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)

X-IT-PIN = (TEXT)
X-IT-ACCEPT-LIABILITY-TAC = 0 | 1
X-IT-ACCEPT-REGISTRATION-TAC = 0 | 1
X-IT-ACCEPT-EXPLICIT-TAC = 0 | 1

OPTIONAL

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

X-IT-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1
X-IT-NATIONALITY = (TEXT)
X-IT-ACCEPT-DIFFUSION-AND-ACCESSIBILITY-TAC = 0 | 1
X-IT-CONSENTFORPUBLISHING = 0 | 1

Further information can be found at TLD specific

Domain Transfer

The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar.
As soon as a domain transfer has been initiated it can either be approved ("ACK") by Registrar or denied ("NACK") by Registrar. If the registry receives neither a denial ("NACK") nor an approval ("ACK") the transfer will be ACKed after 1 day.

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

auth = (TEXT)

OPTIONAL

admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
X-IT-PIN = (TEXT)
period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 30 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 5 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 30 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

subuser = (TEXT)
renewalmode = (NULL) | (TEXT)

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)
X-IT-ACCEPT-LIABILITY-TAC = 1
X-IT-ACCEPT-REGISTRATION-TAC = 1
X-IT-ACCEPT-EXPLICIT-TAC =  1
X-IT-PIN = <fiscal code/VAT Number/id number>

OPTIONAL

X-IT-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1
X-IT-ACCEPT-DIFFUSION-AND-ACCESSIBILITY-TAC = 1

Further information can be found at TLD specific

Registration

The electronic application can be initiated through our webinterface or API as usual, but for .IT registrations additionally some special parameter are needed:

Description:

• To accept .IT terms and conditions:

  X-IT-ACCEPT-LIABILITY-TAC = 0 | 1 ''Required'' - accepts "Section 3 - Declarations and assumptions of liability"
  

• Sect. - 3. Declarations and assumptions of liability The Registrant of the domain name in question, declares under their own responsibility that they are:
  - in possession of the citizenship or resident in a country belonging to the European Union (in the case of registration for natural persons);
  - established in a country belonging to the European Union (in the case of registration for other organizations);
  - aware and accept that the registration and management of a domain name is subject to the "Rules of assignment and management of domain names in ccTLD. it" and "Regulations for the resolution of disputes in the ccTLD.it" and their subsequent amendments;
  - entitled to the use and/or legal availability of the domain name applied for, and that they do not prejudice, with the request for registration, the rights of others;
  - aware that for the inclusion of personal data in the Database of assigned domain names, and their possible dissemination and accessibility via the Internet, consent must be given explicitly by ticking the appropriate boxes in the information below. See "The policy of the .it Registry in the Whois Database" on the website of the Registry (http://www.nic.it);
  - aware and agree that in the case of erroneous or false declarations in this request, the Registry shall immediately revoke the domain name, or proceed with other legal actions. In such case the revocation shall not in any way give rise to claims against the Registry;
  - release the Registry from any liability resulting from the assignment and use of the domain name by the natural person that has made the request;
  - accept Italian jurisdiction and laws of the Italian State.
  
  

  X-IT-ACCEPT-REGISTRATION-TAC = 0 | 1 ''Required'' - accepts "Section 5 - Consent to the processing of personal data for registration"
  

  
  

• Sec. 5 - Consent to the processing of personal data for registration:
  The interested party, after reading the above disclosure, gives consent to the processing of information required for registration, as defined in the above disclosure. Giving consent is optional, but if no consent is given, it will not be possible to finalize the registration, assignment and management of the domain name.
  
  

  X-IT-ACCEPT-DIFFUSION-AND-ACCESSIBILITY-TAC = 0 | 1 ''Required'' - accepts - "Section 6 - Consent to the processing of personal data for diffusion and accessibility via the internet"
  

  
  
  

• Sec. 6 - Consent to the processing of personal data for diffusion and accessibility via the Internet
  The interested party, after reading the above disclosure, gives consent to the dissemination and accessibility via the Internet, as defined in the disclosure above. Giving consent is optional, but absence of consent does not allow the dissemination and accessibility of Internet data.
  
  

  X-IT-ACCEPT-EXPLICIT-TAC = 0 | 1 ''Required'' - accepts "Section 7 - Explicit acceptance of the following points"
  

  
  
  

• Sec. 7 - Explicit Acceptance of the following points
  For explicit acceptance, the interested party declares that they:
  d) are aware and agree that the registration and management of a domain name is subject to the "Rules of assignment and management of domain names in ccTLD.it" and "Regulations for the resolution of disputes in the ccTLD.it "and their subsequent amendments;
  e) are aware and agree that in the case of erroneous or false declarations in this request, the Registry shall immediately revoke the domain name, or proceed with other legal actions. In such case the revocation shall not in any way give rise to claims against the Registry;
  f) release the Registry from any liability resulting from the assignment and use of the domain name by the natural person that has made the request;
  g) accept the Italian jurisdiction and laws of the Italian State.
  
  

  X-IT-PIN = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) ''Required'' - further information below
  X-IT-NATIONALITY = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) ''Optional'' - the nationality of the registrant contact if it deviates from the country code.
  X-IT-REGISTRANT-ENTITY-TYPE = <INT> (max. 255 chars) ''Optional'': In some special cases you need to specify the exact entity type of the registrant:
  

  
  

  entity-type	meaning
  1	Italian and foreign natural persons
  2	Italian Companies / one man companies
  3	freelance workers / professionals
  4	non-profit organizations
  5	public organizations
  6	other subjects
  7	foreigners who match 2 - 6

  
  

• For the AddDomain / ModifyDomain command
  
  

  X-IT-CONSENTFORPUBLISHING = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) ''Optional'': Contact details will be hidden in the WHOIS.
  

Only individual and juridical persons residing in or belonging to a EU Member State can register domain names under the ccTLD "it". Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Esthonia, Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. For customers of any other country, we offer a Trustee Service.

If the registrant is an individual, the .IT PIN has to be

• The registrant's fiscal code (for Italian citizens consisting of exactly 16 characters and numbers) or
• the number of an identity document (for citizens resident in other EU states, where there is no equivalent individual fiscal code).

If the registrant is an organization, the .IT PIN has to be

• The company's fiscal code (for Italian companies consisting of exactly 11 digits) or
• The company's VAT number

Domain registration confirmation

Since summer of 2013 and after the latest roll-out of the NIC.IT guidelines (http://www.nic.it/create-and-change.it/regulations-and-guidelines), the IT registry requires the registrar to send out a confirmation email to the registrant, in order to inform him about the domain registration. This obligation is part of the EU Ecommerce Guideline of 2000 resp. 2005 and as each IT registrar is obliged to send out these emails.

Please find below an e-Mail template for individuals as well as for organizations:
For individual
For organization

Trustee Service

Depending on the TLD, the Trustee Service will be added to the existing contacts, or replaces one or more of the WHOIS contacts. Once replaced the Trustee acts on behalf of the registrant and thereby makes a registration of that specific TLD possible. It can be activated using the following parameter:

X-IT-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 1 ''enable our trustee service''

In order to mitigate legal risk of our Trustee, we validate all .IT domain registration requests which utilize our .IT Trustee Service. Registration of .IT domains using our Trustee Service will stay in "requested" status until validated by the Trustee lawyer. Please note that Validation can take up to 24 hours during a business day and up to 72 hours over weekends.

Nameserver Checks

Nameservers for a .IT domain have to be correctly configured before the registration request succeeds, otherwise registration will fail.
Please check that the following requirements are met:

mnt-by: 1API-REG

mnt-by: 1API-REG

The following overview shows you all available Domain Addons which can be used for this special kind of TLD. It also shows the respective API parameters which are required to activate the Domain Addons:

Restore Process