Registration is not realtime, it may take 2 or 3 days before the registration is accepted by the registry.

A transfer is initiated with an authorization code which is provided by the current provider. The transfer is finished nearly realtime. The domain registration will be extended by a year.

Additional notes on a .ai transfer

 

Authorization code required	yes
Method of confirmation	authcode
Registration period after transfer	extends
Average transfer time	Realtime
Advanced and simple transfers available	Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .ai domains is available.

Owner change (trade)

An owner change can be performed by updating the owner handle of the domain. This change is processed realtime.

Other update

An update is processed realtime. Nameservers are instantly updated in the registry zonefile.

Delete

Deletion is not possible for .ai domains. Instead, deleted domains will expire at the registry.

Restore / reactivate

Restore of .ai domains is not supported. Instead, the registry runs an auction model for expired .ai domains. On every 3rd Friday of the month, not-renewed .ai domains are released for auction on this website after a period of 3 months after the expiration date. The auctions last about 10 days, but may be extended. Further information can be found in the registry's FAQ.

The auctions are held by the registry; the registrar is not involved. The transfer of .ai domains to Openprovider is possible after the successful auction.

Registry	Registry: NIC AI Registry whois: whois.nic.ai Registry web based whois: http://whois.nic.ai/whois.jsp Registry zonefile updates: Every 2 hours
Technical information	Available second level domains: .com.ai, .net.ai, .off.ai, .org.ai DNSSEC support: no Minimum length: 3 characters Maximum length: 63 characters Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 - IDN characters: yes, http://www.nic.ac/pdf/AC-IDN-Policy.pdf Registration period: 2 years Renewal date offset: 0 days The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info. Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here. Soft quarantine period: n/a days During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info. Quarantine period: 0 days During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions	Local presence required? no Does Openprovider provide local presence services? n/a Local activity required? no Correct nameserver configuration required? no No requirements
Policies	NIC AI FAQ: https://whois.ai/faq.html
Registration agreement	The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: General registration agreement