Domain Restrictions
There are no restrictions for .io
.io
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.io
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.ioDomain Renewal
(API Command reference » RenewDomain)Command
command = RenewDomain
domain = yourdomain.io
period = (INT)
expiration = (INT)Domain Deletion
(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)Command
COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.ioDomain Transfer
(API Command reference » TransferDomain)Command
command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.io
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)Transfer notes
- A .io 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.
- There is a Transfer Grace Period of 5 days following the completion of a domain name transfer in which it cannot be transferred again.
Domain Restore
(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)Command
command = RestoreDomain
domain = yourdomain.ioSupported IDN Scripts
The following IDN scripts are supported by .io.
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.
After a successful registration of the domain, it will be transfer locked from the registry for a period of 60 days.