What is .amfam?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .amfam names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .amfam on July 23, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on July 23, 2015.
AmFam, Inc. also runs one other TLD, including .americanfamily.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .amfam, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .amfam haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.amfam).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.amfam FAQ
What country is .amfam?
None. .amfam is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .amfam domain extension?
AmFam, Inc. operates .amfam as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .amfam created?
.amfam was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 23, 2016.
Is .amfam a valid domain?
Yes. .amfam is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .amfam addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .amfam domain?
No. .amfam is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for AmFam, Inc.
Is .amfam DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .amfam.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 23, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
