What is .hermes?
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 .hermes names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .hermes on January 24, 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 July 10, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .hermes, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .hermes haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.hermes).
.hermes FAQ
What country is .hermes?
None. .hermes is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .hermes domain extension?
HERMES INTERNATIONAL operates .hermes as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .hermes created?
.hermes was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 24, 2015.
Is .hermes a valid domain?
Yes. .hermes is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .hermes addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .hermes domain?
No. .hermes is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for HERMES INTERNATIONAL.
Is .hermes DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .hermes.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 31, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
