Domain Restrictions
It isn`t allowed to use words or abbreviations that are contrary to The Qatari Law or Islamic morality!
.qa
The .QA Registry has unilaterally decided not to renew their Registrar agreements with international registrars, leaving us with no alternative but to transition the management of .QA domains to a locally accredited registrar. Without this change, we would no longer be able to renew or manage .QA domains on behalf of our registrants.
We have signed an agreement with our new provider Q Host Technologies (this name will also be seen as “registrar” on whois lookups). All domains will be migrated on 2024-11-21, then we will use the new connection for the continuation of service for your existing domains, as well as restart registrations and transfer-ins, which we had previously stopped on 2024-10-31.
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.qa
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.qaChange of registrant
Exception
command = TradeDomain
domain = yourdomain.qa
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)Domain Renewal
(API Command reference » RenewDomain)Command
command = RenewDomain
domain = yourdomain.qa
period = (INT)
expiration = (INT)- When a Domain Name Licence is renewed, the Domain Name Licence Period is increased by the length of time for which the Domain Name Licence is to be Renewed.
- .qa domain names are eligible for renewal at any time before the Expiry Date for any period as long as the resulting total Domain Name Licence Period does not exceed five (5) years and ninety (90) Calendar Days. The ninety (90) Calendar Day period added to the end of the Domain Name Licence Period is to allow Registrants the ability to renew their Domain Name Licence whilst not forfeiting the remainder of the Domain Name Licence Period.
Domain Deletion
DeleteDomain is not available for .qa TLDs.
As .qa domains cannot be deleted explicitly. To delete a .qa 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.qa
auth = ...Domain Restore
(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)
Command
command = RestoreDomain
domain = yourdomain.qa