.CO.COM

Name: .CO.COM — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: CentralNic

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CentralNic · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: co.com
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer lock: Yes
Renewal on transfer: Yes
Transfer time: Real-time
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: 30 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Real-time
WHOIS server: whois.verisign-grs.com
Connection: Direct
Data set: minimum
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide. No restrictions. Largest gTLD with ~170 million registrations.

Registration

1-10 years. Transfer adds 1 year.

Transfer Procedure

Standard auth code transfer.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

Standard process.

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

30-day Redemption Grace Period after deletion. Restore possible within 30 days. Restore fee applies. After RGP: 5-day Pending Delete, then released for public registration.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

RDAP: rdap.verisign.com. Registrant data redacted by default (post-RDP 2025). Privacy/proxy widely available.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

N/A.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

De facto standard: Verisign SLA: 100% uptime commitment. No registry-level eligibility checks.
RGP lifecycle: ~65 days from expiry to public release (45-day auto-renew + 30-day RGP + 5-day PD).

Data controllers

VeriSign Global Registry Services (org) 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA 20190, United States of America (the)
VeriSign Global Registry Services — Registry Customer Service (admin) 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA 20190, United States of America (the)
DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG (escrow) Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 6, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
VeriSign Global Registry Services — Co.com LLC (org) 9891 Montgomery Road, #225, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 45242
VeriSign Global Registry Services — Co.com LLC (admin) 9891 Montgomery Road, #225, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 45242

Error codes

EF00805
EF0103112
EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF03007
EF01015
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF011302
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118
EF011316

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET

Tasks (API)

update · available · automatic
updateStatus · available · automatic
restoreARGP · available · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic
authinfoCreate · available · automatic
restore · available · chargeable · manual
restoreNE · available · automatic
authinfoDelete · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
restoreRenew · available · automatic
delete · available · automatic
renew · available · chargeable · automatic

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.co.com",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.co.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.co.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.co.com",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.co.com/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.co.com/_restore