.amsterdam

{{Short description|Internet top-level domain for Amsterdam, NL}}

{{Infobox Top level domain

| name = .amsterdam

| image=Logo_of_.amsterdam_top-level_domain.png

| introduced = 2014

| type = GeoTLD

| status = Active

| registry = ICANN

|registereddomains = 27000

|dateregistereddomains = May 2016

|refregistereddomains = {{cite news|last1=Stil|first1=Herman|title=Nauwelijks interesse in domeinnaam .amsterdam|url=https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nauwelijks-interesse-in-domeinnaam-amsterdam~a4303703/|accessdate=30 April 2017|work=Het Parool|issue=19 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520130950/http://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nauwelijks-interesse-in-domeinnaam-amsterdam~a4303703/|archivedate=20 May 2016|language=Dutch}}

| intendeduse = Entities connected with {{flag|Amsterdam}}

| restrictions = None

| structure=Registrations are taken directly at the second level

| website = {{URL|https://nic.amsterdam}}

| dnssec = Yes {{cite web|title=DNSSEC Policy and Practice Statement .amsterdam|url=http://nic.amsterdam/wp-content/uploads/DNSSEC-Policy-and-Practice-Statement-.amsterdam.pdf|website=SIDN|access-date=30 April 2017}}

}}

.amsterdam is a top-level domain in the city of Amsterdam. ICANN gave the City of Amsterdam permission to operate the domain on 24 July 2014{{cite web|title=.amsterdam Registry Agreement|url=https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/amsterdam-2014-07-24-en|website=ICANN|accessdate=30 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101054822/https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/amsterdam-2014-07-24-en|archivedate=1 January 2017|language=English}} as a part of its new gTLD programme. The public has been able to register .amsterdam web addresses since September 2015.{{cite web|title=Heeft u al een .amsterdam?|url=https://www.sidn.nl/a/over-sidn/heeft-u-al-een-amsterdam|website=SIDN|accessdate=30 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020220813/https://www.sidn.nl/a/over-sidn/heeft-u-al-een-amsterdam|archivedate=20 October 2016|language=Dutch}}

Usage of the TLD has been very limited and its introduction has been criticised for its lack of cost-effectiveness. In 2019, the number of domains registered under the TLD decreased by 9.1%.{{cite web |title=Domeinnaamonderzoek: .NL verliest aan populariteit |url=https://www.hostnet.nl/nieuws/domeinnaamonderzoek-2020 |website=Hostnet |accessdate=30 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331074432/https://www.hostnet.nl/nieuws/domeinnaamonderzoek-2020 |archivedate=31 March 2020 |language=nl |date=28 January 2020 |url-status=live}}

Registration Data Access Protocol was enabled for .amsterdam domains in July 2019.{{cite web |title=SIDN enables RDAP for .amsterdam and .politie |url=https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/sidn-enables-rdap-for-amsterdam-and-politie |website=SIDN |accessdate=30 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630193957/https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/sidn-enables-rdap-for-amsterdam-and-politie |archivedate=30 June 2020 |date=24 July 2019 |url-status=live}}