TLD Specifications
.hamburg
Registration Time
real-time
Registration period
1-10 years
Renewal period
1-10 years
Allowed character length
1 - 63 characters
Allowed characters
a-z, 0-9, - IDNs MUST NOT contain two consecutive hyphens in the third and fourth character positions and MUST NOT start or end with a hyphen
TLD supports
IPv6
DNSsec
Trustee
IDN
Transfer locks possible
yes
Renewal on transfer
yes
Transfer time
5 days
Authcode length
8 - 32 characters
Handle updates
yes
Preconfigured DNS
no
Allowed Nameservers
1 - 13
Local contact requirements
Admin contact required
Autorenew Grace Period
35 days
Deletion Timeframe
35 days after expiration date
Redemption Period
30 days
Domain Restrictions
Eligible to register a domain name under the top-level domain .hamburg is any natural person, legal person, organization or association of persons, if they can demonstrate that they have an economic, cultural, historical, social or any other connection to the metropolitan area of Hamburg, verifiable by:
- their residence or second home, office or place of business, a branch or permanent establishment in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, or
- a contact listed in the Whois (Owner/Admin-C) database with a domicile in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, or
- other appropriate proof e.g. the certification by an employer to enroll at a school or college, or birth certificate.
It is permissible for a proxy or a privacy service to register a domain name, acting for the actual owner of the domain name.
- Reserved domain names are sold by the registry themselves, wherefore it is only possible to register those domain names with an authcode acquired from the registry
Please note : The .hamburg registry kindly reminds that all registrants who registered a .HAMBURG domain name need to comply with the registration requirements published on the registry website.