.com.mt

API commands

Please find in the following a set of the most commonly used standard API commands in order to register, modify, renew, and transfer a domain name.

AddDomain
ModifyDomain
RenewDomain
DeleteDomain
TransferDomain
RestoreDomain

Domain Registration

(API Command reference » AddDomain)

Command

command         = AddDomain
domain          = yourdomain.com.mt
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0	= (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 	= (NAMESERVER)

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Standard command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.com.mt

Change of registrant

Exception

command         = TradeDomain
domain          = yourdomain.com.mt
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)

Registrant changes for .com.mt domains can be done via API or webinterface. The expiration date of the domain will not be changed.

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

command    = RenewDomain
domain     = yourdomain.com.mt
period     = (INT)
expiration = (INT)

.com.mt domains have to be renewed 6 weeks prior to their expiration date.

Domain Deletion

DeleteDomain is not available for .com.mt TLDs.

As .com.mt domains cannot be deleted explicitly. To delete a .com.mt domain you have to set the domain renewal mode or default renewal mode to AUTODELETE or AUTOEXPIRE.

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Exception

command         = TransferDomain
domain          = yourdomain.com.mt
action = request
auth    = .......
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0	= (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 	= (NAMESERVER)
X-MT-NIC-HANDLE   = (TEXT)
X-MT-NIC-PASSWORD = (TEXT)
X-MT-NIC-USERNAME = (TEXT)

Domain Restore

RestoreDomain is not available for .com.mt TLDs.

Restores for .com.mt are not possible.

Domain Extensions

X-MT-NIC-HANDLE
X-MT-NIC-PASSWORD
X-MT-NIC-USERNAME

Domain Restrictions

During the registration process, a document has to be signed by the domain name owner, which the Fulfillment Team will send you, once your registration request has been submitted.
The domain name owner has to ensure that he has the right to use the name as a Full Trade Mark or Trade or Business Name in accordance with Maltese Law.

Fulfillment Info

FTLD .com.mt is a Fulfillment TLD. Fullfilment TLDs (FTLDs) are registered through a manual registration process. The manual registration process might involve documents, depending on respective registry regulations, and are therefore not automated for real-time registrations and real-time updates. Updates might cause additional costs!