Domain Restrictions
There are no restrictions for .tv
.tv
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.tv
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.tvDomain Renewal
(API Command reference » RenewDomain)Command
command = RenewDomain
domain = yourdomain.tv
period = (INT)
expiration = (INT)Domain Deletion
(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)Command
COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.tvDomain Transfer
(API Command reference » TransferDomain)Command
command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.tv
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)Transfer procedure
- After confirmation the transfer is initiated through the official registry and the losing registrar will receive the transfer request.
- The losing registrar will also send an email to the Owner/Admin-C. allowing him/her to deny the transfer. If you do not respond to the email of the losing registrar, then the transfer will get processed successfully after 5 days.
If the Email-Address in the WHOIS is invalid, then the transfer cannot be processed.If this is the case, then kindly contact your current registrar and ask him to update the WHOIS information accordingly.
Transfer notes
- A .tv 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.
- 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 the domain will be unlocked.
- After a successful transfer of the domain, it will be transfer locked from the registry for a period of 60 days.
Auth-Codes
The format for auth info requires a minimum length of 8 characters and a maximum length of 32 characters.
Additionally, auth info must contain at least one of each of the following three character types:
- Alphabetic characters: a-z; A-Z
- Numeric characters: 0-9
- Special characters: !;<=$%?&@[()]*^+-,'-{.|/}:~
Domain Restore
(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)Command
command = RestoreDomain
domain = yourdomain.tvSupported IDN Scripts
The following IDN scripts are supported by .tv.
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.