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What is the procedure to register a .shop domain?
No special requirements are needed to register a .shop domain
Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
For this extension Trustee service is not needed.
Is there a designated whois server available for this extension?
Yes, it is whois.nic.shop
How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
GMO Registry, Inc.
26-1 Sakuragaokacho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan
Administrative Contact
Representative Director and CEO GMO Registry, Inc.
Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +81354561601
Fax: +81337805239
Technical Contact
Director GMO Registry, Inc.
Cerulean Tower 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +81354561601
Fax: +81337805239
What is the range of characters that the .shop extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z, á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, à, è, ù, â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë, ï, ü, ä, ö, ÿ, ß, ã, õ, ę, ń, ś, ź, ż, ğ, I, ş, the numbers 0 to 9, Arabic letters ا to ء, Russian characters a to я, Chinese characters, Japanese letters, Korean alphabet, and “-“.
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 63
What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The mininum registration term is 1 year.
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “gmoregistry.com/en/”
Does .shop support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
Yes, it supports IDN characters. It supports: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.
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