.IE
TLD metadata | Overview of the most important TLD-metadata for the .IE ccTLD |
Create | Instructions on the registration procedure for .IE through our portal |
Transfer in |
Instructions on requesting transfers for .IE to Realtime Register |
Registrant change |
Instructions on a registrant change for .IE through our portal |
Transfer out |
Instructions on how to transfer out .IE domains to another registrar |
Registrant verification |
Instructions on providing the correct documents to proof a connection to Ireland for .IE domain registrants |
Add properties |
Instructions on adding contact properties for the .IE ccTLD to a contact |
TLD metadata .IE (Ireland)
Create
Important
In case you already have an existing registrant contact with contact properties added to it for .IE domains to use for the create, you can skip to step 3.
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- Create a contact with the registrant contact data in it. For instructions on how to create a contact, go to the Create a new contact knowledgebase article.
Important
Registrant contact details cannot contain any abbrevations (eg. R. Register as registrant name or company name). The full name of the registrant or company name (eg. Realtime Register) has to be provided, otherwise the create will fail.
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Add contact properties for .IE (IERegistry) to the Registrant contact. For instructions on adding contact properties for .IE to a contact, go to the Add properties section of this knowledge base article.
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- Request the create through our portal. For instructions on the create process, go to the Create domain(s) knowledge base article.
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- Once requested, the create will complete real-time and the domain will receive a server_hold status from the registry untill the connection to Ireland is proven through documents that have to be provided to the registry by the registrant. For more information on the document requirements and completing registrant verification for .IE, go to the registrant verification section of this knowledge base article.
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- Once the documents have been provided to the registry and are approved, the domain will start resolving.
Transfer in
Important
In case you already have an existing registrant contact to use for the transfer, you can skip to step 2.
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- Create a contact with the registrant contact data in it. For instructions on how to create a contact, go to the Create a new contact knowledgebase article.
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Add contact properties for .IE (IERegistry) to the Registrant contact. For instructions on adding contact properties for .IE to a contact, go to the Add properties section of this knowledge base article.
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Make sure you're in posession of a valid authcode and request the transfer through our portal. For instructions on the transfer process, go to the Transfer domain(s) knowledge base article.
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Once requested, the transfer will complete realt-time.
Important
Take note that a registrant change during a transfer is not possible for .IE domains. To accomodate a smooth transfer process, we parse the registrant contact data active on the domain prior to the transfer from the registry once the transfer is completed. Upon completion, a autohandle is applied that contains the registrant contact data as it was registered with the losing registrar. In case you need to change the registrant through a trade once the transfer has been completed, go to the registrant change section of this knowledge base article.
Registrant change
Important
In case you already have an existing registrant contact to use for the create, you can skip to step 2.
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- Create a contact with the registrant contact data in it. For instructions on how to create a contact, go to the Create a new contact knowledgebase article.
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Add contact properties for .IE (IERegistry) to the Registrant contact. For instructions on adding contact properties for .IE to a contact, go to the Add properties section of this knowledge base article.
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Open the domain detail page of the domain you wish to request a regsitrant change for and request the update to the new registrant contact. For instructions on how to start the domain update process, go the Update domain(s) knowledge base article.
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Once requested, the registrant change will be requested with the registry and receives a suspended status. A connection to Ireland is to be proven by the new registrant through documents that have to be provided to the registry. For more information on the document requirements and completing registrant verification for .IE, go to the registrant verification section of this knowledge base article.
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Once registrant verification is completed, the registrant change will be completed.
Transfer out
To transfer out a .IE domain, you're going to need an authcode.
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To obtain the authcode through our portal, login to the portal, go to the domain overview and lookup the domain you want to retrieve the authcode for.
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Provide the authcode to the registrant and have him/her request the transfer with his/her new registrar.
Registrant verification
Important
Registrants for .IE domains need to prove a connection to Ireland in order to be able to register their domain. For more informaiton on the requirements for the registrant to be able to register .IE domains, refer to the registry website.
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- Once a .IE create/registrant change has been completed, the registry requires the registrant to provide supporting documents to proof their connection to Ireland. To this end, the created/traded domain is placed on a server_hold status by the registry untill supporting documents proving a connection to Ireland have been provided.
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- Our support staff will contact you through email and will ask you to provide documents to provide documents that verifiy the registrant contact data.
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- Provide the required documents to our support staff through email. In case an update of the registrant contact data is necessary, our support staff will provide instructions to do so. Once the correct registrant contact data is in place, the registry lifts the server_hold status and the domain starts resolving.
Add Contact properties
To add contact properties for .IE (IERegistry) to a contact, go to the Contact properties knowledge base article and follow the instructions up until step #2. Once you've selected the .IE contact properties option, the below options will show up on screen;
Important
Contact properties for .IE have to match the registrant contact data. In case the contact properties and registrant information do not match up, creates/transfers/registrant changes will fail.
Submit the data as requested by the form and click save properties when you're done.
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- Relationship type with Ireland In this field, the relationship type with Ireland of the registrant has to be selected.
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- Supporting number In this field, the supporting number belonging to the registrant has to be provided.
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- Company number In this field, the company number of the registrant has to be provided.
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- You've now successfully added additional properties for .IE (IEregistry) domains to a contact.
Important
When a registrant resides in either Canada, The United states of America or The United Kingdom, you might run into the below error when adding contact properties for .IE to a contact;
A valid State/Province/County code has to be provided in the statefield of the contact you're trying to add the properties to. A full list of the options and format can be found below;
Canada |
United states of America |
United Kingdom |
Canada
Province or Territory | Two-Letter Code |
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Alberta | AB |
British Columbia | BC |
Manitoba | MB |
New Brunswick | NB |
Newfoundland and Labrador | NL |
Northwest Territories | NT |
Nova Scotia | NS |
Nunavut | NU |
Ontario | ON |
Prince Edward Island | PE |
Quebec | QC |
Saskatchewan | SK |
Yukon | YT |
United states of America
State | Two-Letter Code |
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Alabama | AL |
Alaska | AK |
Arizona | AZ |
Arkansas | AR |
California | CA |
Colorado | CO |
Connecticut | CT |
Delaware | DE |
District of Columbia | DC |
Federated States of Micronesia | FM |
Florida | FL |
Georgia | GA |
Guam | GU |
Hawaii | HI |
Idaho | ID |
Illinois | IL |
Indiana | IN |
Iowa | IA |
Kansas | KS |
Kentucky | KY |
Louisiana | LA |
Maine | ME |
Marshall Islands | MH |
Maryland | MD |
Massachusetts | MA |
Michigan | MI |
Minnesota | MN |
Mississippi | MS |
Missouri | MO |
Montana | MT |
Nebraska | NE |
Nevada | NV |
New Hampshire | NH |
New Jersey | JY |
New Mexico | NM |
New York | NY |
North Carolina | NC |
North Dakota | ND |
Northern Mariana Islands | MP |
Ohio | OH |
Oklahoma | OK |
Oregon | OR |
Palau | PW |
Pennsylvania | PA |
Puerto Rico | PR |
Rhode Island | RI |
South Carolina | SC |
South Dakota | SD |
Tennessee | TN |
Texas | TX |
Utah | UT |
Vermont | VT |
Virgin Islands | VI |
Virginia | VA |
Washington | WA |
West Virginia | WV |
Wisconsin | WI |
Wyoming | WY |
United Kingdom
Region | Code |
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Aberdeen City | GB-ABE |
Aberdeenshire | GB-ABD |
Angus | GB-ANS |
Antrim | IE-AN |
Antrim | GB-ANT |
Antrim and Newtownabbey | GB-ANN |
Ards and North Down | GB-AND |
Argyll and Bute | GB-AGB |
Armagh | IE-AR |
Armagh | GB-ARM |
Armagh City | GB-ABC |
Barking and Dagenham | GB-BDG |
Barnsley | GB-BNS |
Barnet | GB-BNE |
Bath and North East Somerset | GB-BAS |
Bedford | GB-BDF |
Belfast | GB-BFS |
Bexley | GB-BEX |
Birmingham | GB-BIR |
Blackburn with Darwen | GB-BBD |
Blackpool | GB-BPL |
Blaenau Gwent | GB-BGW |
Bolton | GB-BOL |
Bournemouth | GB-BMH |
Bracknell Forest | GB-BRC |
Bradford | GB-BRD |
Brent | GB-BEN |
Bridgend [Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr GB-POG] | GB-BGE |
Brighton and Hove | GB-BNH |
Bristol | GB-BST |
Bromley | GB-BRY |
Buckinghamshire | GB-BKM |
Bury | GB-BUR |
Caerphilly [Caerffili GB-CAF] | GB-CAY |
Calderdale | GB-CLD |
Cambridgeshire | GB-CAM |
Camden | GB-CMD |
Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD] | GB-CRF |
Carlow | IE-CW |
Carmarthenshire [Sir Gaerfyrddin GB-GFY] | GB-CMN |
Causeway Coast and Glens | GB-CCG |
Cavan | IE-CN |
Central Bedfordshire | GB-CBF |
Ceredigion | GB-CGN |
Cheshire East | GB-CHE |
Chesire West & Chester | GB-CHW |
Clackmannanshire | GB-CLK |
Clare | IE-CE |
Conwy | GB-CWY |
Cork | IE-CO |
Cornwall | GB-CON |
Coventry | GB-COV |
Croydon | GB-CRY |
Cumbria | GB-CMA |
Darlington | GB-DAL |
Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych GB-DDB] | GB-DEN |
Derby | GB-DER |
Derbyshire | GB-DBY |
Derry | IE-DE |
Derry | GB-DERR |
Derry City and Strabane | GB-DRS |
Devon | GB-DEV |
Doncaster | GB-DNC |
Donegal | IE-DL |
Dorset | GB-DOR |
Down | GB-DOW |
Down | IE-DO |
Dublin | IE-D |
Dudley | GB-DUD |
Dumfries & Galloway | GB-DGY |
Dundee City | GB-DND |
Dungannon and South Tyrone | GB-DGN |
Durham County | GB-DUR |
Ealing | GB-EAL |
East Ayrshire | GB-EAY |
East Dunbartonshire | GB-EDU |
East Lothian | GB-ELN |
East Renfrewshire | GB-ERW |
East Riding of Yorkshire | GB-ERY |
East Sussex | GB-ESX |
Edinburgh, City of | GB-EDH |
Eilean Siar | GB-ELS |
Enfield | GB-ENF |
Essex | GB-ESS |
Falkirk | GB-FAL |
Fermanagh | IE-FE |
Fermanagh | GB-FER |
Fermanagh and Omagh | GB-FMO |
Fife | GB-FIF |
Flintshire [Sir y Fflint GB-FFL] | GB-FLN |
Galway | IE-G |
Gateshead | GB-GAT |
Glasgow City | GB-GLG |
Gloucestershire | GB-GLS |
Greenwich | GB-GRE |
Guernsey | GB-GSY |
Gwynedd | GB-GWN |
Hackney | GB-HCK |
Halton | GB-HAL |
Hammersmith and Fulham | GB-HMF |
Hampshire | GB-HAM |
Haringey | GB-HRY |
Harrow | GB-HRW |
Hartlepool | GB-HPL |
Havering | GB-HAV |
Herefordshire | GB-HEF |
Hertfordshire | GB-HRT |
Highland | GB-HLD |
Hillingdon | GB-HIL |
Hounslow | GB-HNS |
Inverclyde | GB-IVC |
Isle of Anglesey [Sir Ynys Môn GB-YNM] | GB-AGY |
Isle of Man | GB-IOM |
Isle of Wight | GB-IOW |
Isles of Scilly | GB-IOS |
Islington | GB-ISL |
Jersey | GB-JSY |
Kensington and Chelsea | GB-KEC |
Kent | GB-KEN |
Kerry | IE-KY |
Kildare | IE-KE |
Kilkenny | IE-KK |
Kingston upon Hull | GB-KHL |
Kingston upon Thames | GB-KTT |
Kirklees | GB-KIR |
Knowsley | GB-KWL |
Lambeth | GB-LBH |
Lancashire | GB-LAN |
Laois | IE-LS |
Leeds | GB-LDS |
Leicester | GB-LCE |
Leicestershire | GB-LEC |
Leitrim | IE-LM |
Lewisham | GB-LEW |
Limerick | IE-LK |
Lincolnshire | GB-LIN |
Lisburn and Castlereagh | GB-LBC |
Liverpool | GB-LIV |
London | GB-LND |
Longford | IE-LD |
Louth | IE-LH |
Luton | GB-LUT |
Manchester | GB-MAN |
Mayo | IE-MO |
Meath | IE-MH |
Medway | GB-MDW |
Merthyr Tydfil [Merthyr Tudful GB-MTU] | GB-MTY |
Merton | GB-MRT |
Mid and East Antrim | GB-MEA |
Mid Ulster | GB-MUL |
Middlesbrough | GB-MDB |
Midlothian | GB-MLN |
Milton Keynes | GB-MIK |
Monaghan | IE-MN |
Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy GB-FYN] | GB-MON |
Moray | GB-MRY |
Neath Port Talbot [Castell-nedd Port Talbot GB-CTL] | GB-NTL |
Newcastel upon Tyne | GB-NET |
Newham | GB-NWM |
Newport [Casnewydd GB-CNW] | GB-NWP |
Newry | GB-NMD |
Norfolk | GB-NFK |
North Ayrshire | GB-NAY |
North East Lincolnshire | GB-NEL |
North Lanarkshire | GB-NLK |
North Lincolnshire | GB-NLN |
North Somerset | GB-NSM |
North Tyneside | GB-NTY |
North Yorkshire | GB-NYK |
Northamptonshire | GB-NTH |
Northumberland | GB-NBL |
Nottingham | GB-NGM |
Nottinghamshire | GB-NTT |
Offaly | IE-OY |
Oldham | GB-OLD |
Orkney Islands | GB-ORK |
Oxfordshire | GB-OXF |
Pembrokeshire [Sir Benfro GB-BNF] | GB-PEM |
Perth and Kinross | GB-PKN |
Peterborough | GB-PTE |
Plymouth | GB-PLY |
Poole | GB-POL |
Portsmouth | GB-POR |
Powys | GB-POW |
Reading | GB-RDG |
Redbridge | GB-RDB |
Redcar and Cleveland | GB-RCC |
Renfrewshire | GB-RFW |
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff [Rhondda, Cynon, Taf] | GB-RCT |
Richmond upon Thames | GB-RIC |
Rochdale | GB-RCH |
Roscommon | IE-RN |
Rotherham | GB-ROT |
Rutland | GB-RUT |
Salford | GB-SLF |
Sandwell | GB-SAW |
Scotland | GB-SCT |
Scottish Borders | GB-SCB |
Sefton | GB-SFT |
Sheffield | GB-SHF |
Shetland Islands | GB-ZET |
Shropshire | GB-SHR |
Sligo | IE-SO |
Slough | GB-SLG |
Solihull | GB-SOL |
Somerset | GB-SOM |
South Ayrshire | GB-SAY |
South Gloucestershire | GB-SGC |
South Lanarkshire | GB-SLK |
South Tyneside | GB-STY |
Southampton | GB-STH |
Southend-on-Sea | GB-SOS |
Southwark | GB-SWK |
St. Helens | GB-SHN |
Staffordshire | GB-STS |
Stirling | GB-STG |
Stockport | GB-SKP |
Stockton-on-Tees | GB-STT |
Stoke-on-Trent | GB-STE |
Suffolk | GB-SFK |
Sunderland | GB-SND |
Surrey | GB-SRY |
Sutton | GB-STN |
Swansea [Abertawe GB-ATA] | GB-SWA |
Swindon | GB-SWD |
Tameside | GB-TAM |
Telford and Wrekin | GB-TFW |
Thurrock | GB-THR |
Tipperary | IE-TA |
Torbay | GB-TOB |
Torfaen [Tor-faen] | GB-TOF |
Tower Hamlets | GB-TWH |
Trafford | GB-TRF |
Tyrone | IE-TY |
Tyrone | GB-TYR |
Vale of Glamorgan | GB-VGL |
Wakefield | GB-WKF |
Wales | GB-WLS |
Walsall | GB-WLL |
Waltham Forest | GB-WFT |
Wandsworth | GB-WND |
Warrington | GB-WRT |
Warwickshire | GB-WAR |
Waterford | IE-WD |
West Berkshire | GB-WBK |
West Dunbartonshire | GB-WDU |
West Lothian | GB-WLN |
West Sussex | GB-WSX |
Westmeath | IE-WH |
Westminster | GB-WSM |
Wexford | IE-WX |
Wicklow | IE-WW |
Wigan | GB-WGN |
Wiltshire | GB-WIL |
Windsor and Maidenhead | GB-WNM |
Wirral | GB-WRL |
Wokingham | GB-WOK |
Wolverhampton | GB-WLV |
Worcestershire | GB-WOR |
Wrexham [Wrecsam GB-WRC] | GB-WRX |
York | GB-YOR |