Country extension · Azerbaijan
.az domain name
What you need to know about .az: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .az
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Registry
- nic.az
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 7
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 .az?
Additional details for registration
- If you register the domain name as a company or organisation, you must provide your trade register registration number.
- If you register the domain name as a private individual, you must provide your passport or ID card number.
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .az domain name must be renewed six weeks before the expiry date.
- You can't have a .az domain name deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let the domain name expire by not renewing it.
- Once a .az domain name has been deleted, it can't be restored.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.az
- Registry whois whois.az
- Dispute resolution policy nic.az
- Registry terms and conditions whois.az
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.