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About .it Domains

Register.it is the sponsor and Hexonet aka 1 Api GmbH is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .it extension that represents Italy.

Who can register .it domains?

Individual and juridical persons residing in or belonging to a European Union Member State or United Kingdom can register .it domain names. All others can use our trustee service to register a .it domain.

Note: Customers purchasing new .it domain must complete Email Verification to activate the domain. This change is aimed at enhancing security and ensuring accurate registrant information. If email verification is not completed as required, the domain will be suspended and may be deleted by the registry.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .it 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: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1 year
  • Renewal length: 1 year
    • You can manually renew .it domain names when they are within 61 days prior to the expiration date, but you must renew them before their expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 5 days prior to the domain's expiration. 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 within 12 days after the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
    • Trustee Service is not supported for transferred domains.
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
    • Transfer Lock: Not Supported
    • You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact a GoDaddy Guide to request an authorization code.
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Not supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Supported
  • CashParking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To update the domain's contact information, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 1-6 Nameservers, Authoritative Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4, IPv6
  • Cannot use: Host Names, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

Contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

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