.co.az Domain: Azerbaijan's General-Use Second Level
.co.az is one of the second-level zones under .az, the country code extension of Azerbaijan. The top-level .az zone was entered into the root zone on 25 August 1993, and in the IANA root zone database its sponsoring organisation is IntraNS, based in Baku. The rules for the zone were approved by Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers, dated 25 February 2019, and co.az is named in clause 2.2 of those rules among the zones open for general use.
The rules impose no requirement that the registrant be resident in Azerbaijan, hold an address in the country or appoint a local contact; the service may be provided by local or foreign registrars. A registrant may be either a natural person or a legal entity. In the Azerbaijani market .com.az is the established form for a commercial presence and .az the shortest form of the country extension; co.az sits between the two as a short, general option.
What the application asks for is identity data: natural persons supply name, surname, patronymic, citizenship, address, phone, email and the number and series of their identity document; legal entities supply the director's identity details, the full name of the entity, its country of registration, address and taxpayer number. Applications are reviewed in order of receipt within at least three working days, so the queue decides the outcome directly. Check whether your name is free with domain search.
.CO.AZ Domain at a Glance
- Registry IntraNS (Baku) — the sponsoring organisation in the IANA root zone database
- Parent zone .az — entered into the root zone on 25 August 1993
- Legal basis of the rules Resolution No. 63 of the Cabinet of Ministers, dated 25 February 2019, clause 2.2
- Residency requirement The rules contain no requirement of residency, a local address or a local contact
- 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 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.co.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.
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New Registration
$249.90 / years -
Transfer
$249.00 / years -
Renewal
$269.00 / years -
Trustee Service
$1.00
Included With Every .co.az Domain
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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.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.co.az Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .co.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)
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.
Domain Is Available Again
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.
.co.az Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.co.az Domain Registration
- Document Requirement View required documents
- Country Azerbaijan
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.co.az Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support No
- Late Renewal Support No
.co.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 0 days
- Accounting Period 7 days
- Finalization Period 0 days
- Failure Period 0 days
- Payment Period 0 days
- Redemption Period 0 days
- Deletion Hold Period 0 days
- Renewal Time 0 Day
Documents Required for a .co.az Domain
For individual applications:
- A copy of the domain owner’s identity document (national ID card / passport)
- AZ Domain Name Registration Agreement (Download)
For corporate applications:
- A copy of the company’s official incorporation/registration document (trade registry record / certificate of incorporation)
Documents must be
Frequently Asked Questions About .co.az Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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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. co.az is named in clause 2.2 of those rules among the second-level zones open for general use, and the rules draw no eligibility distinction between those zones. Separate consent is required only for reserved names and for institutional, international company and association names.
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No. The rules approved by Resolution No. 63 contain no provision requiring the registrant to be resident in Azerbaijan, to hold an address in the country or to appoint a local contact; they state plainly that the service may be provided by local or foreign registrars. In practice this means you are not expected to establish a company in the country before entering the Azerbaijani market — what is required is a complete set of identity data.
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Both are listed in the rules among the second-level zones open for general use and sit under the same identity-data regime; the rules make no eligibility distinction between them. The difference is recognition: .com.az is the established form of commercial presence in Azerbaijan, while co.az offers a shorter, more general option. If the com.az form of your name is taken, co.az remains a close alternative.
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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
- Legal entities: the director's identity details, the full name of the entity, its country of registration, address and taxpayer number
Since applications are reviewed in order of receipt, a complete file saves you time directly.
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The rules make a change of domain ownership conditional on a written request and a new registration agreement, so a handover never runs on a verbal understanding or through a control panel alone. The registrar must also warn the holder at least one month before expiry, and if payment is not made within 30 days of suspension the registration is cancelled. Keep the handover and the renewal on separate timelines; running both at once stretches the process.
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You can see whether a .co.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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