.ws Domain Registration India

.ws Domain Registration — What You Get

.ws is the country code for Samoa — the letters come from "Western Samoa", the country's name when the two-letter codes were standardised. The IANA record lists Samoa's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as sponsoring organisation, with SamoaNIC (Computer Services Ltd) running the registry from website.ws.

The registry sells the string not as Samoa but as "ws" for "world site" or website, and that marketing is why the zone is full of news-style hacks — organisations register theirname.ws or words ending in ws to build short addresses.

The delegation is DNSSEC-signed. Internationalised names are supported, and the zone went further than most: since 2016 it has accepted emoji domains, with roughly 25,000 registered by 2018. Names are priced by length — four characters and up at standard rates, with 1, 2 and 3-character names at progressively higher registry prices.

Who Can Register a .ws Domain Name

Anyone can register a .ws name from anywhere, including India: the registry applies no geographic restriction for the second level and no document check. Only the reserved labels org.ws, gov.ws and edu.ws are restricted to qualifying organisations, and disputes run under the standard UDRP policy.

• No Samoan address or citizenship is needed — an Indian registrant supplies Indian contact details.
• Registrations are direct at the second level; org.ws, gov.ws and edu.ws are restricted.
• Pricing is tiered by length: 4+ characters at standard rates, with 1–3 character names at premium registry prices.
• Internationalised and emoji labels are accepted by the registry.

What a .ws Domain Is Used For

The ws ending builds readable short names: news organisations register brandne.ws-style hacks, and the "website" reading makes the zone a general-purpose fallback when the .com is taken.

One genuinely useful technical fact: Google Search treats .ws as a generic TLD rather than a country-targeted one, so a .ws site is not pushed toward Samoa in search the way some country codes are.

For an Indian buyer, .ws suits a short readable name where the ws tail completes a word — with the main brand kept on .com or .in.

.ws Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .ws at ₹2,700 a year for registration and ₹3,267 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Registry pricing is tiered by name length, so 1–3 character names cost more and are quoted before payment, as are premium words.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.ws Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

Renewals run in the same year blocks at the renewal band, and reminders go to the registrant email, so keep that address reachable and use auto-renew.

After expiry the name passes through a grace and redemption sequence before release — a renewal grace window, then redemption where recovery costs an extra fee, then deletion. A dropped .ws is not held for the previous owner.

Transfers move with an authorisation code taken from the current registrar, and WebJi bills a .ws transfer at ₹2,700. Registrar transfers were not even permitted before 14 March 2008; today they are routine, and as a country code .ws sits outside the ICANN 60-day rule, though registry locks still apply after registration or transfer.

.ws vs .com and .in for an Indian Business

The extension is not a ranking factor: content and links decide placement. Choose .ws when the ws tail completes a word or the "website" reading helps; keep .com for a global brand and .in or .co.in when Indian identity is the point.

Google treating .ws as generic means there is no country push in search — useful when the hack name is the whole idea.

• .ws — Samoa's open code sold as "website", ₹2,700 a year, renewal ₹3,267.
• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480.
• .in — Indian identity, ₹1,000/year.
• .co.in — Indian commercial second level, ₹809/year.

How to Register a .ws Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order: search the name, enter registrant details, pay in INR, and the registry entry is created. There is no Samoan document check.

Steps:

• Search your name with the domain search box on this page; a .ws result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in the registry record.
• Pick your term and pay in INR by UPI, card or net-banking; the GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host and allow a few hours for DNS propagation.
• Turn on auto-renew and keep the registrant email reachable, because renewal notices go there.

Why WebJi for .ws Domain Registration

WebJi has sold and managed domains since 2005, and the same team handles registry rules, transfers and renewals today.

• Selling domains since 2005, with ccTLD procedures handled in-house.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with an 18% GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval.