.dev
- Type
- generic
- Status
- Active (delegated)
- Manager
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.
- Data quality
- Verified against IANA sources
- Last verified
Overview
.dev is a generic top-level domain managed by Charleston Road Registry Inc..
Editorial note
Editorial note (script-sourced)A generic top-level domain operated by Charleston Road Registry Inc. — the same company IANA lists for .app. IANA publishes the registry's site as https://www.registry.google.
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
Google Registry-operated TLDs carried a public HTTPS-only requirement under HSTS preloading at launch. Because that requirement is a registry/operational setting rather than something IANA records, confirm it on the registry page linked above before relying on it.
Sources used for this note
- https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/dev.html— Type, sponsoring organisation, registry site (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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