Country extension · Åland Islands
.ax domain name
What you need to know about .ax: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .ax
- Country
- Åland Islands
- Registry
- whois.ax
- Registration period
- 1 year, 3 years, 5 years or 9 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 10
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 .ax?
Additional details for registration
- If you're registering as an individual, you'll need to provide your passport or identity card number.
- If you're registering on behalf of a company or organisation, you'll need to provide the registration number from the commercial register.
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .ax domain must be renewed six weeks before the expiry date.
- A .ax domain can't be deleted straight away. If you no longer want it, let the domain lapse by not renewing it.
- Once a .ax domain has been cancelled, you can no longer get it back.
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