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Fundacio puntCAT · gtld · Updated 2026-09-10
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Specifications
- Zone
- .cat
- Registration period
- 1 year - 10 years
- Character length
- 1-63
- DNSSEC
- Yes
- IPv6
- Yes
- Nameservers
- 2-7 nameservers
- Redemption period
- 30 days
- Handle updates
- Yes
- WHOIS privacy
- Yes
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.cat
- Data set
- gTLD
- Auth code
- Yes
- Connection
- Direct
Eligibility & Restrictions
The contents of the website have to be related to Catalonia.
Required contact fields: Tech contact email, Owner contact email, Admin contact email.
Registration
Registration period: 1 year - 10 years. Processing is automated. Character length: 1-63. Requires 2-7 nameservers.
Transfer Procedure
Auth code is required for transfer. Transfer processing is automated. Transfer confirmation required by the losing registrar.
Registrant Change
No registry-level owner change task. Updates handled via contact data updates.
Renewal & Deletion
No explicit renewal task. Domain auto-renews or follows registry-defined lifecycle. Cancellation period: 0 days.
Restore / Redemption Grace Period
Restore task is supported. RGP period: 30 days. Auto-renew grace period: 30 days.
WHOIS / Privacy
WHOIS server: whois.nic.cat. WHOIS privacy not supported. Contact data publicly visible.
Data controllers
- DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG (escrow) Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 6, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
- Fundacio puntCAT (org) Plaça Nova 5, 7a planta, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- Fundacio puntCAT — Director General (admin) Plaça Nova 5, 7a planta, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- Fundacio puntCAT (org) Plaça Nova 5, 7a planta, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- Fundacio puntCAT — Director General (admin) Plaça Nova 5, 7a planta, Barcelona 08002, Spain
Error codes
- EF00805
- EF0103112
- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03008
- EF00512
- EF03005
- EF03007
- EF01015
- EF03006
- EF01075
- EF03011
- EF01055
- EF03010
- EF01095
- EF01074
- EF0103118
Required fields
- techc/email
- ownerc/email
- adminc/email
Restrictions
- The contents of the website have to be related to Catalonia.
Root nameservers
- NS1.NIC.ES
- CAT.PCH.NET
- SWITCH.NIC.CAT
- ANYC1.IRONDNS.NET
- NSC.NIC.DE
Tasks (API)
- create · available · chargeable · automatic
- delete · available · automatic
- preack · available · automatic
- restore · available · chargeable · manual
- restoreARGP · available · automatic
- restoreNE · available · automatic
- restoreRenew · available · automatic
- transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
- update · available · automatic
- updateStatus · available · automatic