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About .de Domains

denic.de is the sponsor and KeySystems is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .de extensions that represents Germany.

Who can register .de domains?

Anyone can register .de domain names.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .de domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 1 - 63 Characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9), hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1 year
  • Renewal length: 1 year
    • Your .de domain name renews before its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 20 days prior to the domain's expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by 6 days prior to the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Transfers to 123 Reg: Not Supported
  • Transfers away from 123 Reg: Supported
    • Transfer Lock: Not supported
    • You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact customer support to request an authorization code.
  • Transfers to another 123 Reg account: Not Supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To update the registrant on a .de domain, contact customer support for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 0-13 Authoritive nameservers. Each nameserver must be on a separate class-C network. That is, the first three octets cannot be the same. For example, 216.1.69.1 and 68.42.99.120 are valid.
  • Can use: IPV4 and IPV6
  • Cannot use: DNSSEC
  • Registry Check Tool: Denic NAST Tool

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

To cancel your .de domain, contact customer support for assistance.

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