Upcoming TLDs / .node

Can you register a .node domain?

Status

Applied for

Applicants

4

In DNS root

No

ICANN round

2026

Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.

What .node would mean

In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):

.node is a basic point of connection, intersection, or a building block in a network, data structure, or physical system.

Node commonly refers to a point of connection or interaction within a larger system or network.

Common English noun. A node is a point at which lines or paths meet or connect; in computing, a machine or process that participates in a network or in a distributed system.

NODE is a point where a network or system connects, branches or exchanges information. In computing, it can be a device or participant on a network. Networks are built one node at a time.

Who applied for .node

• .id Registry / .id ccTLD Manager

  Perkumpulan Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia, ID, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, ICANN applicant support

  .node aims to establish a trusted, universal digital namespace for organizations, businesses, creators, and innovators across every industry, spanning global enterprises, supply chains, technology, healthcare, creative networks, and beyond. By providing semantic clarity and a distinct identity for any point of connection, interaction, or collaboration on the internet, .node serves as an intuitive digital anchor for all interconnected systems. Furthermore, evaluations via the ICANN Name Collision Observatory confirm that .node carries a low name collision risk compared to other strings and is …

  Application PPND2513-T68462 on ICANN · pandi.id

• Toddler Logic, LLC

  US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing

  The mission of .NODE is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of node as a point of connection or interaction within a larger system or network. The .NODE gTLD is intended to serve a broad range of registrants and users, including individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with, relate to, or wish to be associated with the concept represented by the applied-for string.

  Application TT2652T-T75877 on ICANN · identity.digital

• XRegistry Inc.

  XRegistry Incorporated, JP, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing

  The mission of .node is to give distributed and cloud computing a namespace named after its own unit of composition. The string is the ordinary English noun ""node"" - a point at which paths meet, and, in computing, a machine or process taking part in a larger system. It is applied for and will be operated in that plain descriptive sense, as an open namespace.

  Application XI2694T-T16045 on ICANN · xserver.co.jp

• XYZ.COM LLC

  US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing

  1. Mission and purpose. This gTLD will be operated as an open, unrestricted generic top-level domain. Its purpose is to expand naming choice in the DNS by making this term available at the top level for any lawful use chosen by the registrant. Registrations will be available to all registrants on a first-come, first-served basis through ICANN-accredited registrars, subject only to the Registry Agreement, ICANN Consensus Policies, and applicable law. The applicant will not operate this gTLD on an exclusive basis.

  Application XL2625T-T11396 on ICANN · xyz.xyz

What happens next

1. April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
2. August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
3. October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
4. October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
5. November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
6. March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends

Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.