Country extension · Panama
.pa domain name
What you need to know about .pa: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .pa
- Country
- Panama
- Registry
- nic.pa
- Registration period
- 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years or 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 4 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2
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 .pa?
- The technical contact must be a different person from the administrative contact and the billing contact.
Documents
- To change the registrant or contact details, you need a transfer agreement certified by a notary.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- If you want to put the domain name in the name of a different registrant, you need a transfer agreement certified by a notary.
- The same notarised agreement is also required if you only want to change contact details.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .pa domain can't be deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, the domain is no longer renewed and lapses on its expiry date.
- An expired or deleted .pa domain can't be restored.
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.