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.sydney

.sydney is a generic extension, run by State of New South Wales, Department of Premier and Cabinet since 2014. Anyone can register a .sydney name through a registrar that sells it.

TypeGeneric
Registry operatorState of New South Wales, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Who can registerAnyone
In the root zone since5 November 2014
DNSSECSigned
RDAP serverhttps://rdap.nic.sydney/
WHOIS serverwhois.nic.sydney
IANA recordiana.org/domains/root/db/sydney

Registrars that sell .sydney

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All 14 registrars for .sydney. Other registrars may sell it too.

Look up a .sydney domain

The .sydney registry publishes registration data over RDAP. The free domain report reads it and shows a .sydney domain's registrar, dates, status and DNS in one place. For the raw record, use the WHOIS lookup.

New to extensions? The guide to how domain extensions work covers generic, country-code and brand extensions. For who sells extensions in general, see the list of domain registrars.

Sources: the IANA root zone database and the ICANN list of generic extensions (refreshed 2026-10-24). Something out of date? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

Who runs the .sydney extension?

State of New South Wales, Department of Premier and Cabinet is the registry operator for .sydney. The registry keeps the list of every .sydney name; registrars sell the names to the public.

Can anyone register a .sydney domain?

Yes. Anyone can register a .sydney name through a registrar that sells it.

When was .sydney created?

.sydney was added to the DNS root zone on 5 November 2014, according to IANA.

How do I look up who owns a .sydney domain?

The .sydney registry publishes registration data over RDAP at https://rdap.nic.sydney/ and over WHOIS at whois.nic.sydney. The free domain report on lemon.domains reads it for you and shows the registrar, dates and status.

Is .sydney signed with DNSSEC?

Yes. The .sydney zone is signed, so a .sydney domain can turn on DNSSEC once its registrar adds a DS record.