.pt Domain

.pt is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Portugal and is managed by Associação DNS.PT.It has the following second-level domains:

  • .com.pt: no restrictions; online registration
  • .edu.pt: education
  • .gov.pt: Government of Portugal
  • .int.pt: international organizations or diplomatic missions in Portugal
  • .net.pt: telecommunications providers
  • .nome.pt: individuals (nome is Portuguese for name)
  • .org.pt: Non-profit organizations
  • .publ.pt: publications (e.g. newspapers)

As from the 1 May 2012 Registration directly at second-level is available, without restrictions. On the first week there was a 28984 new domains register under the .pt

Since July 1, 2005, some characters with diacritics have been supported in domain names (IDN). Currently permitted characters: à, á, â, ã, ç, é, ê, í, ó, ô, õ, ú, ü. These are the only accentuated characters used in Portuguese words.

Apart from .gov.pt, Portuguese subdomains were slow to catch on, because many people had already registered under .pt when the new ones became available. Many companies, colleges and people still prefer to use a .pt because these are harder to get (the chance of getting a spam link is very low) and simpler to remember. There are also inconsistencies: for example, the website of the Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is not www.mne.gov.pt, but www.min-nestrangeiros.pt. However, the .com.pt subdomain is being heavily promoted by the registry, and now has numerous registrations and active Web sites. Others such as .nome.pt for individuals are still uncommon.

In the early years, FCCN tried to keep control of the .pt domain using stringent rules, which were adjusted a number of times. The precedent set by domains which were already registered but which would not be able to be registered under updated rules led to lawyers requesting the registry of any domain based on the principle of equal treatment. When the situation was out of control, FCCN tried to promote subdomains like com.pt. Nevertheless, since the registration directly under .pt was still available, users tended to prefer these.

It is estimated that the .pt suffix comprises a little less than 10% of all the Portuguese-language Internet. It is the third most popular Portuguese-language suffix, after .br and .com, and ahead of .net, .org and .info, all above 10 million pages.

This text was written in the article .pt on Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. A List of the authors is available on Wikipedia.

Available Suffixes
  • Registrations on second level (e.g. domain.pt): yes
available SLDs

  • com.pt can be registered: yes
  • org.pt can be registered: no
Useful information
  • Cancellation period 40 days
  • Whois Server whois.dns.pt
Contact Requirements
Available Types:
  • Owner has to be Person or Org
  • Admin has to be Person or Org
  • Tech has to be Person or Org
  • Zone has to be Person or Org
Owner has to fill the following fields:
  • VatId if type is org
  • IdentificationCardNumber if type is person
  • For contacts in Australia the state field must contain the code of the state or territory. (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AU
  • For contacts in Brazil the state field must contain the code of the state. (AC, AL, AP, AM, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MT, MS, MG, PA, PB, PR, PE, PI, RJ, RN, RS, RO, RR, SC, SP, SE, TO)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR
  • For contacts in Canada the state field must contain the code of the province or territory. (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, NT, NU, YT)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CA
  • For contacts in United Kingdom the state field must contain the code of the county. (ABC, ABD, ABE, AGB, AGY, AND, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB
  • For contacts in Ireland the state field must contain the code of the county. (CW, CN, CE, CO, DL, D, G, KY, KE, KK, LS, LM,LK, LD, LH, MO, MH, MN, OY, RN, SO, TA, WD, WH, WX, WW)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IE
  • For contacts in Italy the state field must contain the code of the province. (AG, AL, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AT, AV, BA, BG, BI, BL, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT
  • For contacts in Japan the state field must contain the code of the prefectures. (01, 02, ..., 47)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP
  • For contacts in Mexico the state field must contain the code of the state. (AGU, BCN, BCS, CAM, CHH, CHP, CMX, COA, COL, DUR, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MX
  • For contacts in United States the state field must contain the code of the state. (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US
  • The name of a contact must consist of two words.
  • The city name may not contain '(', ')', '[', ']', '_', '=', '+' '"' or '~'.

Admin has to fill the following fields:
  • VatId if type is org
  • IdentificationCardNumber if type is person
  • For contacts in Australia the state field must contain the code of the state or territory. (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AU
  • For contacts in Brazil the state field must contain the code of the state. (AC, AL, AP, AM, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MT, MS, MG, PA, PB, PR, PE, PI, RJ, RN, RS, RO, RR, SC, SP, SE, TO)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR
  • For contacts in Canada the state field must contain the code of the province or territory. (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, NT, NU, YT)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CA
  • For contacts in United Kingdom the state field must contain the code of the county. (ABC, ABD, ABE, AGB, AGY, AND, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB
  • For contacts in Ireland the state field must contain the code of the county. (CW, CN, CE, CO, DL, D, G, KY, KE, KK, LS, LM,LK, LD, LH, MO, MH, MN, OY, RN, SO, TA, WD, WH, WX, WW)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IE
  • For contacts in Italy the state field must contain the code of the province. (AG, AL, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AT, AV, BA, BG, BI, BL, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT
  • For contacts in Japan the state field must contain the code of the prefectures. (01, 02, ..., 47)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP
  • For contacts in Mexico the state field must contain the code of the state. (AGU, BCN, BCS, CAM, CHH, CHP, CMX, COA, COL, DUR, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MX
  • For contacts in United States the state field must contain the code of the state. (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US
  • The name of a contact must consist of two words.
  • The city name may not contain '(', ')', '[', ']', '_', '=', '+' '"' or '~'.

Tech has to fill the following fields:
  • VatId if type is org
  • IdentificationCardNumber if type is person
  • For contacts in Australia the state field must contain the code of the state or territory. (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AU
  • For contacts in Brazil the state field must contain the code of the state. (AC, AL, AP, AM, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MT, MS, MG, PA, PB, PR, PE, PI, RJ, RN, RS, RO, RR, SC, SP, SE, TO)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR
  • For contacts in Canada the state field must contain the code of the province or territory. (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, NT, NU, YT)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CA
  • For contacts in United Kingdom the state field must contain the code of the county. (ABC, ABD, ABE, AGB, AGY, AND, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB
  • For contacts in Ireland the state field must contain the code of the county. (CW, CN, CE, CO, DL, D, G, KY, KE, KK, LS, LM,LK, LD, LH, MO, MH, MN, OY, RN, SO, TA, WD, WH, WX, WW)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IE
  • For contacts in Italy the state field must contain the code of the province. (AG, AL, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AT, AV, BA, BG, BI, BL, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT
  • For contacts in Japan the state field must contain the code of the prefectures. (01, 02, ..., 47)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP
  • For contacts in Mexico the state field must contain the code of the state. (AGU, BCN, BCS, CAM, CHH, CHP, CMX, COA, COL, DUR, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MX
  • For contacts in United States the state field must contain the code of the state. (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US
  • The name of a contact must consist of two words.
  • The city name may not contain '(', ')', '[', ']', '_', '=', '+' '"' or '~'.

Zone has to fill the following fields:
  • For contacts in Australia the state field must contain the code of the state or territory. (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AU
  • For contacts in Brazil the state field must contain the code of the state. (AC, AL, AP, AM, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MT, MS, MG, PA, PB, PR, PE, PI, RJ, RN, RS, RO, RR, SC, SP, SE, TO)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR
  • For contacts in Canada the state field must contain the code of the province or territory. (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, NT, NU, YT)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CA
  • For contacts in United Kingdom the state field must contain the code of the county. (ABC, ABD, ABE, AGB, AGY, AND, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB
  • For contacts in Ireland the state field must contain the code of the county. (CW, CN, CE, CO, DL, D, G, KY, KE, KK, LS, LM,LK, LD, LH, MO, MH, MN, OY, RN, SO, TA, WD, WH, WX, WW)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IE
  • For contacts in Italy the state field must contain the code of the province. (AG, AL, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AT, AV, BA, BG, BI, BL, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT
  • For contacts in Japan the state field must contain the code of the prefectures. (01, 02, ..., 47)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP
  • For contacts in Mexico the state field must contain the code of the state. (AGU, BCN, BCS, CAM, CHH, CHP, CMX, COA, COL, DUR, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MX
  • For contacts in United States the state field must contain the code of the state. (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, ...)
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US
  • The name of a contact must consist of two words.
  • The city name may not contain '(', ')', '[', ']', '_', '=', '+' '"' or '~'.

Transfer

The transfer has to be initiated through our system. A valid Authorization Code has to be provided to initiate a transfer successfully. You may obtain the authorization code from the old registrar. After a transfer, our system syncronizes the owner of the domain from the registry to our system. If possible, you can start an owner change if you want to replace the synced owner.

Ownerchange

An Ownerchange may produce costs. Please refer to your pricelist. The Ownerchange can be started easily in our system. After that, please download and fill out the form Request for Change of Domain Holder PT. Please scan the document and send it to our support. As soon as we have received your form, we will submit it to the registry.



Please be aware that we need to receive the following filled documents:

Nameserver
  • check: no
  • IP-Types: IPv4
  • DNSSEC: yes
Restore

A Restore is not supported by the registry.

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