Country extension · Germany
.de domain name
Register or transfer your .de with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .de and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .de
- Country
- Germany
- Registry
- denic.de
- Registration period
- 1 month or 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .de?
- DENIC may require the registrant to have a valid address in Germany. A PO box isn't allowed.
- If you don't have a valid postal address in Germany, you can register the domain name with a local address through a trustee service.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether the registrant is an organisation or a natural person. If you don't, this is determined based on the organisation name entered.
- You can have an abuse contact shown in the WHOIS, as a web address or an email address.
- You can also have a contact for general and technical enquiries shown in the WHOIS, as a web address or an email address.
Documents
- A change of registrant requires written confirmation from the current registrant.
- If the domain name is in DENIC Transit and you no longer have the Transit letter from DENIC, you can have the domain name deleted using a special form.
- If you want to retrieve a domain name from DENIC Transit, you request a transfer code using a form.
Good to know when registering
- DENIC may have the registrant's details verified. Until they're confirmed, the domain name may be blocked. WebOké helps you provide the correct details and proof.
- How long DENIC's check takes depends on how busy DENIC is. DENIC will let you know by email when your details have been confirmed.
- Genuine emails from DENIC always come from the denic.de domain. DENIC never asks for passwords, payment details or login details by email.
- All verification steps go through your registrar. If you're unsure about a message, call DENIC Direct Services on +49 69 27235-275.
Transfer
Transferring a .de
- You can transfer a domain name to another registrar with a transfer code.
- After a successful transfer, the domain name is automatically renewed for one year. The registration period then starts again.
- During a transfer, the DNSSEC keys are kept by default. If you don't want that, they can be removed during the transfer.
- You can also transfer a deleted domain name that's still in the redemption period. At another registrar, you'll need the AuthInfo2 code for this.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required. There are two types: AuthInfo1, which your current registrar generates, and AuthInfo2, which DENIC issues.
- The code consists of 12 to 16 characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, the digits 2 to 9 and the characters + - / *.
- The uppercase letter I, the lowercase letter l, the uppercase letter O, the lowercase letter o and the digits 0 and 1 aren't allowed.
- A transfer code is valid for 30 days, or less if it's deleted sooner. If both codes have been requested, you can transfer with either of them.
- If your current registrar won't or can't provide an AuthInfo1, you request an AuthInfo2 through your new registrar. There's a charge for this.
- DENIC sends the AuthInfo2 to the registrant by registered post. If the registrant doesn't have a German address, the letter goes to the administrative contact.
- DENIC only accepts a transfer code request form from the registrant themselves. A trustee can't request the code on your behalf.
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Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- You transfer a domain name to a new owner by providing the new registrant's details.
- You can't change the registrant's name or organisation after registration. Such a change is always processed as a change of registrant.
- The current registrant must confirm the change in writing.
- A change of registrant isn't possible while there's a dispute entry at DENIC on the domain name.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A domain name is registered per month or per year and can't be renewed separately. WebOké takes care of the renewal for you.
- A domain name may only be deleted with the registrant's consent.
- If the registrant hasn't given consent or the domain name expires, it goes to DENIC Transit and the registrant receives a letter from DENIC.
- Within four weeks of the Transit letter, the registrant must transfer the domain name to a new registrar or have it deleted.
- If the registrant does nothing within those four weeks, management passes to DENICdirect. The registrant then pays the fees according to DENIC's price list.
- You can't restore a domain name in DENIC Transit. You have to transfer it back, and for that you need a transfer code.
- After deletion, the domain name enters a 30-day redemption period during which you can restore it. After that, it's permanently deleted.
- If you request an AuthInfo2 code during the redemption period, the redemption period starts again at 30 days.
- If there's a dispute, there's no redemption period and the domain name is deleted immediately and irrevocably.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website denic.de
- Registry whois denic.de
- Dispute resolution policy denic.de
- Registry terms and conditions denic.de
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.