.AI Domain Name Rules/Requirements

.AI Domain Name Rules/Requirements

Government of Anguilla is the sponsor and Identity Digital is the backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name .ai extensions that represent Anguilla.

Domain Name related Rules

When registering a .ai domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 1-63 characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported
  • Registration Tenure: 2 Years
  • DNSSEC: Supported

Domain Name Renewal

  • Renewal Tenure: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years (Currently only supports 2 years, can be renewed 4 times)
  • If you have auto-renewal enabled, we’ll attempt to charge the associated payment method and renew your .ai domain on its expiration date.
  • If auto-renew fails or isn’t enabled at all, we’ll park your .ai domain. A parked domain will display a temporary web page when the domain name is entered in a web browser.
  • If the domain isn’t manually renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Domain Name Transfer

  • Transfer in: Not supported
  • Transfer out: Not supported
  • Domain Privacy-Protection: Supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported

Name Servers and Child Name Servers related Rules

  • Each .AI domain name needs to have at least 2 Name Servers and may have upto 13 Name Servers.
  • There is no limitation on the number of Child Name Servers you may create.
  • You may associate upto 13 IP Address per Child Name Server.
  • You may associate IPv6 Address in Child Name Servers.
  • You may modify both Name Servers as well as any Child Name Servers associated with your .AI domain name.