.zuerich

API commandsExtensionsRestrictionsIDN

General Information

.ZUERICH is the new top-level domain for the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, linking together common interests and providing a common image for both public institutions and business entities associated with the location and destination.

This TLD is mainly catered for the public authority or business entities within the Canton of Zürich so there is a strict eligibility requirement. Additional Information about .ZUERICH can be found via the following link:
http://www.zhlex.zh.ch/Erlass.html?Open&Ordnr=754.2,75,645

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.zuerich
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)
X-ZUERICH-UID       = (TEXT)
X-ZUERICH-AGREEMENT = 1

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.zuerich

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

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

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.zuerich

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Command

command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.zuerich
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)

Transfer Procedure

• The transfer is submitted to the registry and the losing registrar is automatically notified by them.
• The losing registrar sends an email to the owner (and optionally admin) contact, informing about the transfer; this may include options to approve and/or deny the transfer. If neither explicitly approved nor denied, the transfer will be automatically finalized after 5 days.

Transfer Notes

• A .zuerich domain transfer must be initiated with a so-called authorisation code, (auth-code) which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner/admin contact of the domain.
• Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (clientTransferProhibited and/or serverTransferProhibited). This can be seen in WHOIS.
• If the domain has a client-side transfer lock, the owner can ask the current registrar to have the lock removed.

These procedures only apply for domain transfers between registrars. For internal transfers between resellers, please consult our documentation about internal transfers/usertransfers.

Domain Restore

(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)

Command

command = RestoreDomain
domain  = yourdomain.zuerich

Domain Extensions

X-ZUERICH-AGREEMENT	1
X-ZUERICH-UID	(Text)

Domain Restrictions

Eligible registrants are limited to public authorities (public-law organizations) and businesses incorporated and located in the Canton of Zurich (local presence requirements, provision of a valid UID number from the Canton of Zurich).

You can check your UID number via the following link:
https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/welcome

Supported IDN Scripts

The following IDN scripts are supported by .zuerich.
Provide the LANGUAGE TAG corresponding to your desired IDN within the AddDomain command as X-IDN-LANGUAGE extension.

Arabic	AR
Chinese	ZH
Cyrillic	CYRL
Danish	DA
French	FR
German	DE
Greek	GREK
Hebrew	HE
Japanese	JA
Korean	KO
Lao	LO
Latin	LATN
Polish	PL
Russian	RU
Spanish	ES
Swedish	SV
Thai	TH

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.