Check .FR domain availability, register a new .FR domain, search multiple names in bulk, or transfer your existing .FR domains to NiceNIC. Built for French brands, ecommerce teams, local campaigns, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.
Before you register: Your registrant contact must be based in an eligible country. View the 31 eligible countries →
Need lower .FR pricing or portfolio support? Review NiceNIC reseller options for bulk registration and reseller pricing.
Your Registrant Contact Country must be one of the 31 eligible countries: the 27 European Union member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
European Union — 27 countries
Additional eligible countries — 4 countries
Individuals must reside in an eligible country. Organizations must have their registered office or main place of business in an eligible country.
Select the corresponding Country in your Registrant Contact and provide accurate address and contact details. A country selection alone does not establish eligibility.
Need help confirming your eligibility? Contact NiceNIC support →
.FR is one of Europe’s largest country-code domains and a strong option for businesses, ecommerce teams, associations, and agencies targeting France. NiceNIC helps customers search, register, transfer eligible domains, manage DNS, and prepare bulk lists from one account.
Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.
NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.
NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.
Manage .FR together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.
NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.
For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.
For France-focused brands, .FR can signal local relevance, French-language service, and stronger regional trust than a generic name alone.
Reported total, rounded, at the end of Q1 2026.
.FR registrations within the Q1 2026 global market.
Total domain registrations across all TLDs in Q1 2026.
Compare .FR registrations with the major global domain categories as you choose an address for your website.
For France-focused brands, .FR can signal local relevance, French-language service, and stronger regional trust than a generic name alone.
.FR tells visitors that a website is built for France, French customers, or French-language communication.
.FR has millions of registrations, making it one of the most established European country-code namespaces.
Brands can combine .FR with .COM to protect both local French traffic and international customer reach.
Compare the size of .FR with selected country-code domains. Each bar shows the observed zone-file domain count for that extension.
No verified public .FR sales examples with disclosed prices are currently available.
.FR can support French ecommerce, local services, SaaS landing pages, product campaigns, and brand protection. NiceNIC helps customers search, register, transfer eligible domains, manage DNS, and handle bulk workflows from one account.
Create a clear local web address for customers in France and French-speaking markets.
Use .FR for French-language storefronts, campaign pages, checkout pages, and support portals.
Prepare multiple .FR names for client projects, regional campaigns, and brand protection packages.
Manage .FR and European domain portfolios through NiceNIC workflows.
If you already own .FR domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.
Paste multiple .FR names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.
Enter one name per line, with or without .FR. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.
If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/
# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json
# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
-H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co
# Standard response format
{
"code": 0,
"msg": "success",
"data": {}
}
Short answers for French-domain buyers who need to confirm .FR eligibility, availability, bulk search, transfer rules, DNS, or reseller/API support before continuing.
.FR is the country-code top-level domain for France. It is widely used by French businesses, ecommerce sites, associations, public-facing projects, and brands that want a clear French market signal.
.FR is a strong fit for companies selling into France, French-language websites, local service providers, ecommerce stores, SaaS teams, agencies, and brand owners protecting France-focused traffic.
.FR eligibility generally requires a registrant connection to the European Union or eligible European territories under Afnic rules. Customers should provide accurate registrant information before starting a .FR registration.
Yes. Use the search box for one .FR domain search, or paste multiple names through bulk .FR search when comparing product, brand, or campaign names.
.COM is global, while .FR gives customers a clear French-market signal. Many brands use both: .COM for international reach and .FR for local trust, French-language content, and France-specific campaigns.
Before starting a .FR transfer, make sure the domain is eligible, your registrant details are accurate, and you have the authorization code or transfer process required by the current registrar.
Yes. NiceNIC supports DNS and nameserver management for supported .FR domains, helping customers connect websites, email, landing pages, SSL, and hosting services from one account.
Yes. Agencies and brand owners often use .FR to protect French-language names, product launches, local campaigns, and customer traffic that should point to France-focused pages.
Yes. NiceNIC supports bulk domain management, transfer planning, renewals, and reseller API integration for teams managing many .FR or European domains.
Your Registrant Contact Country must be one of these 31 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland. Individuals must reside in an eligible country; organizations must have their registered office or main place of business there. Provide accurate registrant contact details.
No. Following Brexit, a United Kingdom registrant address does not satisfy the geographic eligibility requirement for new .FR registrations. The eligible countries are the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
No. The Country must reflect the actual registrant residence, registered office or main place of business. Selecting a country without meeting the underlying geographic eligibility requirement does not qualify the registrant. NiceNIC or Afnic may request information to verify eligibility.
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