About .io Domains

Nic.io (operated by Donuts) is the sponsor and Identity Digital is GoDaddy's backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .io extensions that represents British Indian Ocean Territory.

Who can register .io domains?

Anyone can register .io domain names.

Registration restrictions

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

• Must use: 3 - 63 characters
• Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
• Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
• IDNs: Supported

Features

• Registration length: 1-10 years
• Renewal length: 1-10 years
• If you have auto-renew enabled, we’ll attempt to charge the associated payment method and renew your .io domain on its expiration date.
• If auto-renew fails or isn't enabled at all, we’ll park your .io domain. A parked domain will display a temporary web page when the domain name is entered in a web browser.
• If the domain isn't manually renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.
• Backorders: Not supported
• Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
• Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
• Transfer Lock: Supported
• Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
• Domain Privacy: Supported
• Domain Protection: Supported
• CashParking: Supported
• Contact Updates: Supported

Nameserver requirements

• Must use: 1-13 Nameservers
• Can use: IPv4, IPv6, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

More info

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