The .services Domain: A Broad Frame for Service Businesses
The .services domain entered the root zone on 3 April 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 27 February 2014, and its registry operator is Binky Moon, LLC. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 130,070 registrations, of which 86,615 appeared in the zone file, so two names in three are live.
Accounting and advisory practices, cleaning and maintenance firms, IT support companies, logistics providers and multi-service operators fill the register. There is no eligibility requirement and neither a trade register entry nor a professional credential is asked for. Try candidates in .services domain search, or see the .consulting page if one specialism leads your offer.
This extension names the act of providing service rather than any particular sector. Its strength is that one address can cover several lines of work; its weakness is that on its own it does not say which work you do. The rule follows: let the stem name the business and the extension supply the frame. If you work in a single specialism, a dedicated extension informs a visitor faster.
.SERVICES Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC
- Root zone entry 3 April 2014
- Eligibility None; the agreement forbids identity-based limits
- Zone size 130,070 registrations, 86,615 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .services domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.services 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
$10.99 /year -
Transfer
$38.99 /year -
Renewal
$41.99 /year -
Restore
$129.90 -
Late Renewal
$6.73
Included With Every .services 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.
.services Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .services 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 .services 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 .services 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 $6.73 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 .services 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
.services Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.services Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .services domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.services Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .services Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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It suits businesses that gather several lines of work under one address. Accounting and advisory practices, facilities management and cleaning firms, IT support companies, logistics and installation teams carry most of the zone. If you have a single specialism, a dedicated extension speaks more clearly. Try candidates on the .services search page.
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No. The agreement keeps second-level names open to lawful registrants and forbids the registry from setting identity-based limits. Incorporation papers, a tax record or a professional qualification are never requested; freelancers and associations may register too. What the agreement does require is accurate registrant data throughout the term.
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Look at how broad your offer is. If you deliver several services together and expect to add more over time, the broader word will not box you in later. If advisory work is your only business and clients search for exactly that, .consulting also reads more precisely in search results. Both sit in the same group but under separate legal entities.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 130,070 registrations with 86,615 in the zone file, about sixty-seven per cent. One name in three never went online. Because the zone is large, single-word generic stems are not worth attempting; two-part names built from a brand plus a service still show good availability.
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Lift the lock, request the authorisation code and open the request at the gaining registrar. In service businesses the address often stays with the agency that built the site, and access becomes a problem once the contract ends; move the contact address onto your own company mailbox first. Run the process from the domain transfer page and verify with whois search.
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