Country extension · Germany
.co.de domain name
What you need to know about .co.de: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .co.de
- Country
- Germany
- Registry
- hcp.dnnext.com
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 9 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- immediately
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 5
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .co.de?
- There are no registration requirements for .co.de: anyone can register a domain name.
- DENIC may block your domain name if your registrant details are incorrect or haven't been verified. The domain name will then stop working until your details have been checked.
Additional details for registration
- Make sure the details of the registrant and the contacts are correct and up to date. DENIC may have these details verified.
- You'll receive a reminder every year to check your details, as required by the European NIS2 rules.
- Has your domain name been blocked pending verification? Then check your details and provide the requested proof via the registrar. DENIC will let you know when the verification has been approved.
- How long the review takes depends on the number of requests DENIC is processing.
Good to know when registering
- Genuine emails from DENIC always come from the domain denic.de. DENIC never asks for passwords, payment details or login details by email.
- Verification always goes through your registrar. Unsure about a message from DENIC? Then call DENIC Direct Services on +49 69 27235-275.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website hcp.dnnext.com
- Registry whois whois.co.de
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.