About .ch Domains
SWITCH.ch is the sponsor and Hexonet aka 1 Api GmbH is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .ch extension that represents Switzerland.
Who can register .ch domains?
Anyone can register .ch domain names.
Registration restrictions
When registering a .ch domain, you must follow specific requirements.
- Must use: 3-63 characters
- Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
- Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & and #)
- IDNs: Supported - Latin
Features
- Registration length: 1 year
- Renewal length: 1 year
- Your .ch domain renews before its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 10 days prior to the domain's expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
- If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by 5 days after the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
- Backorders: Not supported
- Transfers to Secureserver.net Domain Name Web Hosting: Supported
- Transfers to Secureserver.net Domain Name Web Hosting do not receive an additional year extension to the current registration term.
- Transfers away from Secureserver.net Domain Name Web Hosting: Supported
- Transfer Lock: Supported
- You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact customer support to request an authorization code.
- Transfers to another Secureserver.net Domain Name Web Hosting account: Not supported
- Domain Privacy: Not Supported
- Domain Protection: Supported
- Contact Updates: Supported
- To update the registrant, contact customer support for assistance.
Nameserver requirements
- Must use: 2-50 Nameservers
- Can use: IPv4, IPv6
- Cannot use: DNSSEC
Refunds
For details on refunds, review our refund policy
Cancellation requirements
To cancel your .ch domain, contact customer support for assistance.
More info
- Check out our most common domain articles to get started with your .ch domain.