Managing Eligibility Rules
Description of the technical format of the domain name eligibility rules
Last updated 5th May 2022
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Order a Domain Name
- Tasks Management
- Manage Contacts of a Domain Name
- Managing Eligibility Rules
- Configure the Display of Contact Data in the Whois
- Configure the DNS of your Domain Name
- Transfer a Domain Name
We remind you that the given API routes links lead to European API. Do not forget to replace https://eu.api.ovh.com with https://ca.api.ovh.com in API URLs to use it with your identifier.
Introduction
Obtaining and owning a domain name is accompanied by legal obligations such as:
- the rules for using a domain name: a
.travelmust necessarily be related to the tourism industry. - the eligibility rules: the address of the contact who owns a
.eumust be within the European Union.
These rules are set by the extension operator, the registry, and vary by extension. They also evolve over time.
Regarding the eligibility rules, they relate to elements known to the registrar, such as the domain name, contacts or the registration procedure. These eligibility rules apply to:
- the data of the owner contact, administrator contact and technical contact. For example, the owner address must be within the European Union for a
.eudomain. - the data related to the procedure for requesting creation, transfer and change of owner. For example, the reason for creating a
.frdomain representing a city name.
With a growing number of extensions each year, it becomes necessary to automate the management of these rules in order to guarantee reasonable processing times and avoid additional setup fees. By defining a description of these different rules in a technical format, it is possible to automate the generation of the different required forms as well as the validation of the data entered.
Technical representation
The eligibility requirements for a domain name can be represented as a recursive JSON object.
Here is the example of the JSON representation of .com that can be obtained via the following API:
The rule format will be explained and detailed in the following sections.
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{
"and": [
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AC",
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"AG",
"AI",
"AL",
"AM",
"AO",
"...",
"YT",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "language",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the language of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "fr_FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"fr_FR",
"pl_PL",
"de_DE",
"es_ES",
"en_GB",
"it_IT",
"pt_PT",
"nl_NL",
"cs_CZ",
"en_IE",
"lt_LT",
"fi_FI",
"fr_SN",
"fr_TN",
"fr_MA",
"en_AU",
"en_CA",
"fr_CA",
"en_US",
"es_ES"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the last name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["association", "corporation", "individual", "other"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "phone",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the phone of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "+33.612345678",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "notcontains",
"values": [
"IE",
"AZ",
"DJ",
"LA",
"CI",
"AN",
"HK",
"BO",
"PA",
"HN",
"NI",
"SV",
"CO"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_LEGAL_AGE",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The owner must be of legal age to acquire a domain name.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": []
}
],
"constraints": []
}
Format of objects that constitute an eligibility
rule: primary object representing eligibility requirements. It contains the other objects described below.description: detailed information about the field.label: indicates on which element a rule applies:authInfo,OWNER_CONTACT,vat,firstName,lastName, etc. An exhaustive list is available in the Labels section.type: specifies the expected format of a label:string,number,bool,contact, etc. An exhaustive list is available in the Types section.constraint: represents constraints applied to the value of a label.operator: represents the constraint type applied to the label. An exhaustive list is available in the Constraints section.
condition: specifies the conditions as aruleof a label or constraint. If the condition is met, then the associated rule must be applied.fields: rules to be applied to the fields constituting a contact or domain element.placeholder: example of possible value.and,or: used to combine rules.
Labels
| Label | Suggested Representation | Description |
|---|---|---|
ACCEPT_CONDITIONS |
Check box | Special conditions to accept |
REASON |
Multi-line text field | Reason for purchasing the domain name |
CLAIMS_NOTICE |
Check box | Information about the claim notice to be accepted |
PROTECTED_CODE |
Text field | Code requested when a domain is protected by the registry |
AUTH_INFO |
Text field | Domain-related code for a transfer request |
DOMAIN_CONFIG |
Form | List of fields linked to a domain |
OWNER_CONTACT |
Form | List of fields linked to the owner contact |
ADMIN_ACCOUNT |
Form | List of fields linked to the administrative contact |
TECH_ACCOUNT |
Form | List of fields linked to the technical contact |
OWNER_LEGAL_AGE |
Check box | The owner must be of legal age |
Types
| Type | Suggested Representation | Description |
|---|---|---|
string |
Text field | - |
string[] |
Text field list | - |
text |
Multi-line text field | - |
bool |
Check box | - |
number |
Numeric field | - |
ISO8601_date |
Date field | Format ISO8601 |
contact |
Form | Contains the fields linked to the contact |
domain |
Form | Contains the fields linked to the domain |
The domain type is currently used only for the ac.uk and gov.uk extensions.
These domains have a very specific process of creation, conditions of appropriation and conditions of use.
Constraints
| Constraint | Suggested Representation | Comment |
|---|---|---|
required |
red asterisk | The field is required |
readonly |
grey field | The field is read-only |
eq |
- | The field must be equal to the associated value |
ne |
- | The field must be different from the associated value |
gt |
- | The field must be greater than the associated value |
lt |
- | The field must be less than the associated value |
minlength |
- | Field length must be greater than the associated value |
maxlength |
- | Field length must be less than the associated value |
between |
- | Field length must be between associated values |
contains |
- | The field must be at least one of the associated values |
notcontains |
- | The field must not be equal to any of the associated values |
empty |
- | The field must be empty |
notempty |
- | The field must not be empty |
match |
- | The field must satisfy the regular expression in the associated value |
shouldbetrue |
check box | field must be set to true, 1 or "1" |
Step-by-step explanations
Constraint on a primitive label
Let's start with an example imposing only one rule for ordering a domain name. This rule requires us to accept special conditions.
{
"label": "ACCEPT_CONDITIONS",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The registry has some special conditions that must be accepted.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "shouldbetrue"
}
]
}
With this rule, when ordering, the domain must have a configuration labelled ACCEPT_CONDITIONS with a boolean value of true, 1 or "1".
The operators "and" and "or"
Let’s start with a sample rule for two labels: ACCEPT_CONDITIONS and REASON.
Both rules can be written individually as follows:
{
"label": "ACCEPT_CONDITIONS",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The registry has some special conditions that must be accepted.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "shouldbetrue"
}
]
}
{
"label": "REASON",
"type": "text",
"description": "The purchase of this domain name must be justified",
"placeholder": "I am the mayor of OVHcity and I want a domain name for my city",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
These two rules can be combined using the and operator of the rule object. The operator requires all labels to respect their respective constraints. For example:
{
"and": [
{
"label": "ACCEPT_CONDITIONS",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The registry has some special conditions that must be accepted.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "shouldbetrue"
}
]
},
{
"label": "REASON",
"type": "text",
"description": "Reason for purchase",
"placeholder": "I am the mayor of OVHcity and I want a domain name for my city",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
]
}
The or operator, similarly, requires at least one of the labels to meet its respective constraints for the rule to be valid.
Constraint on a label with a complex type
Constraint handling on a complex type (contact, domain) applies to a set of primitive fields (a contact consists of a last name, first name, etc.).
To represent rules on an object, the fields node is used. Each field is represented by a rule object. An object of this type contains several fields that are always applied using the and operator. Here is an example rule on a contact object:
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{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"description": "Owner contact rule",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the last name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal form of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["association", "corporation", "individual", "other"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["FR", "DE", "CA"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip code of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
This rule states:
- That an
OWNER_CONTACTconfiguration is required - That it must include all the following fields:
firstNamewith a maximum size of 255 characterslastNamewith a maximum size of 255 charactersemailwith a maximum size of 255 characterslegalFormwith one of the valuesassociation,corporation,individualorotheraddress.countrywith one of the valuesFR,DEorCAaddress.line1with a maximum size of 255 characters- and
address.zipwith a maximum size of 255 characters
The "constraints": [] field just states that no additional constraints apply on the node.
Conditions
Sometimes we need to specify under what circumstances a rule applies. For example, the organisation name (organisationName) is required for a non-individual contact (legalForm other than individual). To do this, we will use a condition. This is a rule that, if valid, activates the rule it's conditioning.
Simple example
Here is a simple fictional example: a registry wants specific conditions (ACCEPT_CONDITIONS) to be accepted only if there is no reason (REASON) provided.
{
"label": "ACCEPT_CONDITIONS",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The registry has special conditions that must be accepted",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "REASON",
"type": "text",
"description": "Reason for purchase",
"placeholder": "I am the mayor of OVHcity and I want a domain name for my city",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "empty"
}
]
}
}
]
}
This rule indicates that the ACCEPT_CONDITIONS configuration is mandatory (constraint required) only if the REASON configuration is not filled (constraint empty). The ACCEPT_CONDITIONS configuration becomes optional but can still be filled in.
Example on a contact
Let's now take the more concrete example explained at the beginning of this section: organisation name is required for a business/associative contact (legalForm other than individual).
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{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["association", "corporation", "individual", "other"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
Real examples
Following this first part explaining the technical representation of the eligibility rules, here are some concrete and real examples.
Generic rules
Most extensions (mainly gTLDs and newGTLDs) share the same eligibility rules. You can get most of the extensions available for sale if you have a contact that respects them.
Creation of a domain name
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{
"and": [
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AC",
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"AG",
"...",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "language",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the language of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "fr_FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"fr_FR",
"pl_PL",
"de_DE",
"es_ES",
"en_GB",
"it_IT",
"pt_PT",
"nl_NL",
"cs_CZ",
"en_IE",
"lt_LT",
"fi_FI",
"fr_SN",
"fr_TN",
"fr_MA",
"en_AU",
"en_CA",
"fr_CA",
"en_US",
"es_ES"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the last name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["association", "corporation", "individual", "other"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "phone",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the phone of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "+33.612345678",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "notcontains",
"values": [
"IE",
"AZ",
"DJ",
"LA",
"CI",
"AN",
"HK",
"BO",
"PA",
"HN",
"NI",
"SV",
"CO"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_LEGAL_AGE",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The owner must be of legal age to acquire a domain name.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": []
}
],
"constraints": []
}
Domain name transfer
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{
"and": [
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["AC", "AD", "AE", "AF", "...", "ZA", "ZM", "ZW"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "language",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the language of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "fr_FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"fr_FR",
"pl_PL",
"de_DE",
"es_ES",
"en_GB",
"it_IT",
"pt_PT",
"nl_NL",
"cs_CZ",
"en_IE",
"lt_LT",
"fi_FI",
"fr_SN",
"fr_TN",
"fr_MA",
"en_AU",
"en_CA",
"fr_CA",
"en_US",
"es_ES"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the lastname of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": ["association", "corporation", "individual", "other"]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "phone",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the phone of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "+33.612345678",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "notcontains",
"values": [
"IE",
"AZ",
"DJ",
"LA",
"CI",
"AN",
"HK",
"BO",
"PA",
"HN",
"NI",
"SV",
"CO"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_LEGAL_AGE",
"type": "bool",
"description": "The owner must be of legal age to acquire a domain name.",
"placeholder": "true",
"constraints": []
}
],
"constraints": []
}
Update owner contact
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{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AC",
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"AG",
"...",
"YT",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"AG",
"WS",
"YT",
"ZA",
"ZM"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"and": [
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "language",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the language of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "fr_FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"fr_FR",
"pl_PL",
"de_DE",
"es_ES",
"en_GB",
"it_IT",
"pt_PT",
"nl_NL",
"cs_CZ",
"en_IE",
"lt_LT",
"fi_FI",
"fr_SN",
"fr_TN",
"fr_MA",
"en_AU",
"en_CA",
"fr_CA",
"en_US",
"es_ES"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the last name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"and": [
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"association",
"corporation",
"individual",
"other"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"association",
"corporation",
"individual",
"other"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "readonly",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "phone",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the phone of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "+33.612345678",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "notcontains",
"values": [
"IE",
"AZ",
"DJ",
"LA",
"CI",
"AN",
"HK",
"BO",
"PA",
"HN",
"NI",
"SV",
"CO"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
Owner change
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{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AC",
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"...",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "email",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the email of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem@ovh.com",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "firstName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the first name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "language",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the language of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "fr_FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"fr_FR",
"pl_PL",
"de_DE",
"es_ES",
"en_GB",
"it_IT",
"pt_PT",
"nl_NL",
"cs_CZ",
"en_IE",
"lt_LT",
"fi_FI",
"fr_SN",
"fr_TN",
"fr_MA",
"en_AU",
"en_CA",
"fr_CA",
"en_US",
"es_ES"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "lastName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the last name of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the legal status of owner.",
"placeholder": "individual",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"association",
"corporation",
"individual",
"other"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.line1",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the address of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "organisationName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the organisation of the owner contact",
"placeholder": "lorem",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "legalForm",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "individual"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "phone",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the phone of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "+33.612345678",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.zip",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the zip of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "12345",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "notcontains",
"values": [
"IE",
"AZ",
"DJ",
"LA",
"CI",
"AN",
"HK",
"BO",
"PA",
"HN",
"NI",
"SV",
"CO"
]
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
Specific rules
Some ccTLDs have specific eligibility rules, in particular on the domain owner's country of residence.
Case of .berlin
The case of .berlin is interesting because it has special eligibility rules. To have a .berlin, the administrative or the owner contact of the domain must be resident in Berlin.
To do this, we condition the constraint of the value of the address.country and address.city fields of the owner contact to the values of the address.country and address.city fields of the administrator, and vice versa.
This is represented by the following rule. For the sake of clarity, the rules on other fields and labels have been withdrawn.
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{
"and": [
{
"label": "ADMIN_ACCOUNT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the admin contact.",
"placeholder": "DE",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "DE",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"or": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "DE"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "Berlin"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the admin contact.",
"placeholder": "Berlin",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "Berlin",
"conditions": {
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"or": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "DE"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "Berlin"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"description": "Rule related to the admin domain",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "OWNER_CONTACT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"and": [
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the city of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "Berlin",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "Berlin",
"conditions": {
"label": "ADMIN_ACCOUNT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"or": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "DE"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "Berlin"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"description": "Represents the country of the owner contact.",
"placeholder": "FR",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "DE",
"conditions": {
"label": "ADMIN_ACCOUNT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"or": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "DE"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "ne",
"value": "Berlin"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "required"
},
{
"operator": "contains",
"values": [
"AC",
"AD",
"AE",
"AF",
"AG",
"AI",
"AL",
"...",
"XK",
"YE",
"YT",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
],
"conditions": {
"label": "ADMIN_ACCOUNT",
"type": "contact",
"fields": {
"or": [
{
"label": "address.country",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "DE"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
},
{
"label": "address.city",
"type": "string",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "eq",
"value": "Berlin"
},
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
},
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
},
{
"operator": "maxlength",
"value": "255"
}
]
}
]
},
"description": "Rule related to the domain owner",
"constraints": [
{
"operator": "required"
}
]
}
],
"constraints": []
}
API endpoints
There are two interfaces you can use to manage and validate domain name rules:
- One to retrieve the eligibility rules of a domain for an action (creation, transfer...).
- One to validate data for a domain and for an action.
Retrieving an eligibility rule
Let’s start with the API used to retrieve an eligibility rule. The return value corresponds to the JSON rule format seen in the previous section.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
action |
yes | The desired action (create, transfer, trade, update) |
domain |
yes | The domain name concerned |
createis used when creating a domain nametransferis used when transferring a domain name from another registrartradeis used when changing the owner contact of a domain nameupdateis used when updating a domain name or contact information
Validating an eligibility rule
Although it is possible to check the rules on the client side, you can also use the API below to check that the configuration for a given action complies with the eligibility rules.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
action |
yes | The desired action (create, transfer, trade, update) |
domain |
yes | The domain name concerned |
The request body is a JSON that can contain the following objects:
| Body | Description |
|---|---|
owner |
Object representing owner contact data |
adminAccount |
Object representing the administrative contact data |
techAccount |
Object representing the technical contact data |
domain |
Domain name data |
extras |
Additional data |
For more information on the contact types, please consult the relevant documentation
Each of these objects is optional. If the rule engine needs one of them to check a rule, an error will be returned.
A special feature of the trade and transfer actions is that if a required object is missing, it will be retrieved automatically from the currently existing service.
If you want to test that a domain already registered on your account complies with its eligibility rules, you can use this API on the update action with an empty body. The rule engine will perform a validation using the current service data.
The validation API returns an HTTP status code 200 if the rule is respected. Otherwise, it returns a 400 HTTP status code with a detailed error in the following format:
{
"class": "Client::BadRequest::DOMDOCRuleNotRespected",
"message": "7 constraints of rules are not respected",
"details": {
"_date": "2021-10-16 21:51:10.476352775 +0000 UTC",
"_id": "mMzaS8iOJ",
"_message": "Input data does not respect the rule",
"owner.city": "Field \"city\" is required",
"owner.country": "Field \"country\" is required",
"owner.email": "Field \"email\" is required",
"owner.language": "Field \"language\" is required",
"owner.legal_form": "Field \"legal_form\" is required",
"owner.line1": "Field \"line1\" is required",
"owner.phone": "Field \"phone\" is required"
}
}
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