.SK

Name: .SK — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: SK-NIC

Slovakia

SK-NIC · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Conditional

Specifications

Zone: .sk
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: ~1 day
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: 40 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.sk-nic.sk
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to EU members without strict local presence requirement. Non-EU may need local agent/trustee. IDN not supported.

Registration

1 year only.

Transfer Procedure

Standard auth code transfer. Registration and transfer take approximately 1 day.

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

Registrant Change

Standard registrant change process via registrar.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Standard.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

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

WHOIS / Privacy

Standard WHOIS. Privacy services may be available via some registrars.

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

NIS2 Compliance

Slovakia NIS2 transposition applies.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

EU preferred: EU members can register. Non-EU may require local presence or agent.
No IDN: IDN not supported.

Data controllers

SK-NIC, a.s. (org) Namestie SNP 14, Bratislava 81106, Slovakia
Ministry of Investments, Regional development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic — GAC delegate (admin) Pribinova 25, Bratislava 81109, Slovakia

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF03031
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Office/residence of the registrant in the EU required.

Root nameservers

F.TLD.SK
C.TLD.SK
E.TLD.SK
G.TLD.SK
A.TLD.SK
B.TLD.SK
H.TLD.SK

Tasks (API)

restore · available · chargeable · manual
restoreNE · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
updateStatus · available · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
delete · available · automatic
restoreRenew · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

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

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

Domain Transfer

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

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

Create AuthInfo1

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

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

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