Price information

Setup €0.00
Registration €29.90
Extension (until Nov 22, 2024) €24.90
Extension (from Nov 22, 2024) €29.90
Transfer (including annual fee) €29.90
Change of the owner €0.00
Modification of domain data €0.00
Recovery after deletion €110.00

Useful information about .info domains

Trends & General Information

The .info domain is a generic top-level-domain, which is equal to a so-called "descriptive" top-level-domain. This type of domain is derived from a generic term: In case of the .info domain it is an abbreviation for information providers. In principle all generic top-level-domains (gTLDs) enjoy a great popularity because of the self-explanatory element in the domain.

Some more special information for top-level-domain .info: The top-level-domain was introduced in 2001 - since then it's possible for every interested administrator and webmaster to buy and register a personal .info domain. Registry for .info domains is Afilias Limited, which is also competent for .mobi domain and .pro domain.

General Information

Domain transfer .info domain transfer is possible
Transfer auth-code An auth-code is required for the transfer of a .info domain
Domain security You can set a transfer lock for your .info domain
Change of ownership Change of ownership is possible for .info domains
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Your .info domain can contain special characters
Numeric domains A .info domain cannot consist only of numbers
Registry Afilias (Website | Regulations)

Periods

New registration 1 year up to max. 10 years
Renewal 1 year up to max. 9 years
Duration of registration It takes a few seconds to register the .info domain.
Notice period The notice period for termination is 4 days before the domain expires.

Special provisions

Domain length A .info domain may be between 3 - 63 characters long. Hyphens may be used, but not at the beginning or at the end of the domain, and not 2 consecutive (for example, aa -bb.info).

additional Information

Benefits

Originally the gTLD (generic top-level-domain) was introduced to provide an own descriptive domain extension for information providers. Because requirements and conditions has been strongly liberalised, now every Internet user can buy and register his own .info domain. Much companies use the enormous potential the .info domain has to offer: Travel agencies or service providers are some of them. Also Numerous parties, newspapers, magazines and retailers buy and register an own .info domain to bring additional traffic to the their website.

If you want to buy your personal .info domain, please check the following directives: Internet-address must be between 3 and 63 characters, special characters and pure numeric domains are available. Your advantage: Registration process at easyname takes only a few seconds - we register your .info domain in real-time!

Top-level-domain .info is directly related to some other generic TLDs: The also by Afilias Limited managed .mobi domain is one of them. Furthermore .name domain and .biz domain are related. Furthermore also the .fm domain of Micronesia and the .us for the United States of America. You find all these domains in our portfolio: Take a look an buy or register you personal domain today.

You've got questions or suggestions? Please feel free to contact our customer service at anytime you want. Use our contact form to drop us a line or send a mail directly to support@easyname.com.

Statistics

Especially for information providers the .info domain is highly recommended - the number of registered domains show the enormous potential: Early 2011 the DENIC recorded more than 7.5 million registered .info domains - domain extension .info is on top 4 of the most popular generic top-level-domains. More and more users buy and register the .info address as primary or secondary domain: While just some well-known companies use their .info TLD only as additional traffic source, especially online service provider and smaller corporations with high information content buy and register this generic top-level-domain.

We recommend to register you personal .info address as soon as possible to demonstrate a clear orientation on the web.