16 Move Operation 17 Privacy Protection 18
.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
.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 19 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
.CO 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. 20

.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. 21

.XXX Unlimited No Restriction
  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. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
  7. 7. .DE Contact Details related Rules
  8. 8. .ES Contact Details related Rules
  9. 9. Renewing a Domain Name
  10. 10. What is Auto-Renewal?
  11. 11. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  12. 12. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  13. 13. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  14. 14. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  15. 15. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  16. 16. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  17. 17. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  18. 18. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  19. 19. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  20. 20. .DE Contact Details related Rules
  21. 21. .ES Contact Details related Rules