What is .arte?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .arte names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .arte on October 20, 2015. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on December 11, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .arte, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .arte haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.arte).
.arte FAQ
What country is .arte?
None. .arte is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .arte domain extension?
Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne G.E.I.E. operates .arte as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .arte created?
.arte was delegated to the DNS root zone on October 20, 2015.
Is .arte a valid domain?
Yes. .arte is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .arte addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .arte domain?
No. .arte is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne G.E.I.E.
Is .arte DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .arte.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 15, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
