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API commandsExtensionsRestrictionsIDN

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.

AddDomainModifyDomainRenewDomainDeleteDomainTransferDomainRestoreDomain

Domain Registration

(API Command reference » AddDomain)

Exception

command         = AddDomain
domain          = yourdomain.gay
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)
X-GAY-ACCEPT-REQUIREMENTS = 1

Special requirements:

20% of the registry’s registration revenue is donated to LGBTQ organizations and there is a clear and enforceable policy against anti-LGBTQ content. Resellers are required to explain or link to (1) the Donation and (2) the .gay Rights Protections via a “hover over” information box, a message during registration, or another form of implementation on their website. The confirmation of the extension X-GAY-ACCEPT-REQUIREMENTS is obligatory. For more information please refer to the gay appendix which can be activated and downloaded in the RRPproxy web interface at “Account Balance” → “Services & Prices”.

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.gay

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

command    = RenewDomain
domain     = yourdomain.gay
period     = (INT)
expiration = (INT)

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.gay

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Command

command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.gay
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)

Domain Restore

(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)

Command

command = RestoreDomain
domain  = yourdomain.gay

Domain Extensions

X-GAY-ACCEPT-REQUIREMENTS	1 Accept, that the domain will NOT be used for inciting violence, bullying, harassing, or hate speech and NOT be used by recognized hate groups. DotGay donates 20% from each new domain registered to their partners, GLAAD and CenterLink.

Domain Restrictions

Special requirements:

20% of the registry’s registration revenue is donated to LGBTQ organizations and there is a clear and enforceable policy against anti-LGBTQ content. Resellers are required to explain or link to (1) the Donation and (2) the .gay Rights Protections via a “hover over” information box, a message during registration, or another form of implementation on their website. The confirmation of the extension X-GAY-ACCEPT-REQUIREMENTS is obligatory. For more information please refer to the gay appendix which can be activated and downloaded in the RRPproxy web interface at “Account Balance” → “Services & Prices”.

Supported IDN Scripts

The following IDN scripts are supported by .gay.
Provide the LANGUAGE TAG corresponding to your desired IDN within the AddDomain command as X-IDN-LANGUAGE extension.

Arabic	AR
Latin	LATN

Get more information of “IDN tables”, which represent permitted code points (letters) allowed for Internationalised Domain Name registrations in particular registries on IANA Repository of IDN Practices.