About .BEST Domain Names

Beginning February 12, 2014, at 4:00 UTC, customers can register .best domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Bulk .best registration is supported during General Availability.

Anyone can register .best domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of one character, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except as the first or last characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #. IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) are supported in the following language: German.

CentralNic is the registry provider and dotBest is the sponsor for .best domains.

You can register a .best domain name for a minimum of one year and a maximum of 10 years.

We'll attempt to auto-renew your .best domain name on its expiration date. We will park .best domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain name isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, the domain name will be cancelled and removed from your account.

Yes. See Transfer my domain to ITEGY for details on the transfer process.

Yes. See Transfer domain from ITEGY to another registrar for details on the transfer process for these domain names.

Private Registration is available for .best domain names, but Protected Registration is not.

No. We currently do not support the backorder of .best domain names.

Yes. See Transfer my domain to another ITEGY account to start the account move process.

Yes. See Change domain contact information for details on making these changes.

Two nameservers are required for .best domain to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. IPv4, IPv6, DNSSEC is supported.