Domains Help

About .cl Domains

Nic.cl is the sponsor and Hexonet aka 1 Api GmbH is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .cl extension that represents Chile.

Who can register .cl domains?

Companies or organizations that reside in Chile can register .cl domain names. In addition the administrative contact for the domain must have an address in Chile, and provide a RUT ID.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .cl 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: 1-10 years
  • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your .cl domain name renews before its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 20 days 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 6 days prior to the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Not Supported
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
    • Transfer Lock: 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: Not Supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Not supported
  • CashParking: Not Supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 0-6 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4
  • Cannot use: DNSSEC, Vanity Nameservers, IPv6

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

To cancel your .cl domain, contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

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