The .frl Domain: Friesland's Own Web Ending
.frl was recorded in the root zone on 22 August 2014, and the IANA entry names FRLregistry B.V., based in Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland, as the sponsoring organisation. The ending addresses the Dutch province of Fryslan and Frisians living elsewhere. The nTLDstats page accessed on 12 August 2026 shows 10,797 registrations, of which 9,939 appear in the zone file.
Although the ending is regional, it is used much like an ordinary commercial one: businesses, associations, municipalities and personal pages share the same zone. Roots built on a place name or a family name read naturally here. Test candidates with a .frl domain search, and for a comparison with another ending tied to a language community, see the .eus page.
The registry's own Terms & Conditions state that registrations are made on a first-come, first-served basis under article 2.3; no residence in Friesland and no documented link to the region is required. The restriction the name suggests simply does not exist. The same document does take a warranty from the registrant that the name will not be used unlawfully, misleadingly or in breach of third-party rights, and allows the registry to suspend or revoke a name where that warranty fails.
.FRL Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation FRLregistry B.V. (Leeuwarden)
- Root zone record 22 August 2014
- Eligibility condition None; allocation is first come, first served
- Registered names 10,797 (nTLDstats, 12 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 9,939 names, about 92%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .frl domain
- Character Length 2 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.frl 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
$47.90 /year -
Transfer
$47.99 /year -
Renewal
$52.79 /year -
Restore
$249.90
Included With Every .frl 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.
.frl Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .frl domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .frl 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 registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .frl domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .frl returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.frl Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.frl Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .frl domain
- Character Length 2 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.frl Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .frl Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The registry's own terms allocate names on a first-come, first-served basis.
Article 2.3 of those terms says requests are processed in the order they arrive and asks for no documented link to the region. That corrects a common assumption about endings with a geographic ring to them: a name can describe a place without registration being tied to it. A business based elsewhere can hold the address.
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Of 10,797 registrations, 9,939 appear in the zone file — about 92%.
Regional endings often show this pattern: whoever takes a name usually takes it to use, and speculative holding is weak. The practical consequence for you is direct — if the name you want is taken, a working site is probably behind it, and waiting for an expiry is a poor use of time.
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Its clearest benefit is stating regional belonging in a single line.
To someone living in the province the address feels familiar and reinforces context in local results. It is not, however, a mark of quality or membership. If you sell beyond the region, pairing the address with clear contact and delivery information removes the hesitation an unfamiliar ending can cause. Where the site itself will live is a separate choice, set out on the hosting page.
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The registry terms describe the usual combinations of letters, digits and hyphens.
A name may not begin or end with a hyphen, and a double hyphen in the third and fourth positions is restricted. The upper length limit is 63 characters. These rules match most other endings, so they rarely produce surprises — reading your intended spelling out loud before you buy is still worth the minute it takes.
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Yes, using an authorisation code.
With regional endings the thing to watch is that the address usually appears on local printed material and signage, so even a short outage costs you nearby visitors. Prepare the DNS records at the new provider in advance, then start the move from the domain transfer page.
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