Country extension · Ecuador
.ec domain name
What you need to know about .ec: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .ec
- Country
- Ecuador
- Registry
- nic.ec
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 4 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- 1 day
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 10 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .ec?
- Your domain name must not contain words or phrases that are offensive or vulgar, that offend public morals or public order, or that are contrary to Ecuadorian law.
- Names relating to official matters or subjects are only allowed if you have the proper authorisation.
- Names that are identical to internet protocols, applications or internet and domain name terms are not allowed, such as http, web, www, ftp, telnet and email.
- You cannot register a name that already exists in exactly the same form at the same level in the NIC.EC database.
- You cannot register names that are reserved under NIC.EC policy.
- Names of countries and cities are blocked.
Additional details for registration
- You must provide a valid phone number when you register.
Transfer
Transferring a .ec
- You transfer a .ec domain name with a transfer code that you request from your current registrar.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code for a transfer.
- The registrant or the administrative contact of the domain name can request the transfer code from the current registrar.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.ec
- Dispute resolution policy nic.ec
- Registry terms and conditions nic.ec
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.