Input/Output
Buy a .io domain name
The extension developers recognise on sight, short for input/output.
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.io price
₹6,452 first year
- Renewal, per year
- ₹9,307
- Transfer in (adds 1 year)
- ₹9,307
- 3 years in total
- ₹25,066
- Register for
- 1–10 years
The first year is discounted by the registry. Renewals are ₹9,307 a year, so budget for that before choosing .io.
Prices shown without GST. All extensions
About .io domains
.io is officially the country-code domain of the British Indian Ocean Territory, but very few sites use it for that. In computing, "I/O" means input/output, and the tech world adopted .io as its own: developer tools, SaaS products, APIs and open-source projects use it widely, and GitHub serves project pages on github.io.
For an Indian SaaS company or developer-tool startup selling to global customers, a .io name says "built for developers" without a word of explanation. Google treats .io as a generic extension rather than a country one, so it carries no geographic signal and works for audiences anywhere. You may have read about the proposed handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and what it could mean for .io. For now the domain operates normally, and ICANN's policy for retiring a country-code domain allows a transition of several years rather than an abrupt shutdown.
Good to know
- .io is the country-code domain of the British Indian Ocean Territory, operated by a subsidiary of Identity Digital.
- Open to anyone worldwide; you do not need any connection to the territory.
- Google treats .io as a generic domain, so it carries no country targeting.
- Its long-term future has been discussed because of the Chagos Islands sovereignty talks, but no retirement of .io has been announced. Keep auto-renew on if your product depends on it.
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Today .io works like any other domain, and no retirement has been announced. Even if the territory's status changes, ICANN's rules for retiring country-code domains provide a transition period of several years.
Yes. Google treats .io as a generic extension, the same as .com, so it does not tie you to one country. Rankings depend on your content.
Because "I/O" means input/output in computing, the extension feels native to software. Short names are also easier to find than in .com.
Anyone, anywhere. There are no residency requirements.