Domain Restrictions
A list of reserved names is maintained by the Registry at its discretion in consultation with the Insular Authorities (the Islands’ Governments). This list is not open to inspection.
.gg
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.
Domain Registration
(API Command reference » AddDomain)Command
command = AddDomain
domain = yourdomain.gg
period = (INT)
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)Domain Modification
(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)Command
command = ModifyDomain
domain = yourdomain.ggDomain Renewal
(API Command reference » RenewDomain)Command
command = RenewDomain
domain = yourdomain.gg
period = (INT)
expiration = (INT)Domain Deletion
(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)Command
COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.ggDomain Transfer
(API Command reference » TransferDomain)Command
command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.gg
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)- A .gg domain transfer must be initiated with a so-called authorisation code, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.
- Please ensure, that you have a correct authorisation code associated with the domain, before initiating the transfer, otherwise it will fail.
- Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.
- Initiate the transfer on time and not just shortly before the domain expires.
- Please ensure that the domain is older than 60 days otherwise the transfer will be denied.
Domain Restore
(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)Command
command = RestoreDomain
domain = yourdomain.ggSupported IDN Scripts
The following IDN scripts are supported by .gg.
Provide the LANGUAGE TAG corresponding to your desired IDN within the AddDomain command as X-IDN-LANGUAGE extension.
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.