.de
.de - Germany’s top-level domain
The German top-level domain .de has been able to record a constant increase in registrations for years. In the meantime, .de ranks first among the country domains with over 13 million registered domains. .de is therefore the second largest top-level domain worldwide after .com.
In order to register .de domains an administrative contact with a valid address in Germany is required. EPAG can provide an administrative contact for customers who do not have a domicile office in Germany.
EPAG is an accredited .de registrar and has direct access to the .de registry system.
General information
| Top-level domain: | .de |
| Country: | Germany |
| Category: | Europe |
| Whois server: | http://www.denic.de/en/backgro... |
| Registration policy: | http://www.denic.de/en/domains... |
| http://www.denic.de/en/domains... | |
Requirements
| Syntax domain name: | minimum 1 characters, maximum 63 characters |
| Minimum registration period: | 1 year |
| Maximum registration period: | 10 years |
| IDNs available? |  |
| Pure number domains available? | |
| No local contact required? |  |
| Trustee service available through EPAG? | |
Domain registration
| Available for everyone? | No, a local contact is not required. |
| Real time registration? | |
| No completion of forms required? | |
| No documents required? | |
| No special information required? | |
Domain transfers
| Available at EPAG? | | |
| With authcode? | | |
| No e-mail confirmation required? | | |
| No fax form required? | | for transfers using authcode |
Special features
- It is possible to register one or two character domain names under .de.
