.ly TLD information
Registry, RDAP server, WHOIS server, DNSSEC and IDN support for .ly.
Overview
- TLD
- .ly
- Type
- ccTLD
- IDN TLD
- Not supported
- Country
- Libya
- Registration start date
- 1997-04-23
- DNSSEC
- Enabled
- RDAP server
- https://rdap.nic.ly/
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.ly
General registration information
Eligibility
- Registration category
- Restricted registration
- Individual registration
- Unknown
- Organization registration
- Unknown
- Local address requirement
- Unknown
- Local entity/agent requirement
- Unknown
- Trademark requirement
- Unknown
Length & IDN support
- Allowed length (ASCII letters, digits and hyphens)
- 1–63 characters
- IDN registration
- Not supported
- Allowed length (IDN)
- -
Second-level registration categories
- com.ly
- net.ly
- org.ly
- plc.ly
- id.ly
- edu.ly
- sch.ly
- med.ly
- gov.ly
.ly domain power ranking
| Rank | Change | Domain | Power Rank | Referring Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | － | bit.ly | 88.3 | 795,215 |
| 2 | － | cutt.ly | 77.7 | 54,486 |
| 3 | － | t.ly | 73.4 | 29,580 |
| 4 | ▲ 1 | hubs.ly | 72.6 | 13,004 |
| 5 | ▼ 1 | rebrand.ly | 72.0 | 25,287 |
| 6 | ▲ 1 | genial.ly | 70.8 | 22,554 |
| 7 | ▼ 1 | ow.ly | 70.6 | 27,167 |
| 8 | － | tithe.ly | 69.6 | 16,531 |
| 9 | ▲ 1 | iframe.ly | 68.8 | 12,036 |
| 10 | ▼ 1 | plot.ly | 68.1 | 6,501 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a gTLD and a ccTLD?
- gTLDs are generic top-level domains, while ccTLDs are assigned to countries or territories. Eligibility rules differ per TLD.
- What does DNSSEC support mean?
- It means the TLD supports DNSSEC signing. Whether it is actually enabled depends on each domain's configuration.
- Is this information up to date?
- TLD and registry information is sourced from public data such as IANA. Eligibility rules can change, so please also check each registry's official information for the latest details.