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.US Domain (United States)

11.44 CHF / year 1)
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Initially created on February 15, 1985, .us domains belong to the United States. 

Initially created by the University of California, it is the first ccTLD or territorial domain, until that date there was no domain corresponding to countries.

Although .us domains have requirements of residence or presence in the United States, being the domain of one of the largest economic powers in the world, there are more than 1.8 million registered domains.

In order to register a .us domain, it is necessary to be able to demonstrate a link with the country, specifically, the domain holder must be a US resident or organization, in case of not residing in the country, the holder must have presence in the United States, in order to complete the registration.

Domain characteristics

General Information for the domain extension .us - United States

Meaning of Extension .us is the official country domain (ccTLD) from United States.
Minimum and maximum length 3 - 63 characters
Time of registration In real-time
Time of transfer In real-time
Registrar Transfer Yes, with Auth-Code
Trade No
Premium Domains Yes
IDN No
Whois Privacy No
DNSSEC Supported Yes (DS)
Renewal Period 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 4Y, 5Y, 6Y, 7Y, 8Y, 9Y, 10Y
Registration Period 1Y, 2Y, 3Y, 4Y, 5Y, 6Y, 7Y, 8Y, 9Y, 10Y
Cancellation Period 1 Day(s)
Renewal On Transfer Yes
Term transfer on Transfer Yes
No local contact needed
Data protection The European Commission has determined, based on Article 45, that this third country outside the European Union provides an adequate level of protection for personal data. For more information, please refer to Chapter 5 and Article 49 of the GDPR.
Registry Connection Directly
Transfer lock has to be removed before a transfer can be started
Manual renewal possible
Number of nameservers allowed 2 - 5
The domain terms for .us domains can be found at:
https://www.about.us/policies

API Details

  • domain:create
    • US-NEXUS-APPPURPOSE
    • US-NEXUS-CATEGORY
  • domain:transfer
    • US-NEXUS-APPPURPOSE
    • US-NEXUS-CATEGORY
  • domain:update
    • US-NEXUS-APPPURPOSE
    • US-NEXUS-CATEGORY
1* Prices may differ for premium domains. These are attractive domain names that require higher prices from the registry. In this case, the premium price is displayed or we will notify you promptly by e-mail. You then have the right to cancel the order.