Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

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
.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
.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
.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. 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
.AU	2	1	.AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 10	2 to 63 Characters	2 - 13

Renewal ^{(Anchor: ren)}

TLD	Duration (Years) 11	Auto Renewal 12	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
.IN	1 - 10		15	None
.CC	1 - 10		40	None
.TV	1 - 10		40	None
.EU	1 - 10		0	None
.UK	Only 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
.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.
.CA	1 - 10		40	None
.AU	2		30	You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 30 days after it Expires.

Transfer ^{(Anchor: trf)}

TLD	Registration Term Extended By (Years)	Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 13	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.
.MOBI	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.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
.EU	1	None	None
.UK	0	None	Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.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
.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.
.AU	0	6 - 32 Characters	Transfer is free of cost.

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period ^{(Anchor: res)}

TLD	Supported 14	Grace Period (Days)
.COM		30
.NET		30
.ORG		30
.INFO		30
.BIZ		30
.MOBI		30
.NAME		None
.ASIA		30
.TEL		30
.IN		30
.CC		30
.TV		30
.EU		40
.UK		None
.US		30
.ME		30
.CO		15
.CA		30
.AU		None

Other Operations ^{(Anchor: oth)}

TLD	Child Name Servers 15	Theft Protection / Locks 16	Suspension 17	Contact Details Modification 18	Move Operation 19	Privacy Protection 20
.COM	Unlimited			No Restriction
.NET	Unlimited			No Restriction
.ORG	Unlimited			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.
.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. 21
.IN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CC	Unlimited			No Restriction
.TV	Unlimited			No Restriction
.EU	1 - 9			Registrant Name/Company modification 22 is a billable action.
.UK	1 - 10			Registrant Name/Company modification 23 is a billable action.
.US	Unlimited			No Restriction
.ME	Unlimited			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.
.AU	Unlimited	Theft Protection: Locks:		No Restriction