Why should I set up a Nominet Online Services account?

In the first instance, we always recommend that you contact your registrar to see if they are able to action the below for you. If you’re unsure who your registrar is, you can check by using our domain lookup tool where you will be able to find their contact details. 

We recommend that you set up your Nominet Online Services account as soon as you have registered your domain name (see below information on how to set up your account). 

Within your Nominet Online Services account, you can do the following: 

• Transfer your domain name from one registrant to another
• Accept an incoming domain name that is being transferred to you 
• Move your domain name to a different registrar (domain provider)
• Update the contact details for your domain name, such as your contact email address and postal address 
• Cancel your domain name if you are confident that you no longer need it 

How to set up your account?

To activate your Nominet Online Services account, you’ll need access to the email address you used to register your domain name. If you no longer have access to this email, take a look at our FAQ: What do I do if I’ve lost access to my email account? 

Once you have access to the registered email address, visit our first time logging in page to generate an email which will allow you to create a password for your account. 

Alternatively, you can contact one of our team at domainsupport@nominet.uk or call us on +44 (0) 330 236 9470 and we will generate a password reset email for you. 

Please note we won’t be able to send the password reset email to any address other than the one listed in your registration details. 

Your Nominet Online Services account is email specific. This means that you must login with the contact email address that is registered to your domain name(s). If you have multiple domain names registered to the same email address, they will all appear within your account, regardless of the registrar they are registered with. 

If you are having issues accessing your account, take at look at How do I access my Nominet Online Services account? for answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.