.US

Name: .US — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Registry Services, LLC (GoDaddy)

United States

Registry Services, LLC (GoDaddy) · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Conditional

Specifications

Zone: .us
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 0-13 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
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.nic.us
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

US Nexus required: (1) US citizen or permanent resident; OR (2) entity incorporated in US state, DC, or territory; OR (3) entity with bona fide presence in US. Nexus category and Application Purpose fields mandatory. WHOIS privacy NOT permitted.

WHOIS privacy/proxy NOT permitted. Registry actively detects and blocks proxy registrations. Full registrant data always public.

Registration

1-10 years.

Transfer Procedure

Standard EPP auth code. FOA (Form of Authorization) email always sent to registrant on transfer. Transfer takes ~5 business days. Standard 60-day lock.

📘 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 ICANN COR process. Registrant country must be US-related.

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

Renewal & Deletion

Standard RGP (30 days). Backorder services not supported.

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

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard 30-day RGP.

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

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS privacy/proxy NOT permitted. Registry actively detects and blocks proxy registrations. Full registrant data always public.

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

NIS2 Compliance

N/A. US not subject to EU NIS2.

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

Known Error Codes & Notes

Nexus violation: Domain can be forfeited if false nexus declaration.
No WHOIS privacy: Privacy blocked by registry algorithm. Proxy registrations actively detected.
Nexus fields mandatory: Nexus category (C11-C31) and Application Purpose (P1-P5) required.

Data controllers

Registry Services, LLC (org) 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600, Tempe AZ 85281, United States of America (the)
Registry Services, LLC — IANA Contact (admin) 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600, Tempe AZ 85281, United States of America (the)

Error codes

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

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

The listed nameservers for an .US domain have to be located within the United States.
Local domain owner (OwnerC) required (office/residence).

Root nameservers

W.CCTLD.US
K.CCTLD.US
X.CCTLD.US
B.CCTLD.US
F.CCTLD.US
Y.CCTLD.US

Tasks (API)

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

API

Domain Create

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

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

Create AuthInfo1

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

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

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