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 | |
| .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 | |
| .CC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .TV | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
| .US | 1 - 10 | 4 | Nexus Compliance 4 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
| .ME | 1 - 10 | 1 | Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs to be a Montenegrin individual/entity. |
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 |
Renewal (Anchor: ren)
| TLD | Duration (Years) 6 | Auto Renewal 7 | Renewal Grace Period (Days) | Constraints / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .COM | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .NET | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .ORG | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .INFO | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .BIZ | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .NAME | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .TEL | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .IN | 1 - 10 | 15 | None | |
| .CC | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .TV | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .US | 1 - 10 | 40 | None | |
| .ME | 1 - 10 | 40 | 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. |
Transfer (Anchor: trf)
| TLD | Registration Term Extended By (Years) | Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 8 | 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 | |
| .ASIA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .TEL | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .IN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .CC | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .TV | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .US | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .ME | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .CO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred |
Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)
| TLD | Supported 9 | Grace Period (Days) |
|---|---|---|
| .COM | 30 | |
| .NET | 30 | |
| .ORG | 30 | |
| .INFO | 30 | |
| .BIZ | 30 | |
| .NAME | None | |
| .ASIA | 30 | |
| .TEL | 30 | |
| .IN | 30 | |
| .CC | 30 | |
| .TV | 30 | |
| .US | 30 | |
| .ME | 30 | |
| .CO | 15 |
Other Operations (Anchor: oth)
| TLD | Child Name Servers 10 | Theft Protection / Locks 11 | Suspension 12 | Contact Details Modification 13 | Move Operation 14 | Privacy Protection 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .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. | ||||
| .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. 16 | ||||
| .IN | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .CC | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .TV | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .US | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .ME | Unlimited | No Restriction | ||||
| .CO | 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. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
- 6. Renewing a Domain Name
- 7. What is Auto-Renewal?
- 8. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
- 9. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
- 10. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
- 11. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
- 12. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
- 13. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
- 14. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
- 15. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
- 16. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details