There are three ways to access domain auctions.
MojeID account for natural person connected to public administration services.
If you do not have an account, you can create it here.
Choose "For personal use" during sign up. To access public administration services using MojeID you must have permanent or temporary residence in the Czech Republic. Securing your account and connecting it to public administration services is easy. Use our detailed manual
(in Czech language only).
The invoice will be issued in the name of a natural person.
MojeID account for legal person with validation
Choose "For your business" during sign up, fill out company ID number and set up two-factor authentication. You can get validation via data box or by an officially certified request delivered to our address.
The invoice will be issued in the name of a legal person.
European electronic identity (EU eID)
Connect your european electronic identity means with your contact in the .cz domain registry. Contact data (name, surname and birthdate) must perfectly match data of your EU eID. The contact in the domain registry must only be a natural person, it must not have a filled-in organization.
Connecting your electronic identity with your registry contact must be confirmed by entering the authorization password for the contact. You can request the password in this form
‒ select object type Contact, enter its handle and keep the option Send to email in registry.
The invoice will be issued in the name of a natural person.
I have a means of european electronic identity but don't have contact in the registry
Create a new contact in the .cz domain registry. It is important you enter the same data (name, surname and birthdate) you have in your EU eID. Do not fill in the organization. You can create a contact via any registrar from this list
, creating of contact should be supported by all of them. Here is one specific example: https://objednavka.forpsi.com/domain/cr-contact.php
Go to this page
and send a request for password (authInfo).
Object type: Contact.
Domain (without www. prefix) / Handle: identifier (handle) of a contact created in point 1.
Send to: e-mail in registry.
Wait a few minutes for the request to be sent and processed.
After receiving an e-mail with your transfer password log in to Domain browser
using your EU eID.
Enter contact identifier you created in point 1.
Enter transfer password (authInfo) that was sent to your e-mail.
You contacts should be paired now and login to Domain browser via EU eID should work. Your should also have access to domain auctions.
The amount you bid is the maximum amount you are currently willing to pay for the domain. The system then automatically bids for you so that you win the auction with the minimum possible bid.
You set up the maximum amount (limit) you are currently willing to pay for the priority right to register a domain. You can always increase the offered figure before the auction end. The system then automatically bids for you up to the set amount so that you win the auction with the minimum possible bid. The minimum bid is based on the current price. Table with each step of minimum bids is available in part 5 of the Operating regulations document.
The system bid smaller amount than minimum step. How is that possible?
Bid of some user was just under the maximum set by an auction leader. System could bid only up to the amount that the leader had set.
By bidding a specific amount, you make a one-time public offer of the amount you are willing to pay for the domain name. You can also bid more than the minimum bid. If this bid is not exceeded and you win the auction, you are obliged to pay the bid amount.
To find out if your bid has been overbid, you can follow the progress of the auction and information about the latest bids. If you have been outbid, you will see that the current bid has outbid yours and a notification that you are currently losing the auction. You will also receive an email notification.
If you hit an offer or limit set by another user while bidding, the system will alert you. In this case, the bid of the user who set the amount first is valid and the user will become the winner of the auction, unless you overbid them by a higher amount. See Rules of operation, section 5.4.
Yes, if you do not want to receive auction notifications, you can turn them off. Log into the Domain Browser
To be notified when a specific domain goes to auction, set up tracking for that domain. Once the domain becomes available for auction, you will receive an email notification.
If you fail to pay for the priority right of registration, your account will be blocked and you will not be able to participate in auctions until you pay the penalty. Please refer to the Auction Rules for details on account blocking for violating the terms and conditions.
The auctioned domain name will either be listed in the next round of the auction or released for regular registration, subject to the Auction Rules and Operating Regulations.
You can find the identifier associated with your MojeID account by logging into MojeID My Details Username
Contact identifier (MojeID account or contact linked to the EU eID) is also visible in the top right corner after logging into Domain browser. You will also find contact verification level (validated or linked to the european electronic identity).
When registering the domain, enter the identifier of the contact you won the auction with. You will not be able to register the domain with any other identifier.
List of registrars supporting direct registration of a domain with priority right can be found here.
A domain name for which the priority right of registration is not exercised will either be listed in the next round of the auction or released for regular registration, according to the Auction Rules and Operating Regulations.
If no bids are made during the auction, the domain name will be released for regular registration after the end of the auction.
Hiding the real identity of auction participants protects their privacy and helps ensuring equal conditions for all participants.
There is probably incorrectly filled out name or date of birth in the contact. Contact details must be exactly the same as details in the electronic identity, otherwise pairing is not possible.
Contact your registrar to fix the data or log in to his portal (user section) and change the data yourself.
Warning ‒ data must be fixed in a way that the changes are written in the .CZ registry. Updating customer contact information or billing information is not enough.
If you want to attend more than 50 auctions at the same time or watch more than 100 auctions, it is possible. Send us a 100.000 Kč security deposit and in a few days we will remove all restrictions. More information can be found in part 7 of the Operating regulations. If you are interested in unlimited auctions or want to know more, contact us at podpora@nic.cz
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You must register the domain using the correct contact identifier. You can use the MojeID account you used to access auctions or a contact paired with european electronic identity. Account/contact identifier is available in the top right corner of Domain browser or in the auction detail after payment.
List of registrars supporting direct registration of a domain with priority right can be found here.
The invoice is always issued to the details of the contact who auctioned the priority right of registration. If you are logged into the Auction system as a natural person, only the data of the natural person will be on the invoice. We cannot add or change the data on the invoice.
The invoice for the priority right can be found in the Domain browser in the detail of the won auction. The auction detail can be found in the My auctions sections in the Finished tab. We also send the invoice automatically by e-mail.
Generating the invoice after payment can take up to 24 hours.
In domain auctions, we display the time until the end. If you are bidding close to the end of the auction, a correct display of the remaining time is essential so that you can bid in the last seconds.
We therefore recommend setting the time on your computer or mobile device according to the NTP protocol, for example you can use our server ntp.nic.cz.
Instructions for setting the exact time in the Windows 10/11 operating system:
1. Right-click the time indicator on the task bar.
A list of domains in auctions that have already taken place and ended can be found in the Domain Browser on the Ended Auctions page.
The display of domains in this list is time-limited depending on the date of payment, domain registration, and other conditions.
If you set a limit for a future auction to a certain amount, your limit will be compared to the limits of other bidders at the start of the auction. The following situations may occur:
You set a limit for an auction before the auction starts as the only participant. The system will make a minimum bid of 100 CZK for you after the auction starts, which will put you in the lead.
You have set the highest limit for the auction before the auction starts. The system will take the second highest bid, add the minimum bid to it and you will go into the lead with that amount.
Example : You set the limit to 15 000 CZK. Another bidder sets the limit for the same auction at 11 000 CZK. When the auction starts, the system will make the first bid for you for 12 000 CZK.
You set the highest limit for an auction before the auction starts, but another participant sets the same limit. In this case, the user who set the limit first will take the lead.
Example : You set the limit to 800 CZK before the auction starts. Another user also set a limit of 800 CZK, but after you. After the auction starts, the system will make the first bid of 800 CZK for you and you will be in the lead.
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