.IO.IN Domain Registration — What You Get
.io.in was opened in NIXI's zone expansion of 29 October 2021 as a technology-flavoured label under India's country code. The .in registry is run by NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India, and io.in follows the family rules: 1 to 10 year terms, DNSSEC support, and internationalised names available at the second level through India's own ৭ alphabets.
Names run 2 to 63 characters with letters, digits and inner hyphens. The registry asks for registrant verification — know-your-customer checks — before a new name resolves, and io.in carries the same INR pricing on our billing as the rest of the family.
Who Can Register a io.in Domain Name
A .io.in name is open to any registrant — person, firm or company, Indian or foreign. Since the 2005 liberalisation the .in family has run on first-come, first-served registration, and no category licence applies to this zone.
The rules that bite are contact accuracy and the know-your-customer check — both must clear before the name resolves. Keep the registrant mailbox live; the registry and your registrar both write to it.
- Allowed characters: letters, digits and inner hyphens; 2 to 63 characters.
- Eligibility: open, first-come, first-served; no local-presence test.
- Verification: the registry's know-your-customer check must complete before the name resolves.
- Premium labels: quoted before payment when the registry prices a specific name higher.
What a io.in Domain Is Used For
A .io.in name signals the network generation or the technology it names: a connectivity project, an IoT build, a developer's lab or a product that wants the tech reading in the domain. The label does the category signalling; the site does the rest.
Names that read naturally on the zone: sideprojects.io.in, devport.io.in, bootstrapped.io.in, apilab.io.in or buildlog.io.in. The label is short enough to say once and type twice.
.IO.IN Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)
On our billing sheet .io.in reads ₹809 a year to register and ₹877 to renew, as read on 4 November 2026 and before 18% GST. Registry-priced premium labels are quoted before you pay, never after.
| TLD | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .io.in | ₹809 | ₹877 | Indian identity, tech zone | Register |
| .com | ₹1,380 | ₹1,480 | Global default, brand names | Register |
| .in | ₹1,000 | ₹1,000 | Indian identity | Register |
| .co.in | ₹809 | ₹877 | Indian corporate second level | Register |
WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.
.IO.IN Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules
Each .io.in registration is bought in 1-to-10-year blocks and renews at ₹877 a year for this zone. The registry mails renewal notices to the registrant contact; auto-renew removes the dependency on reading them.
A transfer needs the authorisation code the losing registrar must supply, and the unexpired term carries over. After expiry the name is suspended and eventually released by the registry; recovery inside that window is possible, and support quotes the exact figure before you commit.
io.in vs .com and .in for an Indian Business
The extension is not a ranking factor: io.in, .in and .com compete on content and links, not on the label. Choose .com (₹1,380/year) for the global default, .in (₹1,000/year) for the short Indian address, and io.in (₹809/year) when the zone's reading — the startup label inside .in — reads like the tech favourite .io but Indian — is the message.
Many of our clients hold a io.in name beside the direct .in or .com and redirect one to the other, so the brand is covered however a visitor types it.
How to Register a io.in Domain with WebJi
Registration is one order: search the name, pick a term, complete the registry's verification, and the .io.in zone entry is created with the contacts you supply.
- Type your name into the search box on this page — try sideprojectsio.in — and the billing system checks it live.
- Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear; the know-your-customer check runs against them.
- Choose a term from 1 to 10 years and pay in INR by UPI, card or net-banking; the GST invoice is issued at once.
- Point the nameservers at your host and allow a few hours for DNS propagation.
- Turn on auto-renew so the renewal notice never depends on an unread email.
Why WebJi for .IO.IN Domain Registration
- Selling .in-family domains since 2005, with the same team handling registry rules and renewals today.
- 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
- 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
- INR pricing with a GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
- Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval. Our registered office is in Jaipur; there is no walk-in branch elsewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a io.in domain cost in India?
On our billing, .io.in costs ₹809 for year one and ₹877 at renewal, as read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Premium labels are always quoted before payment.
Who can register a io.in domain?
There is no eligibility gate: individuals and organisations anywhere can buy the name. The only check is the registry's know-your-customer verification of the registrant details you supply.
Does io.in include WHOIS privacy?
Not from the registry: .in-family names expose the registrant record in WHOIS because NIXI offers no proxy. Use a business address and phone you are happy to show.
How do I transfer a io.in domain to WebJi®?
The move needs the auth code the losing registrar issues on request; once entered here, the remaining term stays with the name. Our desk quotes timings for your specific registrar up front.
Is io.in better than .in?
Neither outranks the other: content and links decide. .in (₹1,000/year) is the conventional choice; .io.in (₹809/year) is the zone that says — the startup label inside .in — reads like the tech favourite .io but Indian — before the page loads.
Is .io.in related to the .io registry?
No. .io.in is a zone under India's .in country code run in the NIXI family; .io is the British Indian Ocean Territory code run separately. The startup-friendly reading is borrowed, the registry is Indian.