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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
.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 3 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 4 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CO 1 - 5 0 Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 5 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
.XXX 1 - 10 4 None 3 to 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 7 Auto Renewal 8 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
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 10 0 None
.US 1 - 10 30 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.
.ES 1 - 5 0 None
.XXX 1 - 10 40 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.
.CC 18 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None None
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CO 1 6 - 16 Characters .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred
.ES 1 None None
.XXX 1 6 - 16 Characters None

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 10 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.CO 15
.ES None
.XXX 30

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
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 17 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.CO Unlimited 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. 18
.XXX Unlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  4. 4. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  5. 5. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
  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 the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  18. 18. .ES Contact Details related Rules