Country extension · Israel
.co.il domain name
What you need to know about .co.il: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .co.il
- Country
- Israel
- Registry
- isoc.org.il
- Registration period
- 1 to 2 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 2 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 8
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .co.il?
- The registrant and the administrative contact must be an individual, a company or an association.
- If you register as an individual, you must give your full name, without abbreviations or initials.
- If you register as a company, the legal form must be included in the name, such as Ltd, Inc or GmbH.
- If you register as a registered association, the suffix RA must be included in the name.
- The registry ISOC-IL checks randomly selected new registrations for correct registrant details. If you can't verify your details within 21 days, the registry deletes the domain.
Additional details for registration
- If the registrant or the administrative contact is a company or organisation, you must include the legal form in the organisation name.
- For a company, you need the organisation's registration number.
Documents
- If you're selected for the registry's check as an individual, you must provide a copy of your passport, identity card or photo driving licence.
- If you're selected as a company or association, the registry will ask for a company certificate or extract.
- A document is required when transferring a domain registered directly with ISOC-IL. WebOké will contact you in that case.
- If you want to change the registrant's address, phone number or email address, you need a written request on company letterhead, with the company stamp and the signature of the registrant as shown in the whois.
Good to know when registering
- After you apply, the registrant receives an email with a confirmation link. Click it straight away, as someone else can still register the name until it's confirmed.
- A confirmation of the contact details remains valid for 24 hours. Registrations you make with the same details during that period are completed immediately.
- If the registry carries out a random check, you'll receive an email asking you to verify your details, for example with proof of identity or by confirming your email address.
- If the registry deletes the domain because the check wasn't completed within 21 days, you won't get your money back.
Transfer
Transferring a .co.il
- When transferring a domain for a company or organisation, the legal form must be included in the registrant details. The details must match exactly what's shown in the whois.
- If the domain comes directly from ISOC-IL, a document is required. WebOké will contact you in that case.
- If you want to transfer the domain to another registrar, the registrant's email address must be reachable. Otherwise the domain can't be released.
- So check in advance that the registrant's email address still works. If it doesn't, you must first have the registrant details updated with a written request.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- It isn't possible to transfer a domain to another registrant.
- You can't change the registrant's name or the organisation name.
- Other registrant details, such as the address, phone number or email address, can only be changed with a written request on company letterhead, with the company stamp and the signature of the registrant as shown in the whois.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can't have a .co.il domain deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let it expire at the end of its term by not renewing it.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website isoc.org.il
- Registry whois en.isoc.org.il
- Dispute resolution policy isoc.org.il
- Registry terms and conditions isoc.org.il
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.