Check .RUHR domain availability, register a new .RUHR domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer existing .RUHR domains to NiceNIC. Built for businesses, organizations, communities, tourism services, cultural projects, and residents connected with Germany's Ruhr region.
Managing multiple brands, locations, services, events, or campaign names? Compare NiceNIC account levels for bulk registration and reseller pricing.
.RUHR can support regional businesses, local services, tourism, culture, community organizations, events, publications, and personal 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 .RUHR 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 December 2025 registry report records 8,928 registered .RUHR domains. IANA lists dotSaarland GmbH as the sponsoring organization.
Official ICANN registry total at December 31, 2025.
Share of the same-period global domain total.
All TLD registrations at December 31, 2025.
Four non-overlapping categories place official .RUHR registrations within the same-period global domain market.
.RUHR puts the Ruhr region directly in the web address, helping businesses, organizations, tourism services, cultural projects, and communities signal their regional connection.
Individuals and legal entities may register available names, with a Germany-resident administrative contact required by registry policy.
Use it for local businesses, services, districts, tourism, culture, events, publications, or community projects connected with the Ruhr area.
A .RUHR address does not itself prove government endorsement, membership, physical presence, or an official regional status.
This same-source annual series shows official registered-domain totals at each December month-end.
Verified public .RUHR aftermarket sales with disclosed prices are currently unavailable.
Businesses, organizations, communities, tourism services, cultural projects, and residents may use the extension in different ways.
Publish locations, opening hours, services, pricing, regional credentials, policies, and contact details.
Present destinations, venues, exhibitions, festivals, schedules, booking routes, accessibility details, and visitor support.
Share programs, classes, local initiatives, schedules, participation routes, policies, and contacts.
Present district, city, event, investment, recruitment, or community campaigns with clear ownership, dates, disclosures, and support.
If you already own .RUHR 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 .RUHR 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 .RUHR. 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, the Germany-resident administrative contact, regional claims, premium pricing, transfers, bulk registration, and API support.
It is designed for businesses, organizations, communities, tourism services, cultural projects, and residents that identify with Germany's Ruhr region. You can start by checking a name in the .RUHR registration section.
IANA lists dotSaarland GmbH as the sponsoring organization for .RUHR.
Individuals and legal entities may register available names. The registry policy requires a registrant to provide an individual resident in Germany as the administrative contact, in addition to complying with reserved-name rules and applicable law.
No. Registration does not by itself prove government endorsement, membership, physical presence, or an official regional status. Registrants remain responsible for accurate claims, lawful use, and compliance with registry policies.
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 regional businesses, local services, tourism, culture, community organizations, events, publications, and personal projects connected with the Ruhr area.
Yes. Prepare multiple brand, district, city, service, event, tourism, or campaign names in the bulk domain section to compare availability and organize eligible registrations.
NiceNIC provides a domain reseller API for eligible agencies and platforms that need automated registration, renewal, transfer, and management workflows.
Publish clear ownership, an accurate regional connection, current service or event information, applicable terms, update dates, and reliable contact routes.
Register a new .RUHR, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.
