About .barcelona domains

About .barcelona domains

.BARCELONA is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated in the DNS root zone. The registry operator responsible for .BARCELONA is listed by IANA as Municipi de Barcelona. Anyone can typically register a .BARCELONA name through an accredited registrar, subject to the registry’s registration policy and ICANN consensus policies.

.bcn is a generic top-level domain for the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. According to the Barcelona City Council, the .bcn domain is intended to maintain a relationship of "cooperation and sum of efforts" with the .cat domain, even though the proposal has already received the criticisms of the Generalitat de Catalunya and of several personalities from the cultural and technological world of Catalonia. Another generic top-level domain for Barcelona is .barcelona.

Who can register .barcelona domains?

Eligibility is defined by the registry operator and its registrars. Most gTLDs are open to anyone worldwide. Many ccTLDs are also open globally; some require local presence, citizenship, or trademark rights. Always confirm current policy with the registry or your registrar.

Registration restrictions

Character rules below follow common ICANN LDH conventions. Individual registries and registrars may impose extra eligibility, length, or residency rules.

Length

1 – 63 characters (label before .barcelona)

Can use

Letters (a–z), numbers (0–9), and hyphens (not first/last or consecutive in restricted cases)

Cannot use

Special characters (e.g. & # @) in standard LDH labels

IDNs

Varies by registry — check IDN support with the registry or your registrar

Features

Operational features (privacy, parking, protection) are registrar-level, not defined by the IANA root zone record.

Registry information

Sponsor / manager

Municipi de Barcelona

Registration services

http://www.barcelona.cat

WHOIS server

whois.nic.barcelona

RDAP server

https://rdap.nic.barcelona/