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
.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
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 5 Auto Renewal 6 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
.NAME 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.

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 7 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.
.NAME 1 1 - 32 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

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 8 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.NAME None
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.WS None

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 9 Theft Protection / Locks 10 Suspension 11 Contact Details Modification 12 Move Operation 13 Privacy Protection 14
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 15 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS 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. Renewing a Domain Name
  6. 6. What is Auto-Renewal?
  7. 7. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  8. 8. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  9. 9. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  10. 10. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  11. 11. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  12. 12. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  13. 13. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  14. 14. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  15. 15. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer