What is .sap?
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 .sap names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .sap on March 26, 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 March 27, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .sap, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .sap haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.sap).
.sap FAQ
What country is .sap?
None. .sap is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .sap domain extension?
SAP AG operates .sap as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .sap created?
.sap was delegated to the DNS root zone on March 26, 2015.
Is .sap a valid domain?
Yes. .sap is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .sap addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .sap domain?
No. .sap is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for SAP AG.
Is .sap DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .sap.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 7, 2022. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
