.toyota Top Level Domain Reference

brand gtld delegated

.toyota is an authoritative top-level domain administered by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION.

.toyota Key Facts

.toyota is an authoritative top-level domain administered by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION.
Classified as brand gtld under IANA root delegation.
Authoritative root zone database maintained by IANA.

Registry Operator and Technical Backend

Role	Designated Organization	Entity Type	Jurisdiction	Official Website
Registry Operator	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION	Contracted Registry Operator	Global	https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/toyota.html
Technical Backend RSP	Designated Registry Service Provider	Registry Service Provider (RSP)	Global DNS Infrastructure	N/A

ICANN Registry Agreement and Contract Provisions

Contract Terms

Base Contract Version: 2013-standard
Signing Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Effective Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Agreement Expiration: 2029-01-01 (Monday, January 1, 2029)
Official ICANN Contract: View Agreement Documentation →

Wholesale Price Provisions and Amendments

Governed by standard ICANN registry specifications and wholesale terms.

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings

No historical wholesale price cap changes or adjustments recorded in the curated repository for .toyota.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date	Event Type	Description	Authoritative Source

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

a.nic.toyota
192.0.2.1
b.nic.toyota
192.0.2.2

Directory Registration Services

WHOIS Server: whois.nic.toyota
RDAP Endpoint: https://rdap.nic.toyota
IANA Delegation Record: iana.org/domains/root/db/toyota.html

Delegation Vintage, DNS Architecture & Governance Assessment

Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort)

Root Zone Infrastructure & Protocol Support

First delegated into the authoritative DNS root zone on 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014), .toyota belongs to the Wave V-VI (2012 New gTLD Program Cohort). Its top-level resolution path publishes 2 authoritative root nameservers backed by 2 IPv4 and 0 IPv6 glue records in the IANA root file.

For registration directory queries under RFC 7480 through 7484, .toyota supports both modern JSON-based Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) queries via https://rdap.nic.toyota and legacy port-43 WHOIS queries via whois.nic.toyota.

Governance Model & Commercial Exposure

.toyota operates as a brand gtld under the 2013-standard ICANN Registry Agreement managed by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION on the Designated Registry Service Provider technical backend.

Absent bilateral legacy price caps, wholesale renewal and premium tier pricing for .toyota follow the operator's published registrar fee schedule subject to ICANN's standard 180-day price increase notice period.

.toyota Frequently Asked Questions

Audited FAQ Reference

Q1. What kind of top-level domain is .toyota?

.toyota is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated in the authoritative IANA root zone database, with official registry filings overseen by ICANN.

Q2. Who operates the .toyota domain registry?

The contracted registry operator for .toyota is TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. Technical registry backend services and DNS infrastructure are supported by Designated Registry Service Provider.

Q3. How many domains are currently registered under .toyota?

As of the latest audited reporting cycle, .toyota has official IANA records active registered domains according to official registry filings.