# checkdomain

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/checkdomain (also as .json)

checkdomain is a German domain registrar and web host in Lübeck, founded in 2000 by Johannes Herold. It sells domains, web and email hosting, mainly to customers in German-speaking countries, and has been part of the dogado group, now group.one, since 2019.

- Website: https://www.checkdomain.de
- Legal name: checkdomain GmbH
- Headquarters: Lübeck, Germany
- Founded: 2000
- Founders: Johannes Herold
- Ownership: Part of group.one
- Type: Retail registrar
- ICANN accreditation: Not ICANN-accredited
- Country-code extensions: .de
- Site languages: German, English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://developer.checkdomain.de/reference/)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Website builder
- Extensions sold: over 700
- Sells, among others: .de .com .online

## Support

- Channels: Phone, Email or tickets, Help center
- Hours: Phone on business days
- Contact: https://www.checkdomain.de/echter-service/

## Sources

- https://www.checkdomain.de/support/domains/allgemeine-fragen-domains/welche-domainendungen-kann-ich-registrieren/
- https://www.checkdomain.de/hosting/premium-services/kostenlose-beratung/
- https://www.checkdomain.de/hosting/vergleich/

## checkdomain history

- 2000: Johannes Herold founds checkdomain.
- 2019: dogado acquires checkdomain.

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://icannwiki.org/Checkdomain
- https://group.one/en/news/dogado-and-the-domain-expert-checkdomain-join-forces

## Transferring a domain away from checkdomain

In the customer area, open Domains, click Configuration next to the domain and choose Change provider. The code is shown and also emailed to you.

Part of the list of domain registrars at https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars, kept by Lemon Domains, the domain portfolio manager with a domain MCP server.