.co.ao domains

This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.

.CO.AO domains require the DNS to be active on different subnets and to be authoritative for the domain at the time of registration.
You can check if they pass these minimum requirements using our Zone Check tool.

.co.ao domain registrations are immediate.

To complete .CO.AO domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.

Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.

More information about .CO.AO domain transfers.

The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

The renewal of .CO.AO domains is different than with other extensions.

It's necessary to request the domain renewal at least 1 days before the domain expiration.

In case the renewal request is done after this date, the correct renewal is not guaranteed.

It's possible to request a cancellation of your .CO.AO domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.

DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.

Ownership changes are done manually and have additional costs, contact us via ticket in case you're interested in it.

.ao domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.

In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.

• .CO.AO don't have extra documentation.