.de
- Type
- country code
- Status
- Active (delegated)
- Manager
- DENIC eG
- Data quality
- Verified against IANA sources
- Last verified
Overview
.de is a country-code top-level domain managed by DENIC eG.
Editorial note
Editorial note (script-sourced)A country-code top-level domain delegated by IANA to DENIC eG, the German registry. IANA lists whois.denic.de as the WHOIS server and http://www.denic.de/ as the registry site.
Verified facts
Type, sponsoring organisation and technical endpoints are confirmed against theIANA Root Zone Databaseon 2026-10-16.
Registration rules
Not independently verified.IANA's delegation record does not publish registration eligibility, restrictions or pricing.Check the registry's own page before registering.
Practical context
DENIC's own reachable site (https://www.denic.de/en/) states it is the registry for all .de domains. Contact/address expectations are a registry policy question, not something IANA publishes.
Sources used for this note
- https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/de.html— Type, sponsoring organisation, WHOIS server, registry site (checked 2026-10-16)
- https://www.denic.de/en/— Registry status page reachability (checked 2026-10-16)
This note is compiled automatically from the sources above and is not a substitute for the registry's own current policy document.
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