.AM

.AM is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Armenia. .AM domains are used by individuals and corporations related to the AM Radio Station Industry.

Introduced	1994
Country	Armenia
Registry	Nic AM
IDN Capable	No
Webpage	Register .AM

Registry

TLD	.am
Registry	Nic AM
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	whois.nic.am
WHOIS-Update	12 to 24 hours
Min. Characters	1
Max. Characters	63
Character Set	Letters and numbers Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD IDN: allowed
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IDN capable	Yes
Restore capable	Manual
Handle Updates	Unsupported
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	2 to 6
Registry Nameservercheck	No
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Attribute
Root Nameserver Update	every 4 hours
Transferclass	Other
Transfer Authcode required	No
Transfer Real-Time	No
Transfer Lock	Yes
Owner Change by	Trade
Trade Periods	reset, 1 year added
Trade Confirmation (Request / Approve)	- / Fax

Periods

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Registration Periods	1-5 years
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	-1 day
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	30 days
Deletion Hold Period	0 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1-5 years

API

Domain Registration

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

command = AddDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

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

OPTIONAL

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

Domain Transfer

Domain Transfers have to be done manually. In order to proceed with a domain-transfer, please be so kind and provide us with a letter of authorization, signed by the Registrant and a proof of ID. Please forward this information to [email protected].

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

auth = <TEXT> | <NULL>
ownercontact0 = (CONTAMT)
admincontact0 = (CONTAMT)
techcontact0 = (CONTAMT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTAMT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)

OPTIONAL

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.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed manually within 30 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

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

Ownerchange

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

Please note that the registry does not support handle updates. You have to create a new handle containing the same information for Name, Firstname and Organisation as well as the updated contact information and attach it to the domain with the ModifyDomain command.

command = ModifyDomain
domain = (domain)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTAMT)

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 = (CONTAMT)

Before a trade gets processed by the registry, a fax form is required by the registry to process a trade. Once confirmed then the trade will be processed.

Further information can be found at TLD specific

TLD specific

Ownerchange

To complete the Change of Registrant of an AM Domain successfully, you need to send a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to [email protected]. The information required that current registrant authorizing the trade to a new registrant. Please note that a copy of a valid government issued ID (for current registrant) would be required as part of the authentication process.

RegistrarOC

Restore Process

To restore a domain as a RegistrarOC customer, please execute the RestoreDomain command. Please note that the restore will be handled manually and the domain will not be available in real-time.