Questions before you register or transfer .BERLIN?
Short answers for buyers who need to confirm pricing, bulk search, transfer rules, payment, or reseller/API support before continuing.
Who can register a .BERLIN domain?
A natural person, legal entity, organization, or group can register when it has a genuine economic, cultural, historical, social, or other connection to Berlin.
How can a registrant show a connection to Berlin?
The policy recognizes examples such as residence or a business in Berlin, a Berlin contact, or other evidence including employment, enrollment, birth, or comparable documentation. The registry may request proof.
Must a .BERLIN domain be used after registration?
Yes. The registry policy requires the domain to be put into qualifying use within 12 months, and the website content should directly relate to the Berlin connection used for eligibility.
How long can a .BERLIN domain be registered?
.BERLIN registrations may be created for periods from one to ten years, subject to registry and registrar rules.
Can I transfer a .BERLIN domain to NiceNIC?
Yes, when the domain is transfer-eligible. The receiving registrant must continue to satisfy the .BERLIN eligibility rules and should keep accurate contact information.
Can I register several .BERLIN domains?
Yes, provided each registration complies with the registry’s eligibility, reserved-name, premium-name, and use requirements. Use the bulk domain workflow for organized lists.
Does .BERLIN support normal DNS and email use?
Yes. After registration, the domain can use authorized nameservers and DNS records for websites, email, verification, redirects, and other legitimate services.
Is WHOIS privacy automatically available for .BERLIN?
Public registration-data display depends on applicable data-protection rules, registry policy, and registrar processing. The underlying registrant and eligibility information must remain accurate even when some data is not publicly displayed.
Can agencies and hosting providers automate .BERLIN management?
NiceNIC supports reseller API integration and account-level management, but eligibility should be checked before client registrations or transfers are submitted.