Beginning March 5, 2015 at 10:00 UTC, customers can register .bio domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Bulk .bio registration is supported during General Availability.

Anyone can register .bio domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of one character, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except as the first or last characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #. IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) are not supported for .bio domains.

KS Registry is the registry provider and StartingDot is the sponsor for .bio domains.

You can register a .bio domain name for a minimum of one year and a maximum of 10 years.

We'll attempt to auto-renew your .bio domain name on its expiration date. We will park .bio domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain name isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, the domain name will be cancelled and removed from your account.

Yes. See Transfer domain names to GoWebsite for details on the transfer process.

Yes. See Transferring Domain Names to Another Registrar for details on the transfer process for these domain names.

Private Registration is available for .bio domain names, but Protected Registration is not.

No. We currently do not support the backorder of .bio domain names.

Yes. See Move a domain to another GoWebsite account to start the account move process.

Yes. See Change contact information for details on making these changes.

One nameserver is required for .bio domain to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. IPv4, IPv6, DNSSEC is supported.