.GR

.GR is the official country code Top-Level-Domain of Greece.

Introduced	1989
Country	Greece
Registry	GR Registry
IDN Capable	Yes
Webpage	Register .GR

Registry

TLD	.gr
Allowed TLDs	.gr, .com.gr
Registry	.GR REGISTRY
Dispute Policy	-
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/whois.jsp?lang=en
WHOIS-Update	-
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: allowed
Limitations	Registrant Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Admin Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Tech Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1 Billing Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 1
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IDN capable	Yes
Restore capable	Real-Time
Handle Updates	Supported (partially)
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	0 to 16
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Object
SEC DNS Interface	DS data interface
Transferclass	Pull
Transfer Periods	0Y
Transfer Authcode required	Yes
Transfer Real-Time	Yes
Transfer Lock	No
Transfer Confirmation (Request / Approve)	- / -
Owner Change by	Trade
Trade Periods	-
Trade Confirmation (Request / Approve)	- / -

Periods

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Registration Periods	2 years / 4 years / 6 years / 8 years / 10 years
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-1 week
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	14 days
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	15 days
Deletion Hold Period	0 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	2 years / 4 years / 6 years / 8 years / 10 years

API

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>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>

X-VATID = <TEXT>
X-REGISTRANT-VATID = <TEXT>
X-ADMIN-VATID = <TEXT>
X-TECH-VATID = <TEXT>
X-BILLING-VATID = <TEXT>

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.
Domain transfers are processed in Real-Time.

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
auth = <TEXT>

OPTIONAL

order = CREATE | REPLACE | UPDATE

subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>
period = <PERIOD>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 15 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 15 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT>
subuser = <TEXT>

Ownerchange

All contact information with the exception of registrant Name, Firstname and Organisation can be updated through the ModifyDomain command.
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>
ownercontact0 = <CONTACT>

TLD specific

Registration

To register a .GR domain you can optionally provide the tax/identity card numbers of the respective contacts by using the following parameters:

'''X-REGISTRANT-VATID''' = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) - The tax number of the registrant
'''X-ADMIN-VATID''' = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) - The tax number of the administrative contact
'''X-TECH-VATID''' = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) - The tax number of the technical contact
'''X-BILLING-VATID''' = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) - The tax number of the billing contact

If you are using the same contact for every role it is possible to specify only one parameter:

'''X-VATID''' = <TEXT> (max. 255 chars) - The tax number for all contacts

If you provide a tax number with the X-VATID parameter it is automatically applied to all contacts of the domain.

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.

Please do not initiate a restore directly at the registry (e.g. using the registrar webinterface). All restore operations must be performed through our system.