The .rsvp Domain: Built for Invitations and Replies
The .rsvp domain entered the root zone on 23 August 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 8 May 2014, and its registry operator is Charleston Road Registry Inc., the domain arm of Google. The abbreviation comes from the French phrase répondez s'il vous plaît. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 4,068 registrations, with 2,783 in the zone file.
Wedding and event invitations, conference sign-up pages, corporate event teams and applications that host attendance forms make up the register. No eligibility condition applies at registration, since the registry sets no identity-based requirement. Try candidates in .rsvp domain search and compare the same operator's action-oriented extension on the .new page.
The extension sits on the HSTS preload list, so browsers connect to these addresses over HTTPS only and never attempt plain HTTP. The registry's registration policy requires registrars to disclose this before purchase, clearly and as a separate notice rather than buried in terms. The practical consequence is straightforward: plan the certificate before you take the name, not afterwards.
.RSVP Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google)
- Root zone entry 23 August 2014
- Technical rule On the HSTS preload list; HTTPS is mandatory
- Zone size 4,068 registrations, 2,783 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .rsvp domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.rsvp 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
$15.99 /year -
Transfer
$15.99 /year -
Renewal
$17.19 /year -
Restore
$135.00
Included With Every .rsvp 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 forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
.rsvp Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .rsvp 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 .rsvp 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 .rsvp 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 .rsvp 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
.rsvp Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.rsvp Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .rsvp domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.rsvp Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .rsvp Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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In practice, yes. Because the extension is on the HSTS preload list, browsers reach these addresses over HTTPS only, and without a certificate a visitor sees nothing at all. The registry also requires registrars to disclose this during sign-up. Review certificate options on the SSL certificate page and verify your setup with SSL checker.
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The address names an action, so it fits any flow that collects replies. Wedding and engagement invitations, conference and seminar sign-ups, corporate event pages, fundraising evenings and community meet-ups are the typical cases. Its brevity also helps when the address is spoken: read aloud once from a printed card, it tends to stay in memory.
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No. The registry's published registration policy sets no identity-based condition. Its only special rules concern two-character letter labels, where the registrant must avoid implying a country-code affiliation, and reserved international organisation names, where the registrant must state that it acts on that body's behalf. No event permit or company record is requested.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 4,068 registrations with 2,783 in the zone file, roughly sixty-eight per cent. The zone looks deliberately small: the HTTPS requirement makes it pointless to take a name and leave it idle. That works in your favour, because short and memorable stems can still be found here.
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Lift the lock, obtain the authorisation code and open the request at the gaining registrar. The point to watch here is the certificate: if DNS records change during the move, certificate validation can break and the site will not open in a browser at all. Prepare the certificate first, then move. Start from the domain transfer page.
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