Check .AU domain availability, register an eligible Australian-market domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer your existing .AU domains to NiceNIC. Built for businesses, agencies, hosting providers, resellers, and brand teams that need a trusted local identity.
Managing multiple .AU or Asia-Pacific domains? Upgrade account level for bulk registration and reseller pricing.
A .AU domain is a strong choice for Australian businesses, local services, organisations, agencies, and eligible brand-protection projects. NiceNIC helps buyers move from search to registration, transfer, DNS setup, bulk management, and reseller API use while keeping .AU eligibility requirements visible before checkout.
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 .AU 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.
auDA's May 2026 registry monthly statistics report shows 4,367,677 total .AU names under management, including 3,273,886 .com.au names and 804,476 direct .au names. Use this data to understand .AU scale before registering, transferring, or managing Australian domains in bulk.
auDA May 2026 total .AU names-under-management snapshot.
.AU share of 392.5M total domain registrations.
Total domain registrations across all TLDs in Q1 2026.
This chart keeps the global TLD market categories from the DNIB Q1 2026 report and lists .AU separately so buyers can see the latest .AU count snapshot beside the wider domain market. .AU belongs inside the ccTLD category, so the .AU figure is not added again to the total market.
The point for buyers is simple: .AU signals a connection to Australia, supports recognised commercial namespaces such as .com.au, and gives eligible registrants a shorter direct .au option when the brand needs a concise address.
.AU helps businesses, organisations, services, and campaigns show a clear connection to Australia.
Eligible buyers can compare direct .au with .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, id.au, and other .au namespaces depending on use case and eligibility.
Brands can combine .AU with .COM and other regional domains for local trust, campaign coverage, and portfolio control.
This card uses auDA's latest public namespace count snapshot instead of mixing direct .au sales or policy data into the registration chart.
Selected public .AU namespace completed-sale examples are shown for market context only. This list includes direct .au and .com.au-style Australian namespace examples where public sources report completed sales; it does not include listings, forum mentions, traffic claims, or unconfirmed asking prices.
An Australian business, a global brand team, an agency, and a reseller platform may all use .AU differently. Choose the option that matches your registration, transfer, or portfolio plan.
Use .AU to build a local-market identity for customers, campaigns, services, and business email.
Plan .AU together with .COM and related regional names before launching client campaigns.
Review real availability, eligibility, and public sales context without assuming every short .AU name is available or transferable.
Add .AU search and domain management to a broader domain service workflow for customers.
If you already own .AU 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 .AU 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 .AU. 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": {}
}
FAQ
Short answers for buyers who need to confirm .AU availability, Australian Presence, namespace rules, bulk search, transfer planning, payment, or reseller/API support before continuing.
.AU is useful for eligible Australian businesses, agencies, local services, organisations, creators, and brand-protection projects. Start with a single .AU domain search to confirm availability before planning the rest of your domain set.
Yes. auDA rules require the applicant to have an Australian Presence and to satisfy the eligibility and allocation criteria for the selected namespace. For example, direct .au requires Australian Presence, while .com.au and .net.au also require commercial-entity eligibility and a valid connection to the name.
No. Direct .au is shorter and sits directly before the country-code extension, while .com.au is a long-established commercial namespace. Many businesses compare both options before registering, especially for brand protection and customer trust.
There may be no simple marketing limit for every buyer, but each .AU domain still needs to meet current auDA eligibility and allocation rules. Bulk buyers should prepare accurate registrant details and verify that each domain matches the selected namespace rules.
Yes. You can search one name on this page or prepare many names through bulk domain search. Bulk tools are useful for brand protection, agency work, reseller lists, and Australia-market launch planning.
Before starting a domain transfer, make sure the domain is eligible, the registrant remains eligible, and you can provide the valid authorisation code or complete any required confirmation steps. Country-code transfers can involve registry-specific procedures.
auDA defines a .AU licence period as one, two, three, four, or five years. The exact term options shown to you may depend on the namespace, product setup, and provider options at checkout.
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 for supported automated deposits.
Yes. NiceNIC supports bulk domain management, reseller API integration, and global TLD coverage for agencies, hosting providers, developers, and platforms that need to manage domains at scale.
Register a new .AU, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
