.ws domains
Samoa
Even being the territorial domain of Western Samoa, the .WS extension is interpreted by many as the abbreviation of the word "Web Site", but it was created in year 1995 as an abbreviation of Western Samoa. It's currently being operated by SamoaNIC.
.ws
There are no restrictions for such domains.
Registration period extension
| Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration: | 12,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
| Renewal: | 12,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
| Transfer: | 12,95 € | 1 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Domain length: | 4 - 63 characters |
| Transfer system: | The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year |
Extension rules .ws
.ws domain life cycle
| 42 days | 30 days | 5 days | ||||||
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| Domain available | Domain active | Renew grace period | Redemption period | Pending delete | Domain available |
IDN characters for .ws domains
An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is a domain name that can contain non ASCII characters.
.ws domains allow the use of the following IDN characters:
á, é, í, ó, ú, à, è, ò, ï, ü, ñ, ç
Transfers
To be able to complete .WS domain transfers you'll need your current registrar to give you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key, with it you'll be able to verify your domain's ownership.
Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars allow to accept transfers manually, contact your current registrar and find out if they offer this service, in this case the transfer will complete the same day.
More information about .WS domain transfers
The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
Renewals
You can renew your .WS domain at any moment, this process can take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.
Cancellations
It's possible to ask for the cancellation of your .WS domain, you'll have to do it opening a ticket (support area). Please note the domain cancellation involves no refund of the domain registration fee.
DNS modifications
DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.
Domain owner change
.WS domains permit automatic owner changes, you'll be able to change this data from your client area.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.
- .WS don't have extra documentation.
We are a Website.WS accredited registrar.
This extension supports:
- IDN Characters
- DNS Modification
- Special DNS requirements
- Whois Privacy
- Transfer lock
Oceania
- .pw Palau 6,95 € / year
- .tv Tuvalu 22,95 € / year
- .as American Samoa 71,95 € / year
- .asn.au Australia 9,95 € / year
- .com.au Australia 11,95 € / year
- .id.au Australia 9,95 € / year
- .net.au Australia 11,95 € / year
- .org.au Australia 9,95 € / year
- .cc Cocos Islands 18,95 € / year
- .cx Christmas Island 33,95 € / year
- .fm Micronesia 54,95 € / year
- .hm Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands 80,95 € / year
- .biz.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .com.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .info.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .mobi.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .net.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .tel.ki Kiribati 156,95 € / year
- .nu Niue 28,95 € / year
- .net.nz New Zealand 23,95 € / year
- .org.nz New Zealand 23,95 € / year
- .com.sb Solomon Islands 71,95 € / year
- .net.sb Solomon Islands 71,95 € / year
- .org.sb Solomon Islands 71,95 € / year
- .tf French Southern and Antartic Lands 9,95 € / year
- .tk Tokelau 18,95 € / year
- .to Tonga 38,95 € / year
- .wf Wallis and Futuna 9,95 € / year
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