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		+	{{Infobox ccTLD
		+	| name = .AF
		+	| image    =[[File:af.png|250px]]
		+	| introduced = 1997
		+	| country = Afghanistan
		+	| registry = COCCA
		+	| idn capable = No
		+	| webpage = [https://www.hexonet.net/domain-name/af Register .AF]
		+	}}
		+
	{{#repositoryinfo:  COCCA-LIVE-1API | af }}		{{#repositoryinfo:  COCCA-LIVE-1API | af }}
−	{{#var:ABOUTTLD}}
	{{Sidebar}}		{{Sidebar}}
		+	<div style="font-size: 250%;">'''.AF'''</div><br/>
		+	.AF is the official country code Top-Level-Domain of Afghanistan.
−	<br>	+	{{Warnbox|Currently we can no longer guarantee the continued renewal of .AF domain names. Please note, we are exploring potential solutions to this issue and will continue to keep you updated as soon as we have more information, but in the meantime we recommend that you investigate alternative providers to renew your domain names.}}
		+	__TOC__
	= Registry =		= Registry =
	{{Summarybox		{{Summarybox
	| TLD={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:TLD}} | {{#var:TLD}} | - }}		| TLD={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:TLD}} | {{#var:TLD}} | - }}
		+	| Allowed TLDs={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:ADDTLD}} | {{#var:ADDTLD}} | - }}
	| Registry={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYURL}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYURL}} {{#var:REGISTRYURLNAME}}] | - }}		| Registry={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYURL}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYURL}} {{#var:REGISTRYURLNAME}}] | - }}
	| Dispute Policy={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} Rules] | - }}		| Dispute Policy={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} Rules] | - }}
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	= API =		= API =
−
	=== Domain Registration ===		=== Domain Registration ===
	{{#var:REGISTRATIONSENTENCE}}		{{#var:REGISTRATIONSENTENCE}}
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	<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>		<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
	<pre>		<pre>
−	auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>	+	auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)
−	transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>	+	period = (PERIOD)
−	subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>	+	transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
	</pre>		</pre>
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	<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>		<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
	<pre>		<pre>
−	auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>	+	auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)
−	action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER	+
−	domainauth = <TEXT>	+
	</pre>		</pre>
	<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>		<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
	<pre>		<pre>
−	order = CREATE | REPLACE | UPDATE	+	period = (PERIOD)
−		+	transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
−	nameserver# = <TEXT> | <NULL>	+	action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
−	subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>	+
−	period = <PERIOD>	+
−	ownercontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL>	+
−	admincontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL>	+
−	techcontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL>	+
−	billingcontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL>	+
−	transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>	+
−		+
	</pre>		</pre>
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	{{#var:DELETESENTENCE}}		{{#var:DELETESENTENCE}}
	{{#var:DELETEDOMAINCOMMAND}}		{{#var:DELETEDOMAINCOMMAND}}
−	<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
−	<pre>
−	n/a
−	</pre>
−
−	<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
−	<pre>
−	domainalerttriggercode = <TEXT> | <NULL>
−	repository = <TEXT> | <NULL>
−	</pre>
−
	=== Restore Domain ===		=== Restore Domain ===
	{{#var:RESTOREPOLICYSENTENCE}}		{{#var:RESTOREPOLICYSENTENCE}}
	{{#var:RESTOREDOMAINCOMMAND}}		{{#var:RESTOREDOMAINCOMMAND}}
−	<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
−	<pre>
−	n/a
−	</pre>
	<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>		<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
	<pre>		<pre>
−	force = 0 | 1 | <NULL>	+	subuser = (TEXT)
−	renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT>	+	renewalmode = AUTORENEW | AUTOEXPIRE | AUTODELETE
−	subuser = <TEXT>	+
	</pre>		</pre>
−
	=== Ownerchange ===		=== Ownerchange ===
	{{#var:TRADESENTENCE}}		{{#var:TRADESENTENCE}}
		+	{{#var:MODIFYDOMAINCOMMAND}}
		+	<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
		+	<pre>
		+	ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
		+	</pre>
	= TLD specific =		= TLD specific =
		+	=== Domain Activation ===
−	=== Authorization code ===	+	After registration, the .AF registry requires that the registrant activates the domain via the email that they will send to the registrant email address. If this is not done within 21 days, the registry will delete the domain without refund.
−		+
−	There are special requirements regarding the format of the authorization code. Please consider the following restrictions, if you want to assign a new authorization code to a .COM domain:	+
−		+
−	*Minimum 8 characters	+
−	*having at least one (1) numeric,	+
−	*one (1) alphabetic, and	+
−	*one (1) special character	+
−		+
−	<br>	+
−	These syntax rules are legible as of November 14th, 2009. It is possible that updates for domains which still have an "old" AuthCode assigned, will fail with this error message: <br><br><div class="alerthexonet alerthexonet-info">505 AUTH - minimum 8 characters, containing at least one numeric, one alphabetic and one special character</div>	+
−		+
−	You may generate a valid random auth code by adding this parameter to the ModifyDomain command:<br>	+
−	<pre>GENERATERANDOMAUTH = 1</pre>	+
−		+
−	Example:	+
−		+
−	<pre>	+
−	command = ModifyDomain	+
−	domain = domain.com	+
−	generaterandomauth = 1	+
−	</pre>	+
	= Addons =		= Addons =
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	{{#var:CATEGORY}}		{{#var:CATEGORY}}
−
−
−	<headertabs/>

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Latest revision as of 09:02, 2 May 2023

.AF is the official country code Top-Level-Domain of Afghanistan.

Introduced	1997
Country	Afghanistan
Registry	COCCA
IDN Capable	No
Webpage	Register .AF

Contents 1 Registry 2 Periods 3 API 3.1 Domain Registration 3.2 Domain Transfer 3.3 Delete Domain 3.4 Restore Domain 3.5 Ownerchange 4 TLD specific 4.1 Domain Activation 5 Addons 6 RegistrarOC 6.1 Restore Process

[edit] Registry

TLD	.af
Allowed TLDs	.af, .com.af, .net.af, .org.af
Registry	CoCCA
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	whois.nic.af
WHOIS-Update	Real-Time
Min. Characters	3
Max. Characters	63
Character Set	Letters and numbers Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD IDN: not allowed
Limitations	Registrant Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Admin Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1 Tech Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1 Billing Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1
{{{Possible Extensions}}}
IDN capable	No
Restore capable	Real-Time
Handle Updates	Supported
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	2 to 10
Registry Nameservercheck	No
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Object
Root Nameserver Update	hourly
SEC DNS Interface	DS data interface
Transferclass	Pull
Transfer Periods	0Y
Transfer Authcode required	No
Transfer Real-Time	No
Transfer ACK by	Registrar
Transfer NACK by	Registrar
Transfer Lock	Yes
Owner Change by	Update

[edit] Periods

{{{Possible Extensions}}}
Registration Periods	1-5 years
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-1 week
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	-1 day
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	5 days
Deletion Hold Period	14 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1-4 years

[edit] API

[edit] Domain Registration

Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command.

command = AddDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

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

OPTIONAL

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

[edit] Domain Transfer

The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
As soon as a domain transfer has been initiated it can either be approved ("ACK") by Registrar or denied ("NACK") by Registrar.

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)

OPTIONAL

period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER

[edit] Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 5 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 14 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

[edit] Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 5 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

subuser = (TEXT)
renewalmode = AUTORENEW | AUTOEXPIRE | AUTODELETE

[edit] Ownerchange

An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command.

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)

[edit] TLD specific

[edit] Domain Activation

After registration, the .AF registry requires that the registrant activates the domain via the email that they will send to the registrant email address. If this is not done within 21 days, the registry will delete the domain without refund.

[edit] Addons

[edit] RegistrarOC

Restore Process

To restore a domain as a RegistrarOC customer, you simply have to execute the RestoreDomain command. HEXONET directly forwards the restore request to the registry, which performs the restore in real-time. As soon as the restore is complete, the domain will get assigned to your account with the original domain data.