.NO

Name: .NO — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Norid AS

Norway

Norid AS · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

RestrictedDNSSEC

Specifications

Zone: .no
Registration: Standard (manual processing)
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
IDN: Yes
IPv6: Yes
DNS pre-configuration required: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Renewal on transfer: Yes
Transfer time: Standard
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: Not documented
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.norid.no
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
IDN character sets: ISO_8859_1
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Strict Norwegian presence required. Organisations: must be registered in Norwegian Central Coordinating Register with Norwegian organisation number AND Norwegian postal address AND documented activity in Norway. Maximum 100 domains per organisation. Individuals (priv.no): 18+, Norwegian National Registry, Norwegian ID number, Norwegian postal address. Limit: 5 domains per individual.

Strict Norwegian presence required. Trustee service available but trustee becomes legal domain owner.

Registration

1 year (subscription model with tacit or manual renewal).

Transfer Procedure

Transfer code (AuthInfo) from current registrar OR one-time code emailed directly to subscriber. Current registrar must assist within 5 working days at no charge. Transfer resets expiry date (new expiry = 1 year from transfer date; unused period forfeited).

Transfer resets expiry date. Unused registration period is forfeited.

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

Registrant Change

Change of subscriber: registrant gets new creation date AND new expiry date. New subscriber must meet all eligibility requirements and sign Applicant's Declaration.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Subscription model. Tacit or manual renewal.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Norid allows expired domain acquisition by new subscriber combined with renewal. No separate redemption grace period documented.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS privacy not available. Norwegian law requires full registrant data.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Norway is EEA. NIS2 applies via EEA agreement. Latest policy version: August 2025.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

Trustee = legal owner: Trustee becomes legal owner. Registrant loses formal ownership rights while using trustee.
Domain limits: 100 per organisation, 5 per individual.
Expiry reset on transfer: Transfer resets expiry. Unused period forfeited.

Data controllers

Norid A/S (org) Abelsgate 5, Trondheim N-7465, Norway
Norid A/S — Hilde Thunem (admin) Postboks 4769 Torgarden, Trondheim NO-7465, Norway

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03019
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF00525
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF01004
EF03006
EF01075
EF03023
EF03011
EF01055
EF03041
EF03040
EF03010
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Limited number of domains per registrant.
Local domain administrator (AdminC) required.
Nameserver must be set up in advance and provide an authoritative response.
Local domain owner (OwnerC) required (office/residence).

Root nameservers

Y.NIC.NO
NOT.NORID.NO
Z.NIC.NO
NJET.NORID.NO
I.NIC.NO
X.NIC.NO

Tasks (API)

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

API

Domain Create

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

{
  "name": "example.no",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false,
  "extensions": {
    "no": {
      "organizationNumber": "",
      "acceptTrusteeTac": ""
    }
  }
}

⚠ Strict Norwegian presence required. Max 100 domains/org, 5/individual.

Domain Transfer

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

{
  "name": "example.no",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

⚠ Transfer resets expiry (unused period forfeited).

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.no/_authinfo1

AuthInfo from registrar OR one-time code from Norid.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.no/_restore

⚠ No separate RGP documented.

TLD Extension Parameters

extensions.no.organizationNumber: string — Norwegian organisation number. Mandatory for organisations.
extensions.no.acceptTrusteeTac: true — Accept trustee service. Note: trustee becomes legal domain owner.