.RO

Name: .RO — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: RoTLD / ICI Bucharest

Romania

RoTLD / ICI Bucharest · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

OpenIDN

Specifications

Zone: .ro
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: 1-30 days
Auth code format: Owner via portal
Redemption period: 90 days
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.rotld.ro
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to individuals and organisations worldwide. No residency requirement. Individuals must provide ID/passport number. Companies must provide company registration number or VAT number. Non-Romanian individuals: passport OR social security/tax number (not both).

Non-Romanian individuals: providing both passport AND social security number triggers an error. Provide one or the other, not both.

Registration

1 year; up to 10 years.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code generated directly by registrant from RoTLD portal (rotld.ro). Auth code valid for 14 days. Important: do not include new owner in transfer order (triggers TRADE not transfer).

Auth code must be obtained from rotld.ro by registrant. Registrar cannot provide. Portal password valid only 36 hours.

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

Registrant Change

TRADE requires separate TRADE token from RoTLD portal. Trade form must be signed, dated, and stamped by current owner and sent to registry. Owner change resets expiry to 1 year from change date.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Standard renewal.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

90-day quarantine after expiry. Domain not functional during quarantine but restorable. After 90 days: deleted and available for re-registration. NOTE: Restore NOT supported via automated API at some registrars.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS privacy NOT available for .RO. Natural persons: only name and email visible. Legal persons (companies): full details public.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Romania NIS2 transposition applies.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

Dual ID error: Providing both passport AND social security number for non-Romanian individual triggers error.
Portal password 36h: rotld.ro password expires in 36 hours. Must reset before auth code generation.
TRADE vs TRANSFER: Including owner info during transfer triggers TRADE process instead.

Data controllers

National Institute for R&D in Informatics (org) Bd. Averescu 8-10, Sector 1, Bucharest 011454, Romania
National Institute for R&D in Informatics — Ionut Eugen SANDU (admin) Bd. Averescu 8-10, Sector 1, Bucharest 011454, Romania

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03041
EF03040
EF03010
EF02075
EF01095
EF01074
EF02074
EF0103118

Required fields

ownerc/email

Restrictions

Company number (companies) or ID card number (individuals) required.
Tax number (individual) or VAT number (company) required.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

SEC-DNS-A.ROTLD.RO
DNS-C.ROTLD.RO
DNS-RO.DENIC.DE
DNS-AT.ROTLD.RO
SEC-DNS-B.ROTLD.RO
PRIMARY.ROTLD.RO

Tasks (API)

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

API

Domain Create

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

{
  "name": "example.ro",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false,
  "extensions": {
    "ro": {
      "personType": "",
      "idNumber": "",
      "vatNumber": ""
    }
  }
}

⚠ Non-Romanian individuals: provide passport OR SSN, not both.

Domain Transfer

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

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

⚠ Auth code from rotld.ro portal by registrant only. Valid 14 days. Portal password valid 36h.

Create AuthInfo1

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

Must be obtained by registrant at rotld.ro. Registrar cannot provide.

Domain Restore

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

⚠ 90-day quarantine. Not supported via automated API at some registrars.

TLD Extension Parameters

extensions.ro.personType: string — p = individual, c = company.
extensions.ro.idNumber: string — Passport OR social security/tax number. NOT both (triggers error).
extensions.ro.vatNumber: string — Company registration number or VAT.