General
- Extension
- .amsterdam
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Europe

Geographic domain · Europe
Registry: Gemeente Amsterdam Policies
Open to everyone
No local presence is required: companies from any country can register a .AMSTERDAM domain. Which country domains require one
Registration is completed within 24 hours.
Registration and renewal terms are 1 year.
Transfers are made with an authorisation code.
No prior rights, such as a trademark, are needed.
.AMSTERDAM is a top-level domain extension tied to the Netherlands, managed by Gemeente Amsterdam. No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register. No prior right, such as a trademark, is needed. Individuals and organisations can both be holders. A company registration or VAT number is asked at registration. No application form is needed.
With Domgate, a .AMSTERDAM domain costs €40 a year, at registration and at each renewal. Domains are registered and renewed for 1 year. Registration is completed within 24 hours. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date. A domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. Only Latin letters, digits and hyphens are accepted: no internationalised names (IDN).
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Resellers: offer .AMSTERDAM to your clients through our reseller program, from the client area, the API, the WHMCS module or EPP.
No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register a .AMSTERDAM domain. Individuals and organisations can both be holders. A company registration or VAT number is asked at registration. No prior right, such as a trademark, is needed.
No application form is needed to register a .AMSTERDAM domain. On name length, the rules shown on this page say: 3 to 63 for .nl and 2 to 63 for others. Only Latin letters, digits and hyphens are accepted: no internationalised names (IDN).
A .AMSTERDAM domain is registered and renewed for 1 year. Registration is completed within 24 hours. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date. On restoration, the rules shown on this page say: 40 days for .nl and 30 days for others.
A .AMSTERDAM domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. The domain does not need to be unlocked first. A transfer to Domgate costs €40 and adds one year to the expiry date. The holder is changed with the authorisation code (authcode).
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