General
- Extension
- .shop
- Type
- New extension
- Meaning
- Online shops
- Registry
- GMO Registry, Inc.
- Registry website
- www.gmoregistry.com/en
- Registered since
- 5 May 2016
- ICANN agreement
- since 8 April 2016
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 4 (3 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.shop
- RDAP server
- rdap.gmoregistry.net/rdap
- At 1blu
- available to order directly
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- Any natural or legal person. The extension is intended for online shops and retailers.
- Allocation
- In order of application (first come, first served).
- Length
- Up to 63 characters (excluding the extension).
- Characters
- a–z, 0–9 and hyphen. No hyphen at the beginning or end and not in positions 3 and 4, no underscore. IDN under IDNA 2008 and the registry's IDN policy.
- Registrant data
- Name, street, city, state/province and postal code where applicable, country, phone and e-mail of the registrant; an organisation is optional. Personal data is redacted in public lookups where data protection law requires it.
- Term
- 1 to 10 years.
- 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.gmoregistry.com/en.
Sources: GMO Registry: .shop Registration Policies · ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · ICANN Registration Data Policy · IANA Root Zone Database: .shop · As of 28 October 2026