.SWISS

Name: .SWISS — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Swiss Confederation

Generic

Swiss Confederation · new gTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Restricted

Specifications

Zone: swiss
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 1-63
IDN: Yes
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer lock: Yes
Renewal on transfer: Yes
Transfer time: 5 days
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: 30 d
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS privacy: Yes
Data set: minimum
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.nic.swiss
Connection: Direct
IDN character sets: ISO_8859_1
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Restricted to entities with a connection to Switzerland. Operated by the Swiss Confederation.

Registration

1-10 years. Real-time registration. 60-day transfer lock after new registration.

Transfer Procedure

Standard auth code transfer. 5-day auto-approve if losing registrar does not respond.

Registrant Change

ICANN COR process. Both current and new registrant notified. 60-day transfer lock applied (opt-out available before initiating).

Renewal & Deletion

Standard auto-renew. 45-day Auto-Renew Grace Period after expiry. ERRP lifecycle applies.

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

30-day Redemption Grace Period after deletion. 5-day Pending Delete. Then released for public registration.

WHOIS / Privacy

RDP 2025: Minimum Data Set. Registrant data redacted by default in public RDAP/WHOIS. Organisation field = legal owner.

NIS2 Compliance

New gTLDs subject to ICANN policies. Registrar-level NIS2 obligations apply for EU-based registrants.

Data controllers

DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG (escrow) Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 6, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
Swiss Confederation (org) Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), Rue de l'Avenir 44, P.O Box, Biel/Bienne BE CH-2501, Switzerland
Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) — .swiss TLD Administrative Contact (admin) Rue de l'Avenir 44, P.O Box, Biel / Bienne BE CH-2501, Switzerland

Error codes

EF00805
EF0103112
EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF02109
EF03005
EF03007
EF01015
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

The registrant of a .swiss domain must demonstrate a sufficient link with Switzerland. This reference may be made through a place of business or a physical administrative headquarters in Switzerland. Next we need a commercial register or the status of association or foundation. Currently registrations are only possible for organizations. Creates remain for 20 days "pending" and are verified by the registry. After the 20 days, and successful verification the Create-Job is complete.
The TLD is already in the General-Availability.

Root nameservers

ANYCAST10.IRONDNS.NET
G.NIC.SWISS
NS15.RCODE0.NET
ANYCAST9.IRONDNS.NET
U.NIC.SWISS
ANYCAST24.IRONDNS.NET
ANYCAST23.IRONDNS.NET

Tasks (API)

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

API

Domain Create

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

{
  "name": "example.swiss",
  "ownerc": { "id": 23142212 },
  "adminc": { "id": 23142212 },
  "techc":  { "id": 23142212 },
  "nameServers": [
    { "name": "ns1.autodns.com" },
    { "name": "ns2.autodns.com" },
    { "name": "ns3.autodns.com" }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

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

{
  "name": "example.swiss",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)",
  "ownerc": { "id": 23142212 },
  "adminc": { "id": 23142212 },
  "techc":  { "id": 23142212 },
  "nameServers": [
    { "name": "ns1.autodns.com" },
    { "name": "ns2.autodns.com" }
  ]
}

Standard 5-day auto-approve. 60-day lock after registration. No TLD-specific extensions required.

Quick Reference

All standard domain lifecycle commands

## Renew
POST /domain/example.swiss/_renew
{ "period": 12 }

## Delete
DELETE /domain/example.swiss

## Restore (within 30-day RGP)
POST /domain/example.swiss/_restore

## Get auth code
POST /domain/example.swiss/_authinfo1

## Owner change (triggers COR)
POST /domain/example.swiss/_ownerChange

## Update nameservers
PUT /domain/example.swiss