About .nl Domains

sidn.nl is the sponsor and Hexonet is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .nl extensions that represents The Netherlands.

Who can register .nl domains?

Anyone can register a .nl domain name .

Registration restrictions

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

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

Features

• Registration length: 1 year
• Renewal length: 1 year
• You can manually renew .nl domain names up to six months prior to the expiration date, but you must renew them before their expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on the 1st day of the month prior to the domain's expiration date. 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 by the 20th of the month prior to the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
• Backorders: Not supported
• Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
• When a .nl domain is transferred, any registration period longer than 1 year does not carry over to the new registrar.
• Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
• Transfer Lock: Not supported
• You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact a GoDaddy Guide to request an authorization code.
• 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: Supported
• Contact Updates: Supported
• For changes to the registrant information on your .nl domain name, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.
• Changes to all other domain name contacts can be completed in your account.

Nameserver requirements

• Must use: 2-13 Nameservers, Authoritative Nameservers, Unique IP Addresses
• Can use: IPv4, IPv6
• Cannot use: DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

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

More info

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• Check out our most common domain articles to get started with your .nz domain.