Country extension · Somalia
.so domain name
Register or transfer your .so with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .so and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .so
- Country
- Somalia
- Registry
- soregistry.so
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 10
- Renewable after expiry date
- 43 days
- Quarantine after deletion
- 5 days
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .so?
- The registry may cancel or delete a .so domain name at any time if the Somali government states in writing that the name is defamatory, contrary to public order or morality, or otherwise not permitted under Somali law.
- If your domain name is cancelled for that reason, you are not entitled to compensation or a refund from the registry.
Transfer
Transferring a .so
- Request the transfer code from your current registrar and use it to start the transfer with the new registrar.
- After a valid transfer request, the domain name remains pending transfer for a maximum of 14 days.
- During that period, your current registrar can approve or reject the transfer.
- If your current registrar takes no action within five days, the transfer is approved automatically.
The transfer code
- To transfer a .so domain name, you need a transfer code.
- The registrant or the administrative contact of the domain name can request the code from the current registrar.
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More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website soregistry.so
- Dispute resolution policy soregistry.so
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.