Applies to: Domains

Domains Help

About .COM domains

Verisign is the sponsor and Verisign is the backend provider for the .COM extension.

Registrations and renewals

Anyone can register .COM domains on a first-come, first-served basis. All .COM domains have the same registration and renewal requirements.

  • New registrations
    • Registration length: 1-10 years
    • Must use: 1-63 characters
    • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd and 4th characters of the domain name)
    • Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & or #)
    • IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names): Supported
  • Renewals
    • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your domain can be renewed anytime prior to its expiration date. We'll attempt to auto-renew your domain on its expiration date, and we'll park the domain after the first failed billing attempt. Redemption fees may be applied on the 12th day after expiration. If the domain isn't renewed within 40 days after expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Features

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-13 nameservers
  • DNSSEC: Supported
  • IPv4: Supported
  • IPv6: Supported

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