Applications / .api · snapshot 2026-10-08
.api
10 applications · ICANN contention set 13
| # | Applicant | Type | Ultimate control Q108 | Meaning Q118 | Mission, first sentence Q133 | Commitments | Back-end Q13/Q14 | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Charleston Road Registry Inc.US · CRRI2564-T68962Open the filing → | Standard | Alphabet Inc. | “The applied-for string, 'api', is an acronym for Application Programming Interface, referring to protocols and tools for building software and enabling secure i…” | “Mission and Purpose: Charleston Road Registry Inc. […]” | Safeguard PICs | not published | — |
| 02 | ECHO Domain Co L.L.C.US · EDCL2689T-T68091Open the filing → | Standard | Charles William Ergen, EchoStar Corporation | “Application Programming Interface -- a set of protocols and tools that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. It is a standard t…” | “The .api gTLD will provide a namespace for organizations offering APIs, developer tools, and integration services. […]” | none offered | not published | .nil (deactivated) |
| 03 | Elegant Leader LimitedHK · ELL2677T-T16553Open the filing → | Standard | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | “A set of rules that allows different software systems to communicate and exchange data.” | “Elegant Leader Limited, is applying for .API as a dedicated namespace associated with Artificial Intelligence and associated software development. […]” | none offered | affiliated RSP: Alibaba Cloud (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. | — |
| 04 | Heir Superiority, LLCUS · HS2699T-T83167Open the filing → | Standard | Ethos Capital Digital Infrastructure UGP LLC | “Api commonly refers to an application programming interface that enables software applications or systems to communicate with one another.” | “The mission of .API is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of api as an application programming interface that enables software applications or systems to communicate with one another. […]” | none offered | affiliated RSP: Identity Digital Limited | .round (active) |
| 05 | Internet Naming CompanyKY · INC2624T-T91582Open the filing → | Standard | Shayan Rostam-Abadi | “A set of functions and procedures allowing the creation of applications that access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service” | “The mission and purpose of .api is to give developers, companies, and platform providers a dedicated namespace for publishing, documenting, and accessing application programming interfaces. […]” | none offered | not published | .repo (active) |
| 06 | Link Freedom Group LtdMT · LFGL2683T-T89949Open the filing → | Standard | Yonatan Belousov, Vandelay Investments Ltd | “application programming interface” | “Link Freedom Group (LFG) aspires to become a best-in-class, vertically integrated domain name registration authority, see linkfreedomgroup.link. […]” | none offered | not published | .bill (active) |
| 07 | ShortDot (Ireland) LimitedIE · NA2626T-T46346Open the filing → | Standard | ShortDot S.A., Cristian-Nicolae Tecar, Neozon SARL, NOVA LAAD - FZCO, Lars Jensen | “A common initialism for application programming interface.” | “The mission of .api is to provide a dedicated namespace for developers, software platforms, integrations, technical documentation, tools and API-related services.” | none offered | not published | .owl (deactivated) |
| 08 | Registry Services, LLCUS · NA2631T-T30375Open the filing → | Standard | GoDaddy Inc. | “"API" is the common abbreviation for "application programming interface," a defined set of rules and protocols that allows one piece of software to request and …” | “1. Mission and Purpose of the Applied-for gTLD The .api namespace gives technology organizations a precise, instantly recognizable web address for the place where their programmatic interfaces live. Where a developer once had to guess between scattered subdomains and documentation paths, a name on .api signals exactly […]” | none offered | declares itself a provider | .gate (deactivated) |
| 09 | OPEN DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIAKH · ODC2534-T66083Open the filing → | Standard | — | “Acronym for Application Programming Interface” | “Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is an NGO initiated to support the open data movement understanding that data collected for the public good should be made publicly available, freely available, and technically digestible through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) so that any human and systems can both use and dis […]” | none offered | not published | .nas (active) |
| 10 | XYZ.COM LLCUS · XL2625T-T58281Open the filing → | Standard | Michael Ambrose, Daniel Negari | “API stands for Application Programming Interface: a set of rules that lets software talk to software, exchange data and get things done. The Internet’s most pro…” | “1. Mission and purpose. This gTLD will be operated as an open, unrestricted generic top-level domain. Its purpose is to expand naming choice in the DNS by making this term available at the top level for any lawful use chosen by the registrant. Registrations will be available to all registrants on a first-come, first-se […]” | none offered | not published | .track (deactivated) |