.DE is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Germany (Deutschland). A .DE Domain is normally used by companies or private entities who are located in Germany.

.DE is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Germany (Deutschland). A .DE Domain is normally used by companies or private entities who are located in Germany.

Registry Periods API TLD specific Registry DeNIC eG Dispute Policy Rules Registrar 1api GmbH WHOIS-Server whois.denic.de 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: allowed Limitations Registrant Contacts: Required: 1 / Maximum: 5 Admin Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 1 Tech Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 3 Billing Contacts: Required: 0 / Maximum: 3 {{{Possible Extensions}}} IDN capable Yes Restore capable Real-Time Handle Updates Supported (partially) Registration System Real-Time Allowed number of NS 0 to 13 Registry Nameservercheck Yes Host IP-Addresses Type IPv4 / IPv6 Hosts managed as Attribute Root Nameserver Update 2 hours SEC DNS Interface KEY data interface Transferclass Pull Transfer Periods reset, 1 year / 1 month added Transfer Authcode required Yes Transfer Real-Time Yes Transfer Lock Yes Transfer Confirmation (Request / Approve) - / - Owner Change by Update {{{Possible Extensions}}} Registration Periods 1 year / 1 month Add Grace Period 0 days Accounting Period -1 week Finalization Period 0 days Failure Period 1 day Payment Period -61 days Deletion Restorable Period 30 days Deletion Hold Period 0 days Explicit Renewals No Renewal Periods 1 year / 1 month Domain Registration Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command. command = AddDomain domain = (DOMAIN) Additional Registration Parameters auth = (TEXT) transferlock = 0 | 1 X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-DATE = <DATE> X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-PLACE = <TEXT> X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-DATE = The registrant's date of birth in the form YYYY-MM-DD. X-FR-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-PLACE = (max. 255 chars) Required - The registrant's place of birth Domain Transfer The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command. A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar. Domain transfers are processed in Real-Time. command = TransferDomain domain = (DOMAIN) Additional Transfer Parameters Liste mit rotem Badge für required Parameter und Liste mit blauem Badge für Optionale Parameter Delete Domain Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command. There is a Deletion Restorable Period of 30 days. command = DeleteDomain domain = (DOMAIN) Additional Deletion Parameters YYYYYYYYY Restore Domain Restores can be processed in realtime. A restore is possible within 30 days upon deletion. Please use the command RestoreDomain. Ownerchange An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command. Possible Extensions X-TRUSTEE, X-TRUSTEE2, X-TRUSTEE3 IDN Domains A list of all allowed IDN Characters can be downloaded here: IDN Characters Contacts Owner or Admin contacts must have a valid address (no P.O. Box) located in Germany. Nameservers Configured nameservers are required. A web based ZoneCheck is available. If you do not have your own nameservers, you have got the possibility to use a NS-Entry. Nameserver-Refresh: Please note that the DENIC ROOT Nameservers will be refreshed every uneven hour at half past. Transit Transit is the name that DENIC gives to a procedure, which makes sure that a domain holder does not lose his/her domain if it ceases to be administered by a DENIC member. You should understand a little about the background: Usually, the request to register a domain is submitted to DENIC by a DENIC member acting on behalf of the customer. This DENIC member then goes on to handle all communications with DENIC concerning the domain on behalf of the domain holder. We call this "administering the domain". If, for whatever reason, the DENIC member ceases to administer the domain, DENIC tries to get in touch directly with the domain holder as part of its TRANSIT procedure in order to ensure that it will be possible to have the domain administered in future by a DENIC member appointed by the domain holder. DENIC will send a letter to the domain holder and issues an individual password. The domain holder can now use this password on a personalized web page to indicate for each domain concerned: which DENIC member is to administer the domain in future; whether DENIC is to administer it itself through the service DENICdirect; or whether the domain is to be deleted. This procedure ensures that the rights of domain holders to their domains are safeguarded. DENIC Transit FAQ (English, German) DENIC Transfer Homepage Dispute If you should ever receive an Email from our system telling you that the the respective domain name is in a DISPUTE you should contact the DENIC-Legal Department for further information. They will provide you with the information you need for removing the DISPUTE-ENTRY. But please note that DENIC will only communicate with the ADMIN or with the Domain OWNER who is listed in the public whois-database. More Information: Even if DENIC does not become involved in pending disputes about domains, it can do something for you by placing a DISPUTE entry on the disputed domain. The main effect of this instrument is that the domain holder loses the right to transfer the domain to someone else, which prevents them from trying to shirk away from sorting the matter out with you. The only feasible transfer of the domain is to you and that, of course, remains possible. The DISPUTE entry made on the domain in your favour also guarantees that you will instantly become its holder if the existing holder deletes it. That is particularly advantageous for you, since the highest German court has ruled that an adversary may file for a court to order a domain holder to delete a domain but it cannot file for an order to transfer it. If there is a DISPUTE entry on the domain in your name, then it is enough for you to file for deletion and, thanks to the DISPUTE-entry mechanism, you are sure that you will then become the domain holder yourself. For this purpose, it is essential that the form applying for a DISPUTE entry also specifies the person who will become your administrative contact should such a case arise. This will accelerate the clearing procedure later on. Trustee-Service .DE requires a local presence in order to register a domain. In most cases a local presence is required for either the owner or the admin-c (Admin-Contact) of that domain. In order to overcome this barrier and make specific TLDs unrestricted HEXONET offers Trustee Services for several TLDs which require a local presence, also for DE. Depending on the TLD, the Trustee Service is then either added to the existing contacts, or replaces one or more of the WHOIS contacts. Once replaced the Trustee acts on behalf of the registrant and thereby makes a registration of that specific TLD possible. The trustee-service can be activated with the following parameter: X-DE-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 Provider Change with AuthInfo As from December 2008, DENIC and the DENIC members offered a new procedure to domain holders who want to change their provider. The central feature of this new procedure is the transmission of a password, which is called AuthInfo. The AuthInfo is valid exclusively for this specific action and is related to one specific domain. Two steps are required to be able to apply the procedure: First, the domain holder must request his/her provider to obtain an AuthInfo, which is then stored with DENIC. Then he/she starts a provider change with his/her new provider. Below you find a detailed description of these two steps. To actually start the provider change, the domain holder communicates the AuthInfo to his/her new provider. The new provider, or more precisely the DENIC member administering the domain, can check with DENIC whether an AuthInfo has been stored (of cause without giving the actual character set of the AuthInfo). If an AuthInfo has been stored, the provider change request can then be transmitted to DENIC together with this AuthInfo. When DENIC receives the provider change request, it checks first of all if a valid AuthInfo has been stored for the stated domain. If an AuthInfo exists and it matches the transmitted AuthInfo, the provider change is carried out immediately and the AuthInfo used for it is deleted. If the password is invalid, the provider change is rejected and the new provider is informed accordingly. If no AuthInfo is stored for the domain, the domain holder must contact his/her previous provider to clarify why no AuthInfo has been stored. An AuthInfo enables a domain holder to carry out a holder change together with the provider change. This option is not available, however, if provisions to the contrary like an active DISPUTE apply. This distinguishes the new procedure from the asynchronous one, which only provides for a separate holder change. Other domain administration processes like updating the domain data or deletions cannot be executed by means of an AuthInfo. Domain Operations Domain Registration Domains can be registered in Real-Time with the API AddDomain command. Change of Registrant An Ownerchange is free of charge and can be done with the API ModifyDomain command. In case that you want to change the registrant of a .DE Domain, you should always add a new contact Handle instead of modifying the existing contact-Handle. For your own security we recommend to request a signed ownerchange form by the new and the old Domainowner. If you don't have the authorization of the owner you can push a domain to the registry (DeNIC Transit) with the PushDomain command: command = PushDomain domain = <DOMAIN> target = TRANSIT XIRCA renewal system The Deletion Process for domains with renewal mode AUTODELETE / AUTOEXPIRE is described below: AUTODELETE: The domain will be deleted immediately. AUTOEXPIRE: The domain will be pushed to the registry (DeNIC Transit). Transfers The transfer has to be initiated by the gaining registrar and can be requested with the API TransferDomain command. A valid Authorization Code must be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the losing registrar. Domain transfers are processed in Real-Time. Since February 2009 only the new transfer procedure using the AuthInfo1 / AuthInfo2 codes is supported by the registry. In event that your clients are asking for 1API GmbH´s DENIC Member ID, the ID is DENIC-332 Please remember that you MUST have a signed authorization-form of the registrant in order to request a transfer. Transfer procedure WITH AuthInfo1 / AuthInfo2 If you want to transfer a .DE domain to us which has an AuthInfo1 / AuthInfo2 code set, the transfer can be initiated using the WebInterface or with the API TransferDomain command like a gTLD transfer: command = TransferDomain<br> domain = example123.de<br> action = request<br> auth = xyz12345 If the Authorization Code is correct, the transfer will be processed in real-time. If you want to transfer a .DE domain to another DENIC member you can set an AuthInfo1 code which will be valid for 30 days by simply assigning a new authorization code to the domain: command=ModifyDomain domain=<DOMAIN> auth=<TEXT> It is also possible to explicitly set or remove an AuthInfo1 code for a domain name. You can set an AuthInfo1 code with the DENIC_CreateAuthInfo1 command: command=DENIC_CreateAuthInfo1 domain=<DOMAIN> (optional) auth=<TEXT> x-de-authinfo1-expirationdate = <DATE> You can remove an AuthInfo1 code with the DENIC_DeleteAuthInfo1 command: command = DENIC_DeleteAuthInfo1 domain = <DOMAIN> To create an AuthInfo2 for a .DE domain (gets generated directly at DENIC) you have to use DENIC_CreateAuthInfo2: command = DENIC_CreateAuthInfo2 domain = <DOMAIN> The AuthInfo2 code will be generated at DENIC. The DENIC sends a letter with the code to the registrant of the domain by post. A DENIC letter containing a AuthInfo2 code normally looks like this: DENIC AuthInfo2 letter. Please note that requesting an Authinfo2 code is not free of charge! Please note that when a .DE Domain is transferred successfully, then the registration period starts from the beginning. DomainAddons 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) Trustee X-DE-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 1 month ADMINCONTACT Trustee X-DE-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1 1 month OWNERCONTACT0EMAIL1 *1) Parameter to (de)activate: When accessing our backend through the API, you can either activate the addon with X-DE-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC=1 or deactivate it with       X-DE-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC=0 *2) Renewal Term: Is the minimum renewal term of the "Addon Class" *3) If you are using a "Trustee" Domain Addon normally the original owner contact or the original admin contact or both are replaced by a contact provided by the trustee provider.               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.