Revision as of 14:13, 6 November 2017

.IE is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ireland. As of 2000, the business of administrating the domain registry is handled by IE Domain Registry Limited. Domain name registration is open to individuals located in, or with a significant connection with, any part of the island of Ireland.

Introduced	1988
Country	Ireland
Registry	IE Domain Registry (IEDR)
IDN Capable	No
Webpage	Register .IE

Registry

Periods

API

Domain Registration

Domains can be registered with the API AddDomain command.

command = AddDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)

X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS = (TEXT)

OPTIONAL

auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)
period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)

X-IE-REGISTRANT-REMARKS
X-REGISTRANT-VATID
X-REGISTRANT-IDNUMBER

Example:

command = AddDomain
domain  = domain.ie
ownercontact0 = P-ABC123
admincontact0 = P-ABC123
techcontact0 = P-ABC123
billingcontact0 = P-ABC123
nameserver0 = ns0.nameserver.ie
nameserver1 = ns1.nameserver.ie
X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS = Company

X-IE-REGISTRANT-REMARKS = TRADE MARK: 1234567
or
X-REGISTRANT-VATID = IE 1234567AB
or
X-REGISTRANT-IDNUMBER = 1234567

Further information can be found at TLD specific

Domain Transfer

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 =  (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
auth = (AUTH)

Further information can be found at TLD specific

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is no Deletion Restorable Period.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Ownerchange

In order to change the owner you have to request a trade with the TradeDomain command. This can be done through our web interface or through our API:

command = TradeDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)

Further information can be found at TLD specific

TLD specific

Registration

Necessary documents required in case of registration:

Company:

Case 1: Not yet registered for trading purposes: Copies of identification (Passport/Drivers Licence etc.) proof of address and a letter which outlines the claim to the domain name

Case 2: Sole Trader VAT number, CRO number, RBN or a letter from an accountant, solicitor or bank manager confirming being a Sole Trader

Case 3: Registered Business Number (RBN) RBN is sufficient

Case 4: Registering a domain for a publication created by the company Copy of the publication or link if online

Case 5: Domain for a new product Company number and extra information (signed letter on company letterhead outlining the claim to the name)

Case 6: Domain based on the company’s name Company number

Individual

Case 1: Personal domain name Copy of passport or drivers licence or a recent utility bill

Case 2: Domain for a blog Copy of passport or drivers licence or a recent utility bill

Case 3: Business under own name VAT number, CRO number, RBN or a letter from an accountant, solicitor or bank manager confirming being a Sole Trader

Case 4: Politician Signed letter on official letterhead

Case 5: Domain for registered trademark Trademark number or a copy of the trademark certificate

Club or society

Case 1: Domain name for society Signed letter on the society letterhead

Case 2: Domain name for club Signed letter on the club letterhead

School or College

Roll number

Charity

Charity Number (CHY)

State Agency

Proof the applicant is a statutory body

Other

Prove the claim by using similar methods to those listed above.

In order to complete a registration for a .IE domain you will have to send the necessary documents to Hexonet. Supported file types are .pdf, .tif, .tiff, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .doc, .docx, and .odt.

Ownerchange

Necessary documents required in case of ownerchange:

A signed document on headed paper from the current Administrative Contact (domain holder). This letter must state that they authorise the cancellation of the domain name in order to reassign the domain to the future domain owner.

Information from the future domain owner showing their claim on the proposed name as per the IEDR’s registration policies.

The future owner must also provide their contact details to be updated as the Administrative Contact.

In order to complete an ownerchange for a .IE domain you will have to send the necessary documents to Hexonet. Supported file types are .pdf, .tif, .tiff, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .doc, .docx, and .odt.

X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS

Simplified registration process

IEDR has simplify the registration process starting on 2017-11-04.

Formerly a valid combination of X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS and X-IE-REGISTRANT-CATEGORY had to be provided. Now only a simplified X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS has to be given.

This can be one of

Outdated: X-IE-REGISTRANT-CLASS AND X-IE-REGISTRANT-CATEGORY

Valid values and possible combinations:

TLD specific for Northern Ireland, Ireland, United Kingdom and USA

For both, Ownerchange and Registration, the Domain Owner Contact must contain the state information as follows:

Northern Ireland

REQUIRED

Co. Antrim
Co. Armagh
Co. Derry
Co. Down
Co. Fermanagh
Co. Tyrone

Ireland

REQUIRED

Co. Carlow
Co. Cavan
Co. Clare
Co. Cork
Co. Donegal
Co. Dublin
Co. Galway
Co. Kerry
Co. Kildare
Co. Kilkenny
Co. Laois
Co. Leitrim
Co. Limerick
Co. Longford
Co. Louth
Co. Mayo
Co. Meath
Co. Monaghan
Co. Offaly
Co. Roscommon
Co. Sligo
Co. Tipperary
Co. Waterford
Co. Westmeath
Co. Wexford
Co. Wicklow

United Kingdom

REQUIRED

Alderney
Avon
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Borders
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Central
Cheshire
Cleveland
Clwyd
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Dumfries & Galloway
Durham
Dyfed
East Sussex
Essex
Fife
Gloucestershire
Grampian
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Guernsey
Gwent
Gwynedd
Hampshire
Hereford & Worcester
Hertfordshire
Highland
Humberside
Isle Of Man
Isle of Wight
Jersey
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Lothian
Merseyside
Mid Glamorgan
Middlesex
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Orkney
Oxfordshire
Powys
Scotland
Shetland
Shropshire
Somerset
South Glamorgan
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Strathclyde
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Tayside
Tyne & Wear
Wales
Warwickshire
West Glamorgan
West Lothian
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Western Isles
Wiltshire

USA

REQUIRED

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
District of Columbia (DC)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont	(VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

Addons

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