General
- Extension
- .how
- Type
- New extension
- Meaning
- How-tos
- Registry
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.
- Registry website
- www.registry.google
- Registered since
- 12 June 2014
- ICANN agreement
- since 23 January 2014
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 5 (5 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- -
- RDAP server
- pubapi.registry.google/rdap
- At 1blu
- available to order directly
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- According to Google Registry there are no special restrictions.
- Two-character names
- Holders of two-letter names must not falsely imply a connection to a government or country-code registry.
- 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).
The registry's current rules are binding: www.registry.google.
Sources: Google Registry: Registrierungsregeln .how · ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · IANA Root Zone Database: .how · As of 25 October 2026