.BE
Belgium
DNS Belgium · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10
Open
Specifications
- Zone
- .be
- Registration
- Real-time
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Character length
- 1-63
- IDN
- Yes
- DNSSEC
- Yes
- IPv6
- Yes
- Nameservers
- 2-7 nameservers
- Transfer time
- Real-time
- Auth code format
- Registry-set
- Redemption period
- 40 d
- Handle updates
- Yes
- WHOIS update
- Real-time
- WHOIS server
- whois.dns.be
- Connection
- Direct
- Data set
- ccTLD
- IDN character sets
- ISO_8859_1
- Auth code
- Yes
Eligibility & Restrictions
Open to anyone worldwide. No residency requirement.
Registration
1 year only. Registrant verification required post-create via DNS Belgium email. Domain suspended if registrant fails to verify within required period.
DNS Belgium reviews WHOIS: if questionable data found, registry emails registrant to update within 14 days. If no update, domain revoked. Registrant has 40 days after revocation to reactivate by correcting WHOIS.
Transfer Procedure
Auth code sent ONLY to registrant email by DNS Belgium. Registrar cannot display it. Registrant must request directly from DNS Belgium. Maximum 4 auth code requests per domain; blocked after limit reached.
Auth code locked after 4 requests. Must contact DNS Belgium to reset. This is a key differentiator from standard gTLD auth code flow.
Registrant Change
Registrant verification required post-transfer via DNS Belgium email. Domain suspended if registrant fails to verify. Registry reviews WHOIS: if questionable data found, registrant contacted to update within 14 days; if no update, domain revoked.
Renewal & Deletion
Domains renew by default. Delete at least 30 days before expiry to disable auto-renewal.
Restore / Redemption Grace Period
Revocation can occur 40 days after if WHOIS not corrected. Registrant verification failure leads to domain suspension.
WHOIS / Privacy
WHOIS review by registry. Registrant must keep data accurate. Privacy proxy may be available via some registrars.
NIS2 Compliance
No .BE-specific NIS2 implementation documented beyond standard EU obligations.
Known Error Codes & Notes
- Auth code blocked: After 4 requests, auth code generation is blocked. Contact DNS Belgium to reset.
- Verification failure: Registrant verification failure leads to domain suspension.
- WHOIS revocation: Domain revoked if WHOIS not corrected within 40 days after notification.
Data controllers
- DNS Belgium vzw/asbl (org) Ubicenter, Philipssite 5, bus 13, Leuven 3001, Belgium
- DNS Belgium vzw/asbl — CEO (admin) Ubicenter, Philipssite 5, bus 13, Leuven 3001, Belgium
Error codes
- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03008
- EF00512
- EF00525
- EF01009
- EF03005
- EF03007
- EF01015
- EF03006
- EF01075
- EF03011
- EF01055
- EF03010
- EF01095
- EF01074
- EF0103118
- EF011316
Required fields
- techc/email
- ownerc/email
- adminc/email
Restrictions
- Domains can be registered without restrictions.
- Restore from other providers possible.
Root nameservers
- B.NSSET.BE
- Y.NSSET.BE
- C.NSSET.BE
- A.NSSET.BE
- D.NSSET.BE
- Z.NSSET.BE
Tasks (API)
- restore · available · chargeable · manual
- restoreNE · available · automatic
- update · available · automatic
- updateStatus · available · automatic
- create · available · chargeable · automatic
- preack · available · automatic
- transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
- ownerchange · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
- delete · available · automatic
- authinfo2 · available · automatic
API
Domain Create
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain
{ "name": "example.be", "ownerc": { "id": 23142212 }, "adminc": { "id": 23142212 }, "techc": { "id": 23142212 }, "nameServers": [ { "name": "ns1.example.com" }, { "name": "ns2.example.com" } ], "confirmOrder": false }
Domain Transfer
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer
{ "name": "example.be", "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)" }
Create AuthInfo1
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.be/_authinfo1
Standard EPP auth code.
Domain Restore
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.be/_restore