What is .woodside?
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 .woodside names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .woodside on June 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 9, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .woodside, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .woodside haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.woodside).
.woodside FAQ
What country is .woodside?
None. .woodside is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .woodside domain extension?
Woodside Petroleum Limited operates .woodside as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .woodside created?
.woodside was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 23, 2016.
Is .woodside a valid domain?
Yes. .woodside is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .woodside addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .woodside domain?
No. .woodside is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Woodside Petroleum Limited.
Is .woodside DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .woodside.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 31, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.