Country extension · India
.in domain name
Register or transfer your .in with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .in and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .in
- Country
- India
- Registry
- inregistry.in
- Registration period
- 1 to 5 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 32 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Renewable after expiry date
- 43 days
- 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: no
Requirements
Who can register a .in?
- Anyone can register a .in domain name, even if you don't live or aren't based in India. However, you must then be able to demonstrate a genuine business connection with India or a purpose related to India.
- Examples of such a connection include customers in India, a subsidiary or branch in India, sales to Indian consumers, marketing aimed at India, or partnerships with Indian companies.
- Other types of connection are also possible, such as education or research, content or digital services for Indian users, or cultural and social activities. If you choose another reason, the registry may be more likely to carry out a check.
- You may not hide your contact details using a trustee service or a local address provided by an intermediary.
- Temporary or disposable email addresses are prohibited. Addresses from services such as Guerrilla Mail, 10 Minute Mail, Temp Mail, Mailinator, EmailOnDeck, ProtonMail, Tutanota, Mailfence, Hushmail and StartMail are not accepted.
- Registering or managing a .in domain name over a VPN connection is not allowed.
- If you can't provide the requested documents during a check by the registry NIXI, your domain name may be deleted.
Additional details for registration
- If you don't live in India or your organisation isn't based there, you state what kind of connection you have with India, for example a branch, commercial activity, marketing, digital services, education or culture.
- You also state whether you have a signed declaration about your connection with India.
Documents
- You must be able to prove that your details are correct with an identity document. Keep it for as long as the domain name is registered, so you can provide it if the registry carries out a check.
- If you live in India, you can use a passport, voter ID card, driving licence, Aadhaar card, PAN card or another official identity document issued by the Indian government, among others.
- If you live outside India, you can use a passport, driving licence, a document issued by a foreign government, a letter from the Embassy of India, your tax returns for the last two years or another official photo ID, among others.
- If you live outside India, you also need a signed declaration explaining your connection with India or your India-related purpose. You provide this if the registry asks for it.
- In this declaration, you list all the domain names it covers, the name of the registrant or company, the country where it is based and a clear explanation of the connection with India. The owner or most senior person in charge signs the declaration.
Good to know when registering
- After a successful registration, a 60-day transfer lock applies. During this period, you can't transfer the domain name to another registrar.
Transfer
Transferring a .in
- After a successful transfer, a new 60-day transfer lock applies. During this period, you can't transfer the domain name again.
The transfer code
- You can't choose your own transfer code. The registry generates the code.
- If you need a new transfer code, the registrar requests one from the registry for you and then passes it on to you.
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Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can only renew a .in domain name in the last 28 days before the expiry date.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website inregistry.in
- Dispute resolution policy registry.in
- Registry terms and conditions registry.in
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.