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Introduced | 1985 | ||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||
Registry | Nominet | ||
IDN Capable | No | ||
Webpage | Register .UK |
Contents |
Registry
TLD |
.co.uk |
Allowed TLDs |
.co.uk, .me.uk, .org.uk |
Registry | |
Dispute Policy | |
Registrar |
1api GmbH |
WHOIS-Server |
whois.nic.uk |
WHOIS-Update |
5 min. |
Min. Characters |
1 |
Max. Characters |
63 |
Character Set |
|
Limitations |
|
IDN capable |
No |
Restore capable |
Real-Time |
Handle Updates |
Supported |
Registration System |
Real-Time |
Allowed number of NS |
0 to 10 |
Registry Nameservercheck |
No |
Host IP-Addresses Type |
IPv4 / IPv6 |
Hosts managed as |
Object |
Root Nameserver Update |
random times a day |
SEC DNS Interface |
DS data interface |
Transferclass |
Push |
Transfer Authcode required |
No |
Transfer Real-Time |
Yes |
Transfer Lock |
Yes |
Owner Change by |
Update |
Trade Real-Time |
Yes |
Transfer included |
No |
Trade ACK by |
- |
Trade NACK by |
- |
Periods
Registration Periods |
1-10 years |
Add Grace Period |
0 days |
Accounting Period |
-1 week |
Finalization Period |
-1 day |
Failure Period |
89 days |
Payment Period |
-61 days |
Deletion Restorable Period |
1 day |
Deletion Hold Period |
0 days |
Explicit Renewals |
Yes |
Renewal Periods |
1-10 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>
Domain Transfer
The losing registrar has to inititate the transfer to push the domain to the gaining (new) registrar. The gaining registrar has to be aware of the planned domain transfer. Hence the transfer has to be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
command = TransferDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
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 1 day.
command = DeleteDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
Restore Domain
Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 1 day upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.
command = RestoreDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
OPTIONAL
renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT> subuser = <TEXT>
Ownerchange
An Ownerchange for uk as well as for .co.uk can only be done by the registrant on side of the registry NOMINET directly: l https://secure.nominet.org.uk/auth/login.html
TLD specific
Transfer procedure
First of all a transfer should be requested for the respective domain name with the TransferDomain command API .
Then the registrant of the domain name has to contact his current registrar and ask him to change the so-called Registrar-Tag to 1API-DE. As soon as this has been done, the domain name transfer will succeed automatically. Please note that when a .UK domain is transferred successfully, the remaining registration period remains unchanged. Please do not forget to initiate the transfer in our system, otherwise the domain can not be assigned to your account and will not be renewed.
Addons
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:
Addon Class | Parameter to (de)activate *1) | Renewal term *2) | Affected Parameters *3) |
Proxy (WHOISTRUSTEE_UK) | X-ACCEPT-WHOISTRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 | 1 month | All Contacts |
X-ACCEPT-WHOISTRUSTEE-TAC=0