.TO Domain Policies

.TO is the TLD for the island kingdom of Tonga and is regulated by the Tonga Network Information Center (TONIC).
There are no restrictions on the registration of this extension, and it is open to everyone.  

Registration details

Renewals

  • Renewal requests must be submitted prior to the domain’s expiry date to renew the domain.  
  • Please Note: The domain will be deleted ~13 days before expiry if not renewed or Auto-renew is not switched 13 days prior. 
  • Auto-renew can be removed up to ~15 days prior to the domain’s expiration date, otherwise, the domain will renew.

Transfers

  • The .TO domain Auth Codes are only active for 14 days from the date of creation. With this in mind, to initiate a transfer away for the .TO domain, please submit a support request to [email protected] and kindly provide us with the domain name and your reseller username.  Make sure that the domain is unlocked also.  
  • We will then generate a new Auth Code and the new code is valid for 14 days from the creation date.  If the transfer is not complete within the time frame, you may need to request a new Auth Code. 

Changes of ownership

  • To transfer a domain name to another user you must first create a transfer key  - see “Transfer” section
  • Domain renewal included during an Owner Change (1 year)
  • Please note: Owner change fee applies

WHOIS Lookups

  • WHOIS lookup can be done in the following format:
    • http://www.tonic.to/whois?yourdomainhere.to
  • Replace "yourdomainhere.to" with the domain name you want to look up.  
  • The WHOIS server is available on port 43 at whois.tonic.to
  • The ability to contact the domain owner is also available through the registry site directly.

For more information, see the registry's FAQ.

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