This article describes the procedures and requirements of .it domain names.
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Successful domain registration requires:
- two or more nameservers or a nameserver group (correctly configured*)
- Office/residence of the registrant must be within the EU.
- All (!) used handles (also admin / tech) must have the following details filled in:
- For companies
- Company registration number
- VAT number
- For private individual
- Passport number or individual ID
- Social Security Number (fiscal code): Example: ABCDEF12G34H567I without spaces
- Registrant and admin contact must be the same
- State / province: For entities based in Italy, the registry will strictly check the 2-letter province code included in the handle. See for the correct naming our separate knowledge base article.
- For companies
- Email sent to the registrant has to be confirmed within 14 days, otherwise the request will fail.
Additional notes
- *Nameservers must be properly configured. Check this on the registry's website.
- "Social security number" field has to be filled in with the Fiscal code (contains of 16 alphanumeric-value without spaces) and must pass validation through Italian fiscale control. Example: ABCDEF12G34H567I
Common errors
- "The domain registration/transfer/trade failed. Reason: Incorrect contact's details: XY123456-ZZ, 2004, Parameter value range error; Registrant: invalid reg code"
Reason: "Social security number" is wrong or field is empty. - "2005, Parameter value syntax error; Voice syntax error"
Reason: phone number is wrong. Check area code and numbers format used.
Successful domain registration requires:
- two or more nameservers or a nameserver group (correctly configured*)
- Office/residence of the registrant must be within the EU.
- All (!) used handles (also admin / tech) must have the following details filled in:
- For companies
- Company registration number
- VAT number
- For private individual
- Passport number or individual ID
- Social Security Number (fiscal code): Example: ABCDEF12G34H567I without spaces
- Registrant and admin contact must be the same
- State / province: Note that for entities based in Italy, the registry will strictly check the 2-letter province code included in the handle. See for the correct naming our separate knowledge base article.
- For companies
- Email sent to the registrant has to be confirmed within 14 days, otherwise the request will fail.
IMPORTANT: If the current status in the whois is "pending update" the transfer is not accepted. (shown error "Transfer is prohibited by the current domain owner "). Please wait until the status is "ok" again before submitting a new transfer request.
*Nameservers must be properly configured. Check this on the registry's website.
Additional notes on a .it transfer
- Email sent to the owner has to be confirmed in order to finish the transfer.
- The current registrar will then have 1 day to object against the transfer. If no objection or approval is given the transfer will complete automatically.
- The registry will not send an e-mail to the domain contacts after the transfer finishes.
Authorization code required | yes |
Method of confirmation | authcode,email |
Registration period after transfer | restarts |
Average transfer time | 1 day |
Advanced and simple transfers available | Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .it domains is available. |
- Authorization code request - via RCP or API
- Authorization code reset - via RCP or API
Owner change (trade)
- requested as a normal domain update via RCP or API
- processed realtime
Other update
- requested via RCP or API
- processed realtime
This change is processed realtime. The whois will take 6 to 12 hours to update.
Delete
- requested via RCP or API
- processed realtime
- will result in a quarantine period
If you want domain(s) to be deleted without further restoration, please contact support, and we will explicitly put your domain(s) in "pendingDelete / redemptionPeriod" immediately.
Restore / reactivate
- restore / reactivation supported via RCP or API
- Quarantine period can be found under
Detailed extension information > Technical information > Quarantine period
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