About .nl domains

Every .nl domain has the same requirements, restrictions, and supported features, such as registrations and renewals, transfers, and DNS.

Registrations and renewals

Anyone can register .nl domains on a first-come, first-served basis.

• New registrations
  
  • Registration length: 1-1 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): Not Supported
• Renewals
  
  • Renewal length: 1-1 years
  • You can manually renew your domain up to 181 days before expiration. We'll attempt to auto-renew 20 days before expiration, and we'll park the domain after the first failed billing attempt. Redemption fees may be applied 6 days before expiration. Check out the standard expiration timeline for details on what happens after expiration.

Features

• Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
• Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
• Contact a GoDaddy Guide to get an authorization code before initiating the transfer with the new registrar.
  
• Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
• Some contact info cannot be changed when transferring .nl domains to another GoDaddy account.
• Domain Privacy: Not Supported
• Domain Protection: Supported
• Contact Updates: Supported
• Contact a GoDaddy Guide to update the registrant info on your .nl domain.
  
• Premium CashParking®: Not Supported
• GoDaddy Auctions®: Not Supported

DNS requirements

• Must use: 2-13 nameservers
• DNSSEC: Not Supported
• IPv4: Supported
• IPv6: Supported

Cancellation requirements

Cancel the .nl domain in your GoDaddy account and then contact a GoDaddy Guide to complete the process.

More info

• Search for your .nl domain and register it today.
• Check out some help articles to get started with your domain.
• Review our refund policy for details on refunds.