Not to be confused with Google Sites.

Google Domains is a domain name registrar operated by Google.[2]

The service offers domain registration, DNS hosting, dynamic DNS, domain forwarding, and email forwarding.[3] It provides native integration support for Google Cloud DNS and Google Workspace. It also offers one-click DNS configuration that connects the domains with Blogger, Google Sites, Squarespace, Wix.com, Weebly, Bluehost, Shopify, and Firebase.[4][5] It supports domain privacy, custom nameservers, and DNSSEC.

The domain registration service is accredited by ICANN – the IANA number assigned by ICANN to Google is 895.[6]

Google became a domain name registrar as early as in 2005.[7] Google Domains was publicly launched under a beta test mode on January 13, 2015,[3] and the beta phase ended on 15 March 2022. As of February 4, 2022, it supports more than 300 top-level domains.[citation needed]

On March 15, 2022, Google announced that Google Domains was officially out of beta.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Google Domain Frequently asked questions".
  2. ^ Kumparak, Greg (June 23, 2014). "Google Gets Into Domain Sales". TechCrunch.
  3. ^ a b Perez, Sarah (January 13, 2015). "Google Domains Launches To All In U.S. With Support For Blogger Integration, Templates And More Domain Endings". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ^ Lisota, Kevin (January 15, 2015). "Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases". GeekWire. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ Pinola, Melanie (January 13, 2015). "You Can Now Buy and Sell Domain Names on Google Domains". LifeHack. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. ^ "List of Accredited Registrars". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  7. ^ "Google becomes domain name seller".
  8. ^ "Google Domains is out of beta".

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