General
- Extension
- .date
- Type
- New extension
- Meaning
- Dating and appointments
- Registry
- dot Date Limited
- Registry website
- nic.date
- Registered since
- 5 February 2015
- ICANN agreement
- since 20 November 2014
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 6 (6 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.date
- RDAP server
- rdap.nic.date
- At 1blu
- available to order directly
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- In principle anyone, unless the registry sets additional conditions (e.g. for industry, regional or brand extensions).
- Term
- 1 to 10 years per registration or renewal (ICANN Registry Agreement).
- Transfer
- With an auth code (auth info) under the ICANN Transfer Policy. A lock period applies after a new registration or transfer.
- After expiry
- Restore possible during the Redemption Grace Period (ICANN rules).
- Disputes
- ICANN Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
You will find additional conditions of the .date registry on its website: nic.date.
Sources: ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · Registry dot Date Limited · IANA Root Zone Database: .date · As of 25 October 2026
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