.stream Domain: A Broadcasting Zone That Comes With Rules
The .stream registry agreement is dated 8 January 2016 and the zone entered the root on 26 February 2016. The registry operator is dot Stream Limited of Gibraltar; the extension is offered within the GRS Domains portfolio and the technical infrastructure is run by GoDaddy Registry. As measured on 13 August 2026 the zone holds 19,394 registrations, of which 15,067 appear in the zone file.
The registry describes the extension as a space opened for online streaming content, stating its aim as providing an intelligible address that points to the relevant broadcast page. Live channels, video platforms, radio and podcast projects and event broadcasts all use it. Test your candidates on the .stream domain search page.
The registry requires registrants to place the APM Seal — an Abuse Prevention and Mitigation mark — in a prominent position on their site's home page. The seal gives visitors a one-click route to the resource explaining how abuse is reported and handled. After registration, notifications go to the administrative, technical and billing contacts; a 120-day grace period is granted to put the seal in place, and the name's status is flagged in the registration system throughout.
.STREAM Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator dot Stream Limited (Gibraltar)
- Root zone entry 26 February 2016
- Use condition APM Seal on the home page; 120 days to implement
- Zone size 19,394 names, 15,067 published (13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .stream domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.stream 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
$29.99 /year -
Transfer
$30.01 /year -
Renewal
$35.01 /year -
Restore
$119.90 -
Late Renewal
$7.00
Included With Every .stream 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.
.stream Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .stream 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 .stream 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 .stream 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 $7.00 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 .stream 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
.stream Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.stream Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .stream domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.stream Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .stream Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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It is a mark the registry asks registrants to display prominently on their site's home page. Its full name is the Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Seal, and clicking it leads to the resource explaining how abuse is reported and addressed. The registry counts this among the terms accepted during the registration flow. A 120-day period is granted after registration to implement it, and the name carries a status flag throughout.
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The registry describes the sequence like this: immediately after registration, a notification reaches your administrative, technical and billing contacts asking you to implement the seal. Throughout the 120-day period the name carries a flag showing it is inside that window. When the period ends without activation, the name is flagged as out of the window and a further notification is sent. Confirm current practice with your registrar.
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The public interest section makes this zone unusual: the registry commits to giving serious consideration to policy recommendations drafted for entertainment extensions that depend on copyright protection, and to operating an acceptable use policy that lets it lock, cancel, transfer or take ownership of a name quickly. In practical terms, copyright infringement claims can be acted on rapidly here.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 19,394 registrations with 15,067 in the zone file, a ratio near seventy-eight percent. That describes a mid-sized zone in genuine use. Channel names, show names and city combinations still leave plenty of room. Use bulk search to test your channel's full name, its abbreviation and its spoken form together.
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Yes, transfers follow the standard gTLD rules: release the lock, obtain the authorisation code, file at the gaining registrar. In broadcasting, downtime translates directly into lost viewers, so schedule the move well away from your live calendar. Start from the domain transfer page and confirm the result through whois search.
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