About .at Domain Names
The .at country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) is an extension that represents Austria.
| Features | Availability |
|---|---|
| Who can register .at domains? | Anyone |
| Domain name restrictions | None |
| Registration length | 1 year |
| Renewal length | 1 year |
| Renewal restrictions | Details below1 |
| Nameserver requirements | Details below2 |
| DNSSEC | Details below3 |
| Transfers to GoWebsite | Not supported |
| Transfers away | Details below4 |
| Private registration | Not supported |
| Protected Registration | Not supported |
| Backorders | Not supported |
| Bulk Registration | Supported |
| Account change | Details below5 |
| Contact updates | Details below6 |
| IDNs | Not supported |
| Expiration/redemption | Please contact customer support |
| Refund policy | Not supported |
| Registry | Nic.at |
Details
1 Renewal restrictions
You must renew your .at domain name 35 days before its expiration date. The renewal date depends on whether you set the domain name to auto-renew or manually renew. We first attempt auto-renewal 54 days prior to the domain name's expiration date. If the renewal attempt fails, we re-attempt renewal 45 days prior to expiration. If that fails, we make a final renewal attempt 35 days prior to expiration. The .at registry deletes domain names 29 days prior to their expiration dates if you do not renew them.
If we are unable to auto-renew your domain name and you do not manually renew it 35 days prior to the expiration date, you might be able to recover it by paying a redemption fee and the cost of renewal. See Recovering Expired Domain Names for information.
2 Nameserver requirements
You can have a maximum of four nameservers per .at domain name. Each .at domain name must have two authoritative nameservers. Before you register or modify the domain name, you must list only those nameservers in its zone file.
If you want to register a .at domain name with us and use our nameservers, we handle this process for you.
If you want to use your own nameservers, you must set them up before you register or modify the domain name. You must also ensure that they are resolving properly before you assign them to the domain name in our system.
TIP: You can use a DNS validation tool to ensure that your nameservers are resolving properly. If you do not have a preferred DNS validator, you can use any search engine to find one.
For example, if you want to register coolexample.com.at and use the nameservers ns1.coolexample.at and ns2.coolexample.at, then you must list those nameservers in the domain name's zone file.
After you set up your nameservers and register your domain name, use the instructions in Change Nameservers for Your Domain Names to set the nameservers in our system.
3 DNSSEC requirements
See Managing DNSSEC for Your Domain Name for information on enabling DNSSEC for your .at domain name and About Self-Managed DNSSEC for information on the digital signature (DS) fields required for it. You can configure a maximum of ten DS records for your .at domain name.4 Transfers-away requirements
You must ask the gaining registrar to initiate the transfer for .at domains. Once the transfer process begins, you will receive an email from the registry asking for transfer confirmation. If you do not confirm the transfer within 21 days, the transfer fails. Due to registry limitations, transferred .at domain names retain only the remaining registration - there is no automatic extension of the registration. Privacy must be removed before initiating a transfer.
See Transferring Domain Names to Another Registrar for more information on transferring domain names to a different registrar.
5 Account change restrictions
When you move the domain name, the registrant first name, last name, and company name cannot change.
6 Contact updates restrictions
To update the following registrant contact fields for your .at domain name, contact our support team:
- First name
- Last name
- Organization (company name)
You can update all other contact information in the Domain Manager. See Update contact information for information.