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
.IN	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.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
.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
.AU	2	1	.AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 6	2 to 63 Characters	2 - 13

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
.IN	1 - 10		15	None
.MN	1 - 10		40	None
.BZ	1 - 10		40	None
.CC	1 - 10		40	None
.TV	1 - 10		40	None
.US	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.
.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 9	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
.IN	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.MN	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.BZ	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.CC	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.TV	1	8 - 32 Characters	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
.AU	0	6 - 32 Characters	Transfer is free of cost.

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
.IN		30
.MN		30
.BZ		30
.CC		30
.TV		30
.US		30
.CO		15
.AU		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
.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
.IN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.MN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.BZ	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CC	Unlimited			No Restriction
.TV	Unlimited			No Restriction
.US	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CO	Unlimited			No Restriction
.AU	Unlimited	Theft Protection: Locks:		No Restriction