Generic extension
.eat domain name
What you need to know about .eat: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .eat
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 32 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Renewable after expiry date
- 35 days
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: yesYour details can be hidden in the public Whois.
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .eat?
- .eat is a secure extension: websites on a .eat name only work in browsers over HTTPS. So you need an SSL certificate and must set up HTTPS properly.
- If you register a two-letter name, you agree not to give the impression that you or your business is affiliated with a government or the operator of a country code extension, if that isn't the case.
- Names reserved for the IOC, the Red Cross and international governmental organisations may only be registered on behalf of the organisation itself.
Good to know when registering
- The extension launches in phases. The sunrise phase, intended for trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse, ran until 9 November 2026.
- This is followed by an early access phase with daily phases ending on 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 November 2026. During this time, you can register at a separate, higher price.
- What you pay for an application during the early access phase is non-refundable, even if the registration doesn't succeed.
- From 17 November 2026, anyone can register a .eat name.
- After the sunrise phase, a Trademark Clearinghouse claims period applies. If your name resembles a registered trademark, you'll receive a notice about it.
- Before you buy, WebOké informs you about the HTTPS requirement and about setting up HTTPS and requesting an SSL certificate.
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