.es
.es (españa) is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Spain. It is administered by the Network Information Centre of Spain.
| Introduced | 14 April 1988 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Red.es |
| Sponsor | Red.es |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Spain |
| Actual use | Very popular in Spain, very rarely also used in typosquatting due to misspellings of .eus domains. Also, used for domain hacks in multiple languages. |
| Registered domains | 2,002,412 (2022-12-16) |
| Registration restrictions | None for second-level registrations after 2005 phase-in of open registration; there are restrictions on some of the specific subdomains |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at the third level beneath various second-level subdomains |
| Documents | Spanish domain-related legislation |
| Dispute policies | Extrajuridical conflict resolution system for ".es" domain names |
| Registry website | dominios.es |
Registrations are permitted at the second level or at the third level beneath various generic second level categories. Some qualifications and restrictions apply to third-level registrations depending on which second-level domain they are within. Second-level registrations have had some limitations including requiring registrants to have a connection with Spain, but these restrictions were lifted in a multi-stage process completed by the end of 2005, at which point registrations at the second level of .es were open to anybody worldwide.
The .es domain does not have a conventional WHOIS server operating on port 43, but WHOIS queries can be made using a page on ESNIC's website.