Register a .es domain
In Spain, a .es address immediately tells customers that a site is local. It is also the country's most widely used ending for companies and public bodies.
About .es
.es is the country code top-level domain of Spain, introduced in 1988. For many years registration was tightly restricted and required a link to a Spanish trademark or company name; the rules were relaxed in 2005, after which the zone grew quickly and became the standard choice for businesses in the country.
Today .es is used by Spanish companies, online shops, restaurants and hotels, professionals and public institutions, as well as by foreign brands that run a version of their site for Spain. Search engines read the ending as a signal that the site targets Spanish users, which helps local visibility but is less suited to a site aimed at Latin America.
Spanish words and brand names work well, and letters such as ñ, ç and accented vowels can be used, so names can be written exactly as they are spelled in Spanish or Catalan.
Good for
Businesses in Spain
Shops, restaurants, clinics and agencies get the ending Spanish customers recognise as local.
Foreign brands entering Spain
A Spanish-language site on .es with local contacts helps search engines show it to users in Spain.
Names with Spanish letters
A word with ñ or an accent can be registered in its correct spelling, which a generic Latin-only name cannot always match.
Registering a .es domain
- Individuals and organisations from outside Spain can register .es.
- The owner's identity document number is required — for example a Spanish tax ID, or a passport or national ID number for foreign owners.
- Spanish and Catalan characters such as ñ, ç and accented vowels are supported in names.
With every domain at Rivervo
- DNS management in the Rivervo panel
- WHOIS privacy free where the zone allows it
- Point it at Rivervo hosting or any other server
- Renewal reminders before it expires