Check .AC domain availability, register a new .AC domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer your existing .AC domains to NiceNIC. Built for education projects, research brands, startups, SaaS teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.
Need lower .AC pricing? Upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller pricing.
A .AC domain can work well for academic projects, online learning products, research teams, developer tools, SaaS brands, and concise startup names. NiceNIC supports the full path after search: registration, renewal, transfer, WHOIS privacy where available, bulk domain lists, reseller API use, and account support.
Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.
NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.
NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.
Manage .AC together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.
NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.
For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.
.AC is the country-code top-level domain associated with Ascension Island and is also used globally by education, academic, research, course, developer, and concise startup projects. Because .AC does not publish the same DNIB-style quarterly growth series as .COM, this section keeps the .COM market-card layout while using verified .AC count snapshots, official registry positioning, and public sales records.
DomainTools current TLD-count snapshot for .AC.
DNIB Q1 2026 total country-code TLD registrations.
NIC.AC states that anyone, anywhere can register .AC names.
This chart compares .AC with the same major domain categories used in the .COM page. .AC is separated from the ccTLD total for visibility, while remaining part of the ccTLD category.
The point for buyers is simple: .AC works best when the extension strengthens the meaning of the name, especially for academic, learning, research, technical, and concise startup projects.
NIC.AC presents the extension around “academic” usage, making it natural for courses, labs, learning products, and knowledge hubs.
NIC.AC states that anyone, anywhere can register .AC domains, and that names are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
.AC can support course sites, research pages, creator schools, developer tools, concise startup names, and specialized brand launches.
Unlike .COM, .AC does not have a consistently published DNIB-style quarterly growth series. To keep the data source true, this chart uses DomainTools TLD-count data to compare .AC with education- and knowledge-adjacent extensions.
Selected public .AC sales examples show that the available public aftermarket record is much thinner than .COM. These examples are for market context only, not investment advice or a resale forecast.
A course creator, research group, SaaS startup, domain investor, and reseller platform do not manage domains the same way. Choose the option that matches your situation.
Register a concise academic-style name for a course, school, online learning hub, or student community.
Use a short domain for project pages, datasets, technical documentation, or research communication.
Choose a compact address for a product, API tool, documentation site, or early-stage launch.
Connect domain registration, renewal, transfer, and DNS services through reseller APIs.
If you already own .AC domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.
Paste multiple .AC names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.
Enter one name per line, with or without .AC. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.
If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/
# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json
# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co
# Standard response format
{
"code": 0,
"msg": "success",
"data": {}
}
Short answers for buyers who need to confirm availability, pricing, bulk search, transfer rules, payment, or reseller/API support before continuing.
.AC prices may vary by account level. The live pricing grid on this page shows Market, Basic, Super, and VIP prices so single-domain buyers, bulk buyers, and resellers can compare the right option before ordering.
.AC domains are generally open for global domain registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Customers should still provide accurate registrant information and follow registry, registrar, and applicable policy requirements.
.AC is often a good fit for academic-style websites, online courses, research projects, labs, knowledge communities, developer tools, startup landing pages, and brands that can make the extension meaningful.
Yes. You can use this page for a fast single .AC search, or use NiceNIC support and tools for bulk .AC registration, transfer planning, reseller API setup, and long-term domain management.
Yes. This page supports both use cases. Enter one name to continue toward single .AC registration, or paste multiple names line by line to prepare a bulk domain registration list before opening the NiceNIC bulk portal.
You usually need to unlock the domain, obtain the Auth Code / EPP code, confirm the domain is eligible for domain transfer, and make sure you can receive the relevant transfer confirmation emails. Recently registered names may be subject to transfer-lock rules.
Yes. NiceNIC supports automated crypto deposit/payment options for supported assets such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. After successful processing, the account balance can be credited automatically.
NiceNIC reviews abuse reports according to available evidence, registry requirements, ICANN-related obligations, and applicable service rules. Domain owners may be asked to review, fix, or provide counter-evidence where appropriate.
Yes. NiceNIC supports bulk domain management, reseller API integration, and global TLD coverage, making it suitable for agencies, hosting providers, developers, and platforms that need to manage domain services at scale.
Register a new .AC, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
