.ZUERICH

Name: .ZUERICH — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Kanton Zürich

Switzerland

Kanton Zürich · new gTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: zuerich
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
Data set: minimum
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.nic.zuerich
Connection: Direct
IDN character sets: ISO_8859_1
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide. No restrictions.

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
Kanton Zürich (Canton of Zurich) (org) Neumuehlequai 10, Zurich Zurich CH-8090, Switzerland
Kanton Zürich (Canton of Zurich) — Head of Communications (admin) Neumuehlequai 10, Zurich Zurich CH-8090, Switzerland

Error codes

EF00805
EF0103112
EF00803
EF01017
EF03019
EF03008
EF00512
EF02109
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF03007
EF01015
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03035
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domain owner must be either a Zurich Public Authority (including the Canton and City of Zurich and related entities) or a legal entity registered in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich with its registered office in the Canton of Zurich and in possession of a UID number. Registrations are only completed after successful verification by the registry.
Local postal address is required.

Root nameservers

C.NIC.ZUERICH
D.NIC.ZUERICH
B.NIC.ZUERICH
A.NIC.ZUERICH

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.zuerich",
  "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.zuerich",
  "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.zuerich/_renew
{ "period": 12 }

## Delete
DELETE /domain/example.zuerich

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

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

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

## Update nameservers
PUT /domain/example.zuerich