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.az Domain - Azerbaijan Country Code Domain

Enter Azerbaijan market with a .AZ Domain

Stand out in Azerbaijan market with a local identity. Secure your brand before your competitors do.

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WHAT IS A .AZ DOMAIN

.az Domain: Azerbaijan's Official Country Extension

.az is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Azerbaijan, entered into the root zone on 25 August 1993. In the IANA root zone database the sponsoring organisation for the zone is IntraNS, based in Baku. The zone is governed by the rules on the registration, use and administration of domain names approved by Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 25 February 2019. The National Administrator allocates the right of use, while registrars provide registration and maintenance.

A registrant may be either a natural person or a legal entity, and is free to choose its registrar. The rules also enumerate the second-level zones open for general use: biz.az, co.az, com.az, info.az, int.az, edu.az, gov.az, mil.az, name.az, net.az, org.az and pp.az. If you want the structure of the address to state commercial standing, .com.az does that; if you are after a shorter, more general alternative, .co.az belongs to the same scheme.

What the application asks for is identity data. Natural persons supply name, patronymic, citizenship, address, phone and email, plus the number, series, issuing authority and date of their identity document; sole proprietors add a taxpayer identification number. Legal entities supply their director's identity details, the full name of the entity, its country of registration, address and taxpayer number. Having all of this ready speeds the application up. Check your preferred name with domain search.

Reserved names need separate consent: The rules reserve names of public need and general significance; these can be registered only with the consent of the Ministry. Names of state bodies, international companies and associations likewise require a written application or the consent of those organisations. In practice this means that if you have chosen a name very close to an institution or a well-known mark, your application will not move like an ordinary registration — it enters an additional approval process. View required documents →
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.AZ Domain at a Glance

  • Registry IntraNS (Baku) — the sponsoring organisation in the IANA root zone database
  • Delegated 25 August 1993
  • Legal basis of the rules Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers, dated 25 February 2019
  • Second-level zones for general use biz.az, co.az, com.az, info.az, int.az, edu.az, gov.az, mil.az, name.az, net.az, org.az, pp.az
  • Handling of applications Applications are reviewed on the same basis and in order of receipt, within at least three working days
  • Document Requirement View required documents
  • Country Azerbaijan
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 - 5 years
  • Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers

Popular Domain Extensions for Azerbaijan

Registering the same name on more than one extension keeps someone else from taking your brand.

.az Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees

Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.

  • New Registration

    $249.90 / years

  • Transfer

    $249.00 / years

  • Renewal

    $269.00 / years

  • Restore

    $299.00

  • Trustee Service

    $1.00

Included With Every .az Domain

  • Free DNS management

    Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.

  • Domain lock

    While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.

  • Domain forwarding

    Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.

  • Free WHOIS privacy

    Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.

.az Domain Lifecycle

Active registration term 1 - 5 years You choose it at registration
Grace period 29 days First window to renew after expiry
Redemption period 1 days You can still get it back by renewing
Payment period 61 days Extra time granted after expiry

Domain lifecycle

The stages in order, from registration to release
Available Before registration
Active 1 - 5 years
Redemption 1 days
Pending delete 30 days
Available Open again

Domain Is Available (Available)

Open-ended

A .az address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.

Domain Is Active (Active Period)

1 - 5 years

Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.

Redemption Period (Redemption Period)

1 days

The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.

Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)

30 days

If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.

Domain Is Available Again

Open-ended

Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.

.az Domain Specifications and Registration Rules

Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.

.az Domain Registration

  • Document Requirement View required documents
  • Country Azerbaijan
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 - 5 years
  • Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers

.az Domain Support

  • IDN Support No
  • Transfer Support Yes
  • Late Renewal Support No

.az Domain Registration Periods

  • Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
  • Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
  • Pre-registration 1 days
  • Accounting Period 45 days
  • Finalization Period 1 days
  • Failure Period 29 days
  • Payment Period 61 days
  • Redemption Period 1 days
  • Deletion Hold Period 30 days
  • Renewal Time 30 Day

Documents Required for a .az Domain

To complete the AZ (.az) domain registration/activation process, please attach the appropriate document(s) below to your order:

For individual applications:
For corporate applications:
  • A copy of the company’s official incorporation/registration document (trade registry record / certificate of incorporation)

Documents must be process may not be completed.

A domain alone does not put you online: you need hosting to publish, email on your own name to look professional, and SSL to protect visitor data.

Frequently Asked Questions About .az Domains

The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.

  • Under the rules approved by Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers, the registrant may be either a natural person or a legal entity and is free to choose its registrar. The rules set no limit based on the applicant's nationality or country of incorporation, and the service may be provided by local or foreign registrars. Reserved names, and the names of state bodies, international companies and associations, are subject to separate consent.

  • The rules ask for a set of data centred on identity:

    • Natural persons: name, surname, patronymic, citizenship, address, phone and email
    • The number, series, issuing authority and date of the identity document
    • A taxpayer identification number for sole proprietors
    • Legal entities: the director's identity details, the full name of the entity, its country of registration, address and taxpayer number

    Supplying all of this up front keeps the application from being sent back.

  • The governing source is the set of rules on the registration, use and administration of domain names in the .az zone, approved by Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers, dated 25 February 2019. That text states that the right of use is allocated by the National Administrator, while registration and maintenance services are provided by local or foreign registrars. The list of second-level zones open for general use appears in the same document.

  • The rules enumerate the second-level zones open for general use one by one: biz.az, co.az, com.az, info.az, int.az, edu.az, gov.az, mil.az, name.az, net.az, org.az and pp.az. If you want the structure of the address to signal commercial standing, .com.az does that; if you are after a shorter, more general alternative, .co.az belongs to the same scheme.

  • The rules state that applications are reviewed on the same basis and in order of receipt, within at least three working days. Allocation therefore rests on the priority of the first applicant, and the process is tied to a queue on paper. Reserved names, and applications close to institutional or brand names, take longer because they enter an additional approval step. If the name you want is free, waiting gains you nothing.

  • The rules make a change of domain ownership conditional on a written request and a new registration agreement, so a transfer never runs on a verbal understanding. The registrar must also warn the holder at least one month before expiry, so keep renewal and transfer timings apart. Your website and email keep working as long as you do not change name servers. You can start on the domain transfer page.

  • You can see whether a .az name is registered, and the general state of the record, through its WHOIS entry. Because of data protection obligations, registrant contact details are published only in limited form, so a lookup will usually show the status of the name and its registration dates. Run the lookup on the whois search page, and check whether a name is still free with domain search.

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