From HEXONET Wiki
| .AF is the official country code Top-Level-Domain of Afghanistan. |
| TLD |
.af |
| Registry | |
| Dispute Policy | |
| Registrar |
1api GmbH |
| WHOIS-Server |
whois.nic.af |
| WHOIS-Update |
Real-Time |
| Min. Characters |
3 |
| Max. Characters |
63 |
| Character Set |
|
| Limitations |
|
| IDN capable |
No |
| Restore capable |
Real-Time |
| Handle Updates |
Supported |
| Registration System |
Real-Time |
| Allowed number of NS |
2 to 10 |
| Registry Nameservercheck |
No |
| Host IP-Addresses Type |
IPv4 / IPv6 |
| Hosts managed as |
Object |
| Root Nameserver Update |
hourly |
| SEC DNS Interface |
DS data interface |
| Transferclass |
Pull |
| Transfer Periods |
0Y |
| Transfer Authcode required |
No |
| Transfer Real-Time |
No |
| Transfer ACK by |
Registrar |
| Transfer NACK by |
Registrar |
| Transfer Lock |
Yes |
| Owner Change by |
Update |
| Registration Periods |
1-5 years |
| Add Grace Period |
0 days |
| Accounting Period |
-1 week |
| Finalization Period |
-1 day |
| Failure Period |
-1 day |
| Payment Period |
-61 days |
| Deletion Restorable Period |
5 days |
| Deletion Hold Period |
14 days |
| Explicit Renewals |
Yes |
| Renewal Periods |
1-4 years |
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 transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command.
As soon as a domain transfer has been initiated it can either be approved ("ACK") by Registrar or denied ("NACK") by Registrar.
command = TransferDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
auth = <TEXT> | <NULL> action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER domainauth = <TEXT>
OPTIONAL
order = CREATE | REPLACE | UPDATE nameserver# = <TEXT> | <NULL> subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL> period = <PERIOD> ownercontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL> admincontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL> techcontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL> billingcontact0 = <CONTACT> | <NULL> transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
Delete Domain
Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 5 days and a following Deletion Hold Period of 14 days.
command = DeleteDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
n/a
OPTIONAL
n/a
Restore Domain
Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 5 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain.
command = RestoreDomain domain = (DOMAIN)
REQUIRED
n/a
OPTIONAL
force = 0 | 1 | <NULL> renewalmode = <NULL> | <TEXT> subuser = <TEXT>
Ownerchange
An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command.
Authorization code
There are special requirements regarding the format of the authorization code. Please consider the following restrictions, if you want to assign a new authorization code to a .COM domain:
- Minimum 8 characters
- having at least one (1) numeric,
- one (1) alphabetic, and
- one (1) special character
You may generate a valid random auth code by adding this parameter to the ModifyDomain command:
GENERATERANDOMAUTH = 1
Example:
command = ModifyDomain domain = domain.com generaterandomauth = 1
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.
