.ORG.ZA

.ZA is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of the Republic of South Africa. Available forms: .ORG.ZA

Introduced	2013
Country	South Africa
Registry	.ZA Registry
IDN Capable	No
Webpage	Register org.za

Registry

TLD	-
Registry	.ZA REGISTRY
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	org-whois.registry.net.za
WHOIS-Update	Real-Time
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: not 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	No
Restore capable	Real-Time
Handle Updates	Supported
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	2 to 13
Registry Nameservercheck	Yes
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Attribute
SEC DNS Interface	DS data interface
Transferclass	Pull
Transfer Periods	1Y
Transfer Authcode required	No
Transfer Real-Time	No
Transfer Pending Period	5 days
Transfer Expire Action	NACK
Transfer ACK by	Registrant
Transfer NACK by	Registrant
Transfer Lock	No
Owner Change by	Update

Periods

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Registration Periods	1-10 years
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-7 days
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	8 days
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	20 days
Deletion Hold Period	0 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1-9 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)
period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)

Domain Transfer

command = TransferDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

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

Further information can be found at TLD specific

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 20 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 0 days.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 20 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

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

Ownerchange

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

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)

TLD specific

Nameserver Checks

PLEASE NOTE: The registry performs nameserver checks, therefore, domains are not activated until the domain's nameservers are successfully checked by the registry.

Terms and Restricitions

Please be advised that domain changes might not be reflected in the .ZA registry's WHOIS until the five day pendingUpdate period has passed.

Please be advised that changes to the domain or associated contacts might not be possible for the first week after registration, due to registry policies.

Transfer procedure

A transfer of a .ORG.ZA domain can be ACCEPTED or DENIED by an EMAIL VOTING procedure.

• An email will be sent to each whois contact (Owner, Admin, Tech, Billing)
  
• The transfer will fail if at least one party denies the transfer
  
• At least one party has to APPROVE for a successful transfer
  
• If there are NO votes received (APPROVE or DENY) the domain will not be transferred.
  
• If somebody doesn't vote, the vote will be disregarded
  

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.