Check .IST domain availability, register a new .IST domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer existing .IST domains to NiceNIC. Built for Istanbul businesses, tourism, culture, local services, communities, and Istanbul publishers.
Managing multiple Istanbul businesses, destinations, services, associations, products, publications, or campaign names? Compare NiceNIC account levels for bulk registration and reseller pricing.
.IST can support businesses, tourism, hospitality, culture, professional services, local commerce, associations, publications, and community projects. NiceNIC provides registration, transfer, DNS, bulk management, and reseller API 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 .IST 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.
ICANN's March 2026 registry report records 15,684 registered .IST domains. IANA lists Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as the sponsoring organization.
Registry-reported count at the end of Q1 2026.
.IST registrations within the Q1 2026 global market.
Total domain registrations across all TLDs in Q1 2026.
Four non-overlapping categories place official .IST registrations within the same-period global domain market.
The short extension places a recognizable Istanbul signal directly in the web address.
IANA lists Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as the sponsoring organization for .IST.
Use it for businesses, tourism, hospitality, culture, local services, venues, media, associations, or communities focused on Istanbul.
A .IST address can signal an Istanbul focus, but it does not verify a local address, business status, public affiliation, or official endorsement.
Official same-month registry totals show how the .IST namespace has changed.
No verified public .IST sales examples with disclosed prices are currently available.
Businesses, tourism operators, cultural organisations, local services, communities, publishers, and Istanbul-focused brands may use the extension in different ways.
Present destinations, hotels, restaurants, attractions, itineraries, booking details, opening times, and location information.
Show services, qualifications, service areas, pricing, opening hours, business details, and customer contact routes.
Publish events, venues, associations, local initiatives, schedules, access information, policies, and organiser contacts.
Share Istanbul news, guides, directories, campaign portfolios, editorial policies, archives, and subscription options.
If you already own .IST 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 .IST 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 .IST. 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": {}
}
Practical answers about registry status, regional uses, local claims, premium pricing, transfers, bulk registration, and API support.
It is a focused choice for businesses, tourism operators, cultural organisations, local services, communities, publishers, and Istanbul-focused brands. You can start by checking a name in the .IST registration section.
IANA lists Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as the sponsoring organization for .IST.
Available names are generally open to registrants worldwide, subject to registry policies, reserved-name rules, and applicable law. Premium names may have different registration and renewal prices.
No. An .IST address can communicate an Istanbul connection, but registration itself does not verify a local address, business status, public affiliation, or official endorsement.
Yes, when the domain is eligible. Unlock it, obtain the authorization code, and submit it through the NiceNIC domain transfer service.
Yes. It can support businesses, tourism, hospitality, culture, professional services, local commerce, associations, publications, and community projects connected with Istanbul.
Yes. Prepare multiple business, destination, venue, service, association, publication, product, or campaign names in the bulk domain section to compare availability and organize registrations.
NiceNIC provides a domain reseller API for eligible agencies and platforms that need automated registration, renewal, transfer, and management workflows.
Publish clear ownership, Istanbul locations or service areas, services, prices, local claims, disclosures, update dates, privacy information, and contact routes.
Register a new .IST, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
