# Porkbun

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

Porkbun is a domain registrar based in Portland, Oregon, started in 2015 by Top Level Design, the company Ray King and Peter Brual set up to run new top-level domains. It is known for low prices and for bundling WHOIS privacy, SSL certificates, URL forwarding and email forwarding with every domain. It passed one million domains under management in 2022 and two million in 2024.

- Website: https://porkbun.com
- Legal name: Porkbun LLC
- Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Founded: 2015
- Founders: Ray King, Peter Brual
- Ownership: Private, owned by Top Level Design
- Type: Retail registrar
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 1861
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://porkbun.com/api/json/v3/documentation)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Website builder
- Sells, among others: .com .net .org .xyz .app .blog
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost

## Support

- Channels: Phone, Email or tickets, Help center
- Hours: Phone every day 9:00 to 17:00 Pacific; email 24/7
- Contact: https://porkbun.com/contact

## Reviews

TrustScore 4.9 out of 5 from about 28,000 reviews on Trustpilot, checked October 2026: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/porkbun.com

## Sources

- https://porkbun.com/contact
- https://porkbun.com/products/whois_privacy
- https://porkbun.com/about/porkbun-faq

## Porkbun history

- 2012: Ray King and Peter Brual found Top Level Design to apply for new top-level domains.
- 2015: Top Level Design launches Porkbun to sell domains directly to customers.
- 2022: Passes one million domains under management.
- 2023: Top Level Design sells its registry business, including .wiki, .ink and .gay, to GoDaddy Registry.
- 2024: Passes two million domains under management.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- URL forwarding
- Email forwarding
- Bulk registration and editing

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Alipay, Cryptocurrency
- Affiliate program: https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/affiliate_agreement

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Level_Design
- https://porkbun.com/about
- https://porkbun.com/support/payment_options
- https://porkbun.com/blog/free-porkbun-domain-features/
- https://kb.porkbun.com/article/39-how-to-set-up-url-forwarding
- https://kb.porkbun.com/article/10-how-to-set-up-email-forwarding-service

## Every extension on Porkbun's price list (639, read October 2026 from https://porkbun.com/products/domains)

.abogado .ac .ac.nz .academy .accountant .accountants .actor .adult .ae.org .ag .agency .ai .airforce .am .apartments .app .archi .army .art .as .asia .associates .attorney .au .auction .audio .auto .autos .baby .band .bar .bargains .basketball .bayern .beauty .beer .best .bet .bh .bible .bid .bike .bingo .bio .biz .biz.pr .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .boats .bond .boo .boston .bot .boutique .br.com .broker .build .builders .business .buzz .bz .ca .cab .cafe .cam .camera .camp .capital .car .cards .care .careers .cars .casa .cash .casino .catering .cc .center .ceo .cfd .channel .charity .chat .cheap .christmas .church .city .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .club.tw .cn.com .co .co.ag .co.bz .co.com .co.gg .co.in .co.je .co.lc .co.nz .co.uk .coach .codes .coffee .college .com .com.ag .com.ai .com.au .com.bz .com.de .com.lc .com.mx .com.ph .com.pr .com.sc .com.se .com.vc .community .company .compare .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .country .coupons .courses .credit .creditcard .cricket .cruises .cv .cx .cymru .cyou .dad .dance .date .dating .day .de .de.com .deal .dealer .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .desi .design .dev .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .diy .doctor .dog .domains .dot .download .earth .eat .ebiz.tw .eco .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .esq .estate .eu .eu.com .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .faith .family .fan .fans .farm .fashion .fast .feedback .finance .financial .firm.in .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .flights .florist .flowers .fly .fm .fo .foo .food .football .forex .forsale .forum .foundation .free .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gallery .game .game.tw .games .garden .gay .gb.net .geek.nz .gen.in .gen.nz .gg .gift .gifts .gives .giving .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .gr.com .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .guide .guitars .guru .hair .haus .health .healthcare .help .here .hiphop .hiv .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .hot .house .how .hu.net .icu .id .id.au .immo .immobilien .in .in.net .inc .ind.in .industries .info .info.pr .ing .ink .institute .insure .international .investments .io .irish .isla.pr .it.com .je .jetzt .jewelry .jobs .jp.net .jpn.com .juegos .kaufen .kids .kim .kitchen .kiwi.nz .kred .kyoto .l.lc .la .land .lat .law .lawyer .lc .lease .legal .lgbt .life .lifestyle .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .living .llc .loan .loans .locker .lol .london .lotto .love .ltd .ltda .luxe .luxury .maison .makeup .management .maori.nz .market .marketing .markets .mba .me .me.uk .med .media .melbourne .meme .memorial .men .menu .mex.com .miami .mn .mobi .mobile .moda .moe .moi .mom .money .monster .mortgage .motorcycles .mov .movie .mu .music .mx .my .nagoya .name .name.pr .navy .net .net.ag .net.ai .net.au .net.bz .net.gg .net.in .net.je .net.lc .net.nz .net.ph .net.pr .net.vc .network .new .news .nexus .ngo .ninja .nl .nom.ag .now .nrw .nyc .nz .observer .off.ai .one .ong .onl .online .ooo .org .org.ag .org.ai .org.au .org.bz .org.gg .org.in .org.je .org.lc .org.mx .org.nz .org.ph .org.pr .org.sc .org.uk .org.vc .organic .osaka .p.lc .page .partners .parts .party .pet .ph .phd .photo .photography .photos .pics .pictures .pink .pizza .place .plumbing .plus .poker .porn .pr .press .pro .pro.pr .productions .prof .promo .properties .property .protection .pub .pw .qpon .quest .racing .radio.am .radio.fm .realty .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .review .reviews .rich .rip .rocks .rodeo .rsvp .ru.com .rugby .run .sa.com .saarland .sale .salon .sarl .sbs .sc .school .school.nz .schule .science .se.net .security .select .services .sex .sexy .sh .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .si .singles .site .ski .skin .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .soy .spa .space .spot .srl .storage .store .stream .studio .study .style .sucks .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .sydney .systems .taipei .talk .tattoo .tax .taxi .team .tech .technology .tel .tennis .theater .theatre .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .tm .to .today .tokyo .tools .top .tours .town .toys .trade .trading .training .travel .tube .tv .tw .uk .uk.com .uk.net .university .uno .us .us.com .us.org .vacations .vana .vc .vegas .ventures .vet .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vodka .vote .voto .voyage .wales .wang .watch .watches .web .webcam .website .wedding .wiki .win .wine .work .works .world .ws .wtf .xin .xn--5tzm5g .xn--6frz82g .xn--czrs0t .xn--fjq720a .xn--q9jyb4c .xn--unup4y .xn--vhquv .xxx .xyz .yachts .yoga .yokohama .you .za.com .zip .zone

## Transferring a domain away from Porkbun

In Domain Management, click the padlock to unlock the domain, then click Get Authorization Code.

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