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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
.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
.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
.ME 1 - 10 1 Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs
to be a Montenegrin individual/entity.		 3 - 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

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 7 Auto Renewal 8 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
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.TEL 1 - 10 40 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.
.ME 1 - 10 40 None
.ES 1 - 5 0 None

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 9 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
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.TEL 1 1 - 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
.ME 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.ES 1 None None

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 10 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
.ASIA 30
.TEL 30
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.WS None
.ME 30
.ES None

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

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