.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	-
Dispute Policy	-
Limitations	Registrant Contacts: Required: / Maximum: Admin Contacts: Required: / Maximum: Tech Contacts: Required: / Maximum: Billing Contacts: Required: / Maximum:
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Allowed number of NS	to

Periods

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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)

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 no Deletion Restorable Period.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

command = RestoreDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

OPTIONAL

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

Ownerchange

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)

REQUIRED

ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)

TLD specific

X-ZA-ACCEPT-HIGHLY-REGULATED-TAC

X-ZA-ACCEPT-HIGHLY-REGULATED-TAC = 1: The confirmation that the registrant meets the eligibility requirements for registering a .ZA second level domain which can be found on the Registry's website.

.ORG.ZA policies can be found here.

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

No special procedures.