Unable to transfer IDN ".online" domain to AWS Route 53

Question

Dear Forum,  
  
I have some ".online" domains with German umlauts that I would like to transfer to AWS Route 53. According to the TLD list IDNs are supported for ".online":    
  
However, neither the regular process nor the bulk order process let me order those domains. In the regular process .online is removed from the choices as soon as a domain name with umlauts is entered. And the bulk process runs into some "unspecified error" with the domain names in IDN notation.  
  
I have successfully transferred non-IDN ".online" domains, though.  
  
How do I transfer a domain like "exämple.online" to AWS Route 53?  
  
Any help is appreciated.  
  
Dirk

Accepted Answer

Hi Dirk,  
  
We tested and successfully registered a test domain that includes umlauted a's. Note that you need to convert the domain name to Punycode:  
  
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/DomainNameFormat.html#domain-name-format-idns  
  
Scott

Answer

Thank you very much, Scott!  
  
I was able to start the transfer now by entering the Punycode version of the domain name.

Answer

Hi Scott,  
do you already have some news on this issue? Can you recommend a work-around, e.g. using some API?  
Thank you!  
Dirk

Answer

Hi Dirk,  
  
Thanks for the heads up. We're researching.  
  
Scott

Unable to transfer IDN ".online" domain to AWS Route 53

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