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Austria
nic.at GmbH · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10
OpenIPv6
Specifications
- Zone
- or.at
- Registration
- Real-time
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Character length
- 1-63
- DNSSEC
- Yes
- IPv6
- Yes
- Nameservers
- 2-8 nameservers
- Transfer time
- Real-time
- Auth code format
- N/A (token)
- Redemption period
- 59 d
- Handle updates
- Yes
- WHOIS update
- Real-time
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.at
- Connection
- Direct
- Data set
- ccTLD
- Registry lock
- Yes
- Auth code
- Yes
Eligibility & Restrictions
Open to anyone worldwide. No residency requirement. No local presence required.
Registration
1 year. Auto-renews annually. To avoid unwanted renewal: disable auto-renew at least 3 days before expiry.
Registrant full name mandatory (minimum characters). Single-letter first names are not accepted by the registry.
Transfer Procedure
Auth code (token) sent to registrant email by NIC.AT. Valid 21 days. Transfer completes after auth code confirmed. After transfer: domain owner receives email confirmation from registry.
Registrant Change
Change of Holder requires form submission. Electronic consent now accepted (checkbox/digital mechanism) as of 2024/2025. Wet-signed form no longer mandatory. If electronic consent method used: registrar must retain logs for 2 business days. For immediate deletions outside renewal cycle: AT Cancellation Form still required signed by registrant.
Domain Withdrawal available if registrar cannot reach registrant. This gives the domain back to registry; NIC.AT contacts registrant directly.
Renewal & Deletion
Domains auto-renew. Deletion requires written or electronic registrant consent (verifiable). If registrant refuses or is unresponsive: Domain Withdrawal to registry.
Restore / Redemption Grace Period
Restore supported in real-time via RCP/API only for explicit deletions. Quarantine period applies (duration varies). Domain Withdrawal (Withdrawing) gives domain back to registry; registrar no longer manages it.
WHOIS / Privacy
WHOIS privacy (disclosure) controlled per contact field. By default privacy protection disabled. Fields can be disclosed/hidden: X-AT-DISCLOSE, X-AT-DISCLOSE-VOICE, X-AT-DISCLOSE-FAX, X-AT-DISCLOSE-EMAIL.
Registry can initiate registrant verification; failure results in revocation (no restore/refund) and is not communicated to the registrar.
NIS2 Compliance
No .AT-specific NIS2 implementation documented. Standard EU NIS2 obligations apply to registrars operating in Austria.
Known Error Codes & Notes
- No open confirmation-process: Auth code invalid or expired. Reset at current registrar.
- Registry revocation: NIC.AT can revoke domain for inaccurate data without notice to registrar.
- IDN: NOT supported for .AT. Second-level domains: .co.at, .or.at available.
Data controllers
- nic.at GmbH (org) Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 8, Salzburg 5020, Austria
- nic.at GmbH — Geschaeftsfuehrer NIC.AT (admin) Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 8, Salzburg 5020, Austria
Error codes
- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03008
- EF00512
- EF01009
- EF03005
- EF03007
- EF03006
- EF01075
- EF03011
- EF010200
- EF01055
- EF03010
- EF02075
- EF01095
- EF03031
- EF01074
- EF0103118
- EF011316
Required fields
- techc/email
- ownerc/email
Restrictions
- Assumption of the current registration period. When transferring the registration period will be adopted.
- Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Root nameservers
- U.NS.AT
- NS2.UNIVIE.AC.AT
- J.NS.AT
- NS1.UNIVIE.AC.AT
- D.NS.AT
- N.NS.AT
- NS9.UNIVIE.AC.AT
- R.NS.AT
Tasks (API)
- authinfo2 · available · automatic
- create · available · chargeable · automatic
- transit · available · 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.or.at",
"ownerc": {
"id": 23142212
},
"adminc": {
"id": 23142212
},
"techc": {
"id": 23142212
},
"nameServers": [
{
"name": "ns1.example.com"
},
{
"name": "ns2.example.com"
}
],
"confirmOrder": false,
"extensions": {
"at": {
"disclose": "",
"discloseVoice": "",
"discloseFax": ""
}
}
} ⚠ Registrant full name mandatory (min chars). Single-letter first names rejected.
Domain Transfer
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer
{ "name": "example.or.at", "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)" }
⚠ Auth token valid 21 days. Emergency code from NIC.AT for ~€25.
Create AuthInfo1
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.or.at/_authinfo1
Token set by sponsoring registrar. Valid 21 days.
Domain Restore
POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.or.at/_restore
⚠ Real-time restore via API for explicit deletions only.
TLD Extension Parameters
- extensions.at.disclose
true|false— Control WHOIS disclosure of registrant data.- extensions.at.discloseVoice
true|false— Control WHOIS disclosure of phone number.- extensions.at.discloseFax
true|false— Control WHOIS disclosure of fax number.- extensions.at.discloseEmail
true|false— Control WHOIS disclosure of email.