.NOM.FR

Name: .NOM.FR — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: AFNIC

France

AFNIC · SubTLD · Updated 2026-04-09

Transfers and renewals only — no new registrationsConditionalIDNDNSSEC

Specifications

Zone: nom.fr
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 2 - 63
IDN: Yes
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2 - 7
Renewal on transfer: Yes
Transfer time: Real-time
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: Standard RGP
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS privacy: Individuals only
WHOIS update: Real-time
WHOIS server: whois.afnic.fr
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD

Eligibility & Restrictions

Registrant must be from EU/EEA (European Economic Area): EU member states + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland. No residency beyond EU/EEA required. No local address requirement within France.

Registration

1-10 years. 4-day money-back grace period after registration.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code required. Transfer completes with auth code only. No additional approval email. Registrant name, email, or company change triggers COR process: both previous and new registrant must authorise.

COR process can trigger 60-day transfer lock after registrant field change. Sequence: transfer first, then change registrant to avoid lock before transfer.

Registrant Change

COR required if registrant Name, Email, or Company field modified. Both prior and new registrant must explicitly authorise. Failure to authorise: change cancelled and WHOIS reverts.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard renewal. 4-day money-back grace period.

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard RGP applies.

WHOIS / Privacy

Individuals: contact info automatically hidden in WHOIS (GDPR masking by contact type). Organisations: full data public. GDPR masking NOT supported at registry level for organisations. Registrant country must be EU/EEA; admin contact country unrestricted.

NIS2 Compliance

AFNIC operates under French NIS2 transposition. Standard obligations apply.

Known Error Codes & Notes

Non-EU/EEA registrant: Registration rejected if registrant country is not EU/EEA.
COR lock: Changing registrant name/org/email triggers 60-day transfer lock. Transfer first, then change registrant.
No SIRET required: SIRET/birth date no longer mandatory since AFNIC policy change.

Availability

Renewals and transfers of existing domains are available. New registrations are not offered.
Renewal: 27,20 € / 1 year
Transfer: 27,20 € / 1 year

API

Domain Create

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

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

⚠ EU/EEA registrant required. 4-day money-back grace period.

Domain Transfer

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

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

⚠ COR triggered by name/email/company change. Transfer first, then change registrant to avoid 60-day lock.

Create AuthInfo1

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

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

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

⚠ Standard RGP.