TLD Information


Zone Info
.IO is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of The British Indian Ocean Territory
Zone Use
Companies located in this territory, as well as companies or corporations who have business with this territoy
Characters (Min.3, Max.63)
Letter and numbers, hyphens "-", however not at the beginning or directly infront of the TLD.
Registration period
1 to 1 Years
Add Grace Period
0 Days (Add grace period is the period in which you can delete a domain and receive the refund of costs involved.)
Autorenew Grace Period
0 Days (The autorenew grace period is the period in which your domains will get autorenewed without an immediate debit of the respective costs. During the autorenew grace period you still have the possibility of deleting the domain.)
Deletion process
Is the process necessary for you to complete a domain deletion:

.IO Domains can be deleted through the WebInterface. The backend automatically submits an email irrevocably to the official registry and request the deletion.

Deletion timeframe
This refers to the deletion period in which your domain deletion command must be received by, in order not to have the domain renewed and charged accordingly:

2 Days prior to the expiration date.

IDN capable
Yes
Restrictions
None
Registry
.IO Domain Name Registry NIC.IO
Dispute Policy
http://www.nic.io/dres.html
WHOIS-Update
Real-time
WHOIS-Server
whois.nic.io
Registration System
Real-Time
Transfers
Transfer are not available at this point in time.
Transfer procedure
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Transfer notes
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Transfer time
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