.PL

Name: .PL — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: NASK

Poland

NASK · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: .pl
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 1-63
IDN: Yes
DNSSEC: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: Standard
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: N/A
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.dns.pl
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
IDN character sets: BIG5, EUC_JP, EUC_KR, ISCII, KOI8_R, KOI8_U, SHIFT_JIS, TIS_620, ISO_8859_7, ISO_8859_1
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide. No residency requirement.

Registration

1-10 years. Transfer does NOT renew domain (PERIOD=0 must be submitted if domain NOT within 30 days of expiry). Transfer cannot be initiated within 5 days of registration or 6 days before end of billing period.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code from current registrar. After transfer request: registry sends confirmation link to registrant email. Link must be confirmed to complete transfer. Cannot be resent if missed.

PERIOD=0 critical for transfers not within 30 days of expiry. Otherwise domain gets renewed and charged. Transfer confirmation email cannot be re-sent if missed.

📘 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 NASK or registrar. WHOIS no longer publicly available for personal data (Polish Personal Data Protection Act).

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

Renewal & Deletion

30-day Deletion Restorable Period + 5-day Deletion Hold Period. Domain blocked in BLOCKED state can be transferred with renewal.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Restore not available for this TLD. Once deleted, the domain cannot be recovered through standard restore procedures.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

Personal data protected under Polish Personal Data Protection Act. WHOIS does not display personal data publicly. Cannot determine registrant email from public WHOIS.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Poland NIS2 transposition applies.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

PERIOD=0: Must submit PERIOD=0 for transfers not within 30 days of expiry. Otherwise domain gets renewed and charged.
Confirmation link: Transfer confirmation email not receivable if registrant email outdated. Must correct via current registrar first. Cannot be re-sent.
viNASK: Terminated registrar situation. Transfer requires fax form to NASK (+48 22 380 83 01). Takes ~7 days.
Postal chars: Street address must not contain restricted special chars like '|'.

Data controllers

Research and Academic Computer Network (org) Kolska 12, Warsaw 01-045, Poland
Research and Academic Computer Network — NASK Admin-C (admin) Kolska 12, Warsaw 01-045, Poland

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03019
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF03018
EF03007
EF01004
EF03017
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Nameserver must be set up in advance and provide an authoritative response.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

A-DNS.PL
D-DNS.PL
B-DNS.PL
F-DNS.PL
H-DNS.PL
J-DNS.PL

Tasks (API)

restoreNE · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
restoreARGP · available · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
delete · available · automatic
renew · available · chargeable · automatic

API

Domain Create

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

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

⚠ Transfer cannot be initiated within 5 days of registration.

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer?period=0

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

⚠ PERIOD=0 required if not within 30 days of expiry (otherwise charged for renewal). Confirmation link cannot be re-sent.

Create AuthInfo1

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

Standard EPP.

Domain Restore

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

⚠ 30-day Deletion Restorable + 5-day Hold.