Revision as of 09:09, 16 July 2015

.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)

OPTIONAL

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

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 = ModifyDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

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

Further information can be found at TLD specific

TLD specific

Registration

In order to complete a registration for a .IE domain you will have to send the following additional information to Hexonet: E.g.Proof of business relationship with Ireland (Bills etc.) and a excerpt from the commercial register

Important:
The domain name must correspond to the company name.
Example: product - proof required, company name, etc.

Ownerchange

To complete an ownerchange order of .IE domain you have to be send following additional information of the new owner to Hexonet: Proof of business relationship with Ireland (Bills etc.) and an excerpt of the commercial register must be sent.

Important:
The domain name must correspond to the company name.
Example: product - proof required, company name, etc.

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

Co. Antrim

Co. Armagh

Co. Derry

Co. Down

Co. Fermanagh

Co. Tyrone

Ireland

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

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

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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