What is .chintai?
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 .chintai names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .chintai on June 7, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on June 11, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .chintai, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .chintai haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.chintai).
.chintai FAQ
What country is .chintai?
None. .chintai is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .chintai domain extension?
CHINTAI Corporation operates .chintai as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .chintai created?
.chintai was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 7, 2016.
Is .chintai a valid domain?
Yes. .chintai is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .chintai addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .chintai domain?
No. .chintai is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for CHINTAI Corporation.
Is .chintai DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .chintai.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 11, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
