.dk

Please note that the Danish registry will introduce a fee of 50,00 DKK for the change of registrant (trade) of a .dk domain on January 1, 2019. The fee is due as soon as the new domain holder agrees to the trade.

The whole trade process and the payment of the trade fee to the registry is done through the Self-Service Portal of DK Hostmaster.

To change the owner of a .dk domainname,
You must transfer the domain name in the DK selfservice menu, if you wish to give a domain name to someone else or re-register it to another user ID. Below you wil find a link to the explanation how to request this in the selfservice panel of DK Hostmaster.

To change the registrant details of a .dk domainname, you must transfer the domain name in the DK selfservice menu, if you wish to give a domain name to someone else or re-register it to another user ID. Below you will find a link to the explanation how to request this in the selfservice panel of DK Hostmaster.

All other changes must be initiated from the registry's web panel as well by the domain owner or the administrative contact. Note that the administrative contact has not all permissions that the domain owner has.

Update of an email or phone-number it is free of charge. It is paid when you have to change user-ID from company to another or if the company changes Name or VAT number, that the new registrant has to pay. This is because the registrants name is locked to the user-ID.

If you want to update the domain's nameservers through the selfservice panel of DK Hostmaster, the registry asks for one of the nameservers. It will then read the zonefile and find all NS records. Those NS records will be assigned to the domain name. It is very important that the zonefile contains the correct NS records, otherwise the change may be different from what you expect.

A delete has to be requested at the registry. Please note that letting the domain expire will return it to the registry, and the domain owner still needs to delete the domain through the self-service. Otherwise the registry will send invoices for maintaining the domain.

You delete domain names through the self-service feature on their website:

Log on to our self-service using your user ID as stated on the invoice and your password.

If you can not remember your password you can retrieve a new password here.

Here is a detailed guide for what you do when you are logged in:

- If you login with a password which you have chosen yourself, you will be taken directly to the self-service front page which is under the long red bar where your user ID is in the bar on the right side.

- If you log in with a temporary password you have retrieved from our website, then you have to change the password to a permanent self chosen password..

After entering the password, click “Next ”and then “Back to Self-service’s main menu”.

Be aware that the deletion takes place in 2 steps, a request and then a confirmation.

- On the Self-service front page click on the link “Delete domain name(s)” under the long red bar.

- Then select the domain names that you want to delete and click “Delete”.

- Then select whether the domain name should be deleted today or at the end of this period. Then click “Next”.

- To confirm the request, click “Next”.

- Click “Back to Self-service’s main menu” to confirm the deletion.

- Above the red bar you find Important messages. Click the link “Click Here”.

- Select the domain, for which you would like to confirm the deletion and click “Next”.

- Click “Next” again.

The deletion is now complete and we will delete both the domain name

Deleting the domain from the Openprovider systems or letting it expire automatically will only send the domain name back to the registry. You will still need to send in a form to ensure that the domain name is deleted.

In case the domain was registered on your name without your premision the domain can be deleted by sending the below form to info@dk-hostmaster.dk
https://forms.dk-hostmaster.dk/en/delete

As long as the domain has not been deleted explicitly at the registry by the domain holder (see the "delete" section on this page), the domain can be restored to your Openprovider account by initiating a regular transfer.

If the domain holder has already sent in the deletion form to the registry, the domainname can not be restored anymore. Once released by the registry, the domain can be order as new registration again.

• Registry: Dk Hostmaster
• Registry whois: whois.dk-hostmaster.dk
• Registry web based whois: https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/en?id=29
• Registry zonefile updates: realtime

• DNSSEC support: no
• Minimum length: 3 characters
• Maximum length: 63 characters
• Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -
• IDN characters: yes
• Registration period: 1-3 years
• Renewal date offset: 32 days
  The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info.
• 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.

• Local presence required? no
• Does Openprovider provide local presence services? n/a
• Local activity required? no
• Correct nameserver configuration required? no
• Nameservers must be configured and return an authoritative answer before the domain is requested.
• Tax number (individual) or VAT number (company) is required for both owner and administrative contact.

• General conditions: https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/laws-conditions/general-conditions/
• Privacy Policy: https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/laws-conditions/privacy-policy/

• General registration agreement