.CO.IN

Name: .CO.IN — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: NIXI / INRegistry

India

NIXI / INRegistry · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Conditional

Specifications

Zone: co.in
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: Up to 5 days
Auth code format: 6-16 chars
Redemption period: 30 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.registry.in
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Major policy changes 2025: as of January 27, 2026, only registrants with India as country in WHOIS accepted for new registrations and transfers-in. eKYC/KYC mandatory. Indian residents: DigiLocker verification. Foreign registrants: government-issued ID (passport). Verification deadline: 7 days or domain suspended/deleted. Temporary email services (ProtonMail, Tutanota) prohibited. WHOIS privacy/proxy prohibited.

Major 2025/2026 policy shift. .IN no longer open to non-Indian registrants for new registrations from Jan 2026. eKYC mandatory. WHOIS privacy/proxy prohibited.

Registration

1-10 years. Transfer adds 1 year. 60-day lock after registration.

Transfer Procedure

Standard EPP auth code (6-16 characters). Transfer completes within 5 x 24-hour periods. Auth code must be changed after transfer (NIXI advisory).

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

Registrant Change

Contact updates via sponsoring registrar only (NIXI cannot update directly). Registrant country must be India as of Jan 27, 2026.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Standard. Restore fee: ₹1000.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard RGP. Restore fee: ₹1000.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS privacy/proxy PROHIBITED for all .IN TLDs. Contact data must be real. Temporary/encrypted email services prohibited. VPN registrations may be blocked/suspended.

WHOIS privacy/proxy prohibited. Temporary email services blocked. VPN IP at registration may trigger suspension.

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

NIS2 Compliance

N/A. India not subject to EU NIS2.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

eKYC mandatory: NIXI places domain on ServerHold if KYC not completed within 7 days.
India country only: Registrant country restricted to India for new regs/transfers from Jan 2026.
Prohibited emails: ProtonMail, Tutanota, TempMail and similar services prohibited.
Sensitive keywords: 'bank', 'bharat', etc. require justification from registrar.

Data controllers

National Internet Exchange of India (org) 6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001, India
National Internet Exchange of India — Rajiv Kumar (admin) 6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001, India

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF03003
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Further information

NIXI: https://nixi.in

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

NS6.REGISTRY.IN
NS4.REGISTRY.IN
NS2.REGISTRY.IN
NS3.REGISTRY.IN
NS5.REGISTRY.IN
NS1.REGISTRY.IN

Tasks (API)

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

API

Domain Create

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

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

⚠ eKYC mandatory. India country only from Jan 2026. Temporary emails prohibited. WHOIS privacy prohibited.

Domain Transfer

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

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

⚠ Auth code 6-16 chars. Must change after transfer. 60-day lock.

Create AuthInfo1

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

6-16 characters. NIXI does not provide directly.

Domain Restore

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

⚠ Standard RGP. ₹1000 fee.

TLD Extension Parameters

extensions.in.idType: string — ID type for eKYC verification.
extensions.in.idNumber: string — ID number for eKYC verification.