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.DEV Domain Registration WHOIS Guidelines
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Overview Registration Guidelines
The .DEV domain extension is .dev is a gTLD operated by Google Registry since 2019. Like .app, it is included in the HSTS preload list — HTTPS is mandatory. Designed for software developers, developer tools, and technical projects. Minimum label: 1, Maximum: 63. IDN not supported. It requires a minimum label length of 1 characters and supports up to 63 characters. It does not support IDN characters, meaning only standard English characters are allowed. The following registration restrictions apply: HTTPS mandatory (HSTS preloaded).
To search for who owns a specific domain registered under this extension, you can perform a live query in our WHOIS portal above. The registry operator database will respond in real time with server details, domain status codes, registration/expiry dates, and name server arrays.