.com domains

Technical requirements

No specific technical requirements are associated with this extension.

Transfers

To transfer a .COM domain, you'll need your current registrar to provide you with the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to confirm ownership.

Transfers typically take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars offer manual transfers, which can be done on the same day. You can inquire with your current registrar to see if they provide this service. Additionally, it's important to note that once a domain transfer is finalized, its expiration date extends by one year.

More information about .COM domain transfer

The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Cancellations

If you wish to cancel your .COM domain, you can do so by visiting our support center and opening a support ticket. However, please be aware that cancelling a domain does not result in a refund of any registration fees.

DNSSEC

We support the use of DNSSEC on .com domains. This added security layer enhances the protection of your domain using compatible DNS servers. For more information on how DNSSEC works, please refer to our guide: DNSSEC: What is it and how does it work.

Domain owner change

Beginning December 1st, 2016, any ownership changes of .COM domains require both the current and new owner to accept the changes. After the ownership change is completed, the domain is locked and cannot be transferred for a 60-day period.

Permitted characters / IDN

In .com domains, you can use characters from 'a' to 'z,' numbers from '0' to '9,' and hyphens '-'. However, there are some rules to remember, such as no hyphens as the first or last character of the domain name, and no two consecutive hyphens in the 3rd and 4th positions. Additionally, you can use Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) characters, which are non-ASCII characters.

Permitted IDN character table for .com domains

An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is a domain name that can contain non ASCII characters.

IDN domains don't permit to mix different Scripts or character sets (for example, Latin, Greek or Cyrillic). But it's possible to use different character tables for a same script.

• The Latin Script permits the use of characters of Latin-1 supplement, Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, etc.. tables.
• The Greek Script permits to combine characters of the Greek, Greek Extended, etc.. tables, doesn't permit combine them with the normal latin characters (a-z), but permits the use of numbers or hyphens.
• Other script types have their own corresponding tables.