.NL

Name: .NL — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: SIDN

Netherlands

SIDN · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: .nl
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: Real-time
Auth code format: 12 chars
Redemption period: 40 d
WHOIS update: Real-time
WHOIS server: whois.domain-registry.nl
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide. No residency requirement. No 60-day transfer lock.

Registration

1 year only.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code (12 characters) required. No 60-day transfer lock. Transfer completes quickly. No money-back grace period and no renewal grace period. Domain deleted on expiry date.

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

Registrant Change

Cannot modify Registrant Contact Name, Company Name, or Legal Form. Must create new contact and assign as registrant. Existing contact cannot be updated for these fields.

Registrant Name, Company Name, Legal Form cannot be updated. New contact creation required for any change to these fields.

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

Renewal & Deletion

No money-back grace period. No renewal grace period. Deleted on exact expiry date. No grace period. Renewal only available from 60 days before expiry.

Deleted on exact expiry date. No grace period. Renewal only available from 60 days before expiry.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

40-day RGP (Redemption Grace Period) after deletion, then available for registration immediately (no Pending Delete period).

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

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS privacy no longer supported by SIDN. Registrant data publicly visible. No billing contact in SIDN model.

WHOIS privacy removed by SIDN. Any legacy privacy protection will expire and cannot be renewed.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Netherlands NIS2 transposition applies. SIDN may implement additional registrant verification.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

Exact expiry deletion: Deleted on exact expiry date. No grace period.
Contact field lock: Registrant Name, Company Name, Legal Form cannot be updated. New contact required.
WHOIS privacy removed: WHOIS privacy no longer supported by SIDN. Legacy privacy expires and cannot be renewed.
Domain lock: Domain lock and suspension features not supported.

Data controllers

SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) (org) P.O. Box 5022, Arnhem 6802 EA, Netherlands (the)
SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) — Roelof Meijer (admin) P.O. Box 5022, Arnhem 6802 EA, Netherlands (the)

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF00525
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Restore from other providers possible.

Root nameservers

NS3.DNS.NL
NS4.DNS.NL
NS1.DNS.NL

Tasks (API)

create · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
restore · available · chargeable · manual
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
preack · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

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

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

⚠ 1-year only. Deleted on exact expiry date. No grace period.

Domain Transfer

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

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

⚠ 12-character auth code. No 60-day lock. No renewal on transfer.

Create AuthInfo1

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

12 characters.

Domain Restore

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

⚠ 40-day RGP. No Pending Delete.