.IO Domain (British Indian Ocean Territory)
58,74 € / year
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.io domains are one of the fastest growing territorial extensions in the last few years, this is due to the fact that its acronym "io" means "input/output", a term widely used in the technology industry.
But the .io domains actually belong to the British Indian Ocean Territory and were launched in early 1997. Interestingly, the first .io domain was levi.io, registered by Levi Strauss & Co. a well-known American clothing brand.
Besides being popular for the technological term, .io domains have also been registered in many occasions because it is easy to create domain hacks with it, forming words like card.io. In recent years a lot of new services and video games have used this extension for their main domain.
The .io domains are managed by Afilias, which also offers other extensions such as .info, .pro or .bio, among others.
But the .io domains actually belong to the British Indian Ocean Territory and were launched in early 1997. Interestingly, the first .io domain was levi.io, registered by Levi Strauss & Co. a well-known American clothing brand.
Besides being popular for the technological term, .io domains have also been registered in many occasions because it is easy to create domain hacks with it, forming words like card.io. In recent years a lot of new services and video games have used this extension for their main domain.
The .io domains are managed by Afilias, which also offers other extensions such as .info, .pro or .bio, among others.
Domain characteristics
General Information for the domain extension .io - British Indian Ocean Territory| Meaning of Extension | .io is the official country domain (ccTLD) from British Indian Ocean Territory. |
| Minimum and maximum length | 2 - 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 | Yes |
| 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 | |
| Privacy Level | Data has to be send in a jurisdiction without an adequate level of data protection as outlined by the EU. Fundamental rights like the right to be forgotten or erasure are not guaranteed. WHOIS is mostly exposed. If you want to go safe, use our WHOIS Privacy Service or Trustee, if available. See GDPR chapter 5 and GDPR Article 49 for more information. |
| Registry Connection | Directly |
| Transfer lock has to be removed before a transfer can be started | |
| Manual renewal possible | |
| Number of nameservers allowed | 2 - 13 |
