.IS

.IS is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the country of Iceland. Highly popular in Iceland, the intended use of the domain is for individuals and commercial entities associated with the country of Iceland.

Introduced	1986
Country	Iceland
Registry	.IS Registry
IDN Capable	Yes
Webpage	Register .IS

Registry

TLD	.is
Registry	.IS REGISTRY
Dispute Policy	Rules
Registrar	1api GmbH
WHOIS-Server	www.isnic.is/en/whois
WHOIS-Update	Real-Time
Min. Characters	1
Max. Characters	59
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	YES
Restore capable	No
Handle Updates	Unsupported
Registration System	Real-Time
Allowed number of NS	0 to 4
Host IP-Addresses Type	IPv4 / IPv6
Hosts managed as	Object
SEC DNS Interface	DS data interface
Transferclass	Push
Transfer Authcode required	No
Transfer Real-Time	Yes
Transfer Lock	No
Transfer Confirmation (Request / Approve)	- / NONE
Owner Change by	Update

Periods

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Registration Periods	1 year
Add Grace Period	0 days
Accounting Period	-1 week
Finalization Period	-1 day
Failure Period	29 days
Payment Period	-61 days
Deletion Restorable Period	0 days
Deletion Hold Period	0 days
Explicit Renewals	Yes
Renewal Periods	1 year

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

period = <PERIOD>
transferlock = 0 | 1 | <NULL>
subuser = <TEXT> | <NULL>

Delete Domain

Domains can be deleted with the API DeleteDomain command.
There is no Deletion Restorable Period and no Deletion Hold Period. Deleted domain names will be available for new registrations immediately.

command = DeleteDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)

Restore Domain

Restores are not possible.

Ownerchange

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

PLEASE NOTE: The registry does not support contact handle updates directly. To update a domain's contact information, a new contact handle with the updated information must be created first. Then using this new contact handle and the ModifyDomain command, the domain's contact information can be changed.

The current owner will receive an e-Mail from the registry in order to confirm the ownerchange request.

TLD specific

Nameserver requirements

Nameservers must meet following requirements in order to be used for .is domains:
https://www.isnic.is/en/host/req

It can be tested for correct configuration here:
https://www.isnic.is/en/host/test

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.

You can use the following registry tool to confirm if the nameserver records are valid for your domain.

https://www.isnic.is/en/domain/test

Transfer procedure

To transfer a .IS domain name, administrative, technical and billing contact need to be changed to the gaining registrar's contact handle. The registrar handle for 1API / HEXONET is "AG241-IS". As soon as this has been set at the losing registrar, HEXONET is able to manage the respective .IS domain name.

RegistrarOC

No special procedures.