I am looking for a domain name registrant. Where can I look it up?
The Whois is an easy-to-use tool for checking the availability of a .nl domain name. If the domain name is already taken, you can see who has registered it.
On the page looking up a domain name you will find more information about what a domain name is, how the Whois works and how the privacy of personal data is protected. Alternatively, you can go straight to look for a domain name via the Whois.
I would like to transfer my domain name to another registrar. What is the procedure?
To get your domain name transferred, you need the token (unique ID number) for your domain name. Your existing registrar has the token and is obliged to give it to you within five days, if you ask for it. The procedure for changing your registrar is described on the page transferring your domain name.
The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date. How can I get them updated?
To update the contact details associated with your domain name, you need to contact your registrar. Read more about updating contact details.
Why is my domain name in quarantine?
When a domain name is cancelled, we aren't told the reason, so we can't tell you. You'll need to ask your registrar. The advantage of quarantine is that, if a name's cancelled by mistake, you can always get it back.
One common reason is that the contract between you and your registrar says you've got to renew the registration every year. If you haven't set up automatic renewal and you don't renew manually, the registration will expire.
Ik heb een klacht over mijn provider/registrar. Kan ik daarvoor bij SIDN terecht?
Wanneer je een klacht hebt over of een geschil met je registrar dan zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om tot een oplossing te komen. Hierover lees je meer op pagina klacht over registrar. SIDN heeft geen formele klachtenprocedure voor het behandelen van een klacht over jouw registrar.
What conditions do I have to meet as a registrar?
Would you like to be able to register domain names for customers or for your own organisation by dealing directly with SIDN? If so, you can become a .nl registrar. Read more about the conditions and how to apply for registrar status on the page becoming a registrar.
When a .nl domain name is updated, confirmation of the change is automatically e-mailed to the administrative contact’s address. That happens if the registrant changes or if the domain name’s registration is cancelled, for example.Also, SIDN sometimes has to close a registrar’s account. That might happen if, for example, the firm in question is declared insolvent. Under such circumstances, SIDN needs to e-mail the registrants whose domain names are registered through that registrar to tell them about the situation. If the information we send out doesn’t reach you, there is a danger that your domain name will end up being cancelled.
How do I change the person or organisation recorded as a domain name’s registrant?
Please contact your registrar, who will be able to update the domain name’s registration. The name of the person or organisation recorded as a domain name’s registrant can be changed only on the instructions of someone authorised to act on behalf of the existing registrant.
I have taken over a .nl domain name from someone else. The person or organisation recorded as the domain name’s registrant needs to be changed, and I’d like to move the domain name to another registrar as well. How do I do all that?
The order that you do things depends on how the current registrar and the registrar that you want to switch to operate. We advise you to contact both registrars to ask them which way to proceed:
Change the registrant first. Once you’ve done that, you (the new registrant) can ask the current registrar for the transfer token. You give the token to the new registrar, who can then transfer the domain name.
Transfer the domain name first. The existing registrant will need to ask the current registrar for the transfer token. The token is given to the new registrar, who can then transfer the domain name. After that, the change of registrant can be arranged through the new registrar.
