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About .es Domains

Dominios.es is the sponsor and Domainbox is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .es extension that represents Spain.

Who can register .es domains?

Anyone can register .es domain names, however, everyone/every company has to provide an ID number from a government issued ID (i.e. driver's license, passport, tax ID card, company registration number, VAT number). If the registrant of the domain name is an individual, the domain name registrant and its administrative contact must match.

  • .es: Intended for all entity types
  • .com.es: Intended for commercial entities.
  • .nom.es: Intended for personal names.
  • .org.es: Intended for non-commercial entities.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .es domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 3-63 Characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1-5 years
  • Renewal length: 1-5 years
    • Your .es domain name must renew prior to its expiration date and you can manually renew it within 1 year prior to expiration. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 26 days prior to the domain's expiration. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
    • Note that .es transfers are unique:
      • The domain name does not have to be unlocked to be available for transfer.
      • You do not need to use an authorization code. When transferring in, leave the authorization code field blank and just click on the authorization box to proceed.
      • The WHOIS Admin contact receives an email containing links to approve or cancel, which must be completed within 10 days. If the WHOIS Admin contact approves the transfer within 10 days, the transfer is complete.
      • Due to registry limitations, no extra registration time is added to a .es domain name when you transfer it to us.
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
    • The same registry rules exist as with transferring a .es domain name to us. Check with your new registrar for exact information on beginning the transfer process. The domain name does not need to be unlocked to be available for transfer.
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
    • When the domain name is moved, the registrant first name, last name, and organization cannot be changed.
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Supported
  • CashParking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To change the contact details please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-4 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4
  • Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

To cancel your .es domain names, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

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