.vn

API commandsExtensionsRestrictions

Important

Please note: .VN registrations and inbound transfers are no longer available as of 18 June 2026. Existing .VN domains can still be managed (renewed, modified, deleted).

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.vn
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)
X-VN-OWNER-BIRTHDAY = (DATE)
X-VN-OWNER-IDENTIFICATION = (TEXT)

Please note: AddDomain is no longer available for .VN. Registrations have been disabled as of 18 June 2026.

After a successful registration of the domain, it will be transfer locked from the registry for a period of 60 days.

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.vn

The change of name servers is not free of charge! To change the name servers you have to accept a special parameter X-ACCEPT-NSCHANGE=1.

Change of Registrant

Trades are currently only possible through our fulfillment team. You will receive the corresponding fee upon a request. Is currently not possible!

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

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

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.vn

Domain Transfer

Command

TransferDomain

is not available for .vn TLDs.

Please note: Inbound transfers for .VN are no longer available as of 18 June 2026. Transfers via the fulfillment team are also no longer possible.

Domain Restore

(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)

Command

command = RestoreDomain
domain  = yourdomain.vn

The restore request will be manually processed by our support team. You will be notified by email.

Domain Extensions

X-ACCEPT-NSCHANGE	0|1 Accept the fee charged for a name server update.
X-VN-OWNER-BIRTHDAY	YYYY-MM-DD Date of birth of the domain holder or legal representative in case of an organization
X-VN-OWNER-IDENTIFICATION	ID / passport number of the domain holder for natural persons or VAT number for companies

Domain Restrictions

• Pornographical or political domain names are forbidden by policy of the registry.
• Registrations beneath the 2nd level .GOV.VN are limited to the Government of Vietnam
• Registrations beneath the 2nd level .NAME.VN require the domain name to match the registrant’s name and need the registrant to provide his ID as proof of identity
• For companies, the full name of the legal representative: Automatically adopted from the owner contact (Important: Real name must be entered, NO role contact like “domain admin”).
• The change of name servers is NOT free of charge. To change the name servers you have to accept a special parameter “ACCEPT-NSCHANGE=1”.