Country extension · Portugal
.publ.pt domain name
What you need to know about .publ.pt: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .publ.pt
- Country
- Portugal
- Registry
- dns.pt
- Registration period
- 1 year, 3 years or 5 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year, 3 years or 5 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 15 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- 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 .publ.pt?
- Anyone can register a domain name under .publ.pt and .com..publ.pt, both individuals and organisations.
- .org..publ.pt is intended for non-profit organisations and for individuals. The name must match the registrant's name, an abbreviation of it or the name of a project or activity.
- .edu..publ.pt is only for public educational institutions and owners of private or cooperative educational institutions. The name must match the official name of the institution or an abbreviation of it.
- .gov..publ.pt is only for bodies of the Portuguese government. Registration goes through CEGER, the Portuguese government's network management centre, and not through a regular registrar.
- The name must not be contrary to the law, public order or public morality. It also must not be identical to an existing or planned top-level domain name, or to internet protocols and internet terms.
- The name must not be misleading about who the registrant is, for example by being identical to someone else's well-known trademark.
- Geographical names may only be registered by the competent public authority, such as the state, a regional government, a municipality or a parish council, for its own area.
- Registrations that meet conditions expressly set out in the law are also permitted.
- The registry requires the registrant's contact details to be verified, both the email address and the phone number. If this verification fails, a registration, change of ownership or change of contact details cannot be carried out.
Additional details for registration
- You must provide the registrant's Portuguese tax number, without the country code. This applies to both individuals and companies.
- The technical contact also needs a tax number, without the country code.
- For .edu..publ.pt, you state whether you are an organisation or an individual.
- For .edu..publ.pt, you also state the basis for the registration: the name matches the name or abbreviation of the educational institution, or there is a statement from the Portuguese Ministry of Education.
Documents
- Shortly after registration, the registry may ask you to prove your details. You will then receive instructions by email on how to upload the documents via the registry's portal.
- The registry may also ask for proof later on if your details appear to be incorrect or incomplete. You usually have to provide these documents within 8 days.
- For a change to, for example, the company name or contact person while the tax number stays the same, you submit a form with supporting documents as a PDF of no more than 10 MB. WebOké takes care of the rest.
Good to know when registering
- Within five days of your application, the registry may ask you by email to have your details verified. If you don't provide the requested documents in time, the registry will cancel the registration.
- If your details can't be proven later on when the registry asks for this, the registry may delete the domain name.
- Two-character domain names count as premium names and have their own registration conditions set by the registry.
Transfer
Transferring a .publ.pt
- To transfer your domain name to another registrar, you need a transfer code, which you request from the registry as the registrant.
- You give the transfer code to your new registrar, who uses it to start the transfer.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required for every transfer.
- You request the code by logging in to the registry's portal with your registrant login details. If you've forgotten your details, use the password reset function.
- In the portal, go to your domain name's details, choose the linked contacts and, under the actions, choose the option to transfer domain management.
- The registry sends the transfer code to the registrant's email address.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- If the tax number changes, it's a genuine change of ownership. If the tax number stays the same and only, for example, the company name or contact person changes, it's a change of details using a form and supporting documents.
- For a change of ownership, the current registrant receives an email from the registry. They must approve the change within 8 days using the link in the email.
- The new registrant is then notified and also has 8 days to accept the change.
- Both the old and the new registrant need an account on the registry's portal. You get your login details from the registry.
- The current registrant can cancel a change of ownership that has been started via the registry's portal.
- A change of details with the same tax number does not result in a renewal or a new registration period.
- A change of ownership is only possible once the new registrant's details have been verified.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you let a domain name expire, it can still be restored afterwards.
- If you have the domain name cancelled immediately, it can no longer be restored.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website dns.pt
- Dispute resolution policy dns.pt
- Registry terms and conditions dns.pt
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.