.desi

{{Short description|Top-level domain}}

{{Infobox top level domain

| name = .desi

| image = Desidomainlogo.png

| introduced = {{start date and age|2014||}}

| removed = October 28, 2023https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/desi/desi-termination-notice-28-10-2023-en.pdf

| registry = Desi Networks LLC

| sponsor =

| intendeduse =

| actualuse =

| restrictions = None[https://www.axfone.eu/world-domains/information-of-desi-domain-registration/ Information of .desi domain registration]

| structure =

| document = [https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/desi/desi-agmt-pdf-14nov13-en.pdf ICANN Registry Agreement]

| disputepolicy = UDRP

| website =

| dnssec = Yes

}}

.desi was a top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is operated by Desi Networks LLC.{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/lifestyle/now-you-can-create-a-desi-domain-name-for-your-business-brand-or-name-178571/ |title=Now You Can Create a .Desi Domain Name For Your Business, Brand or Name |publisher=India.com |date=2014-10-24 |accessdate=2016-09-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20151013.htm |title=What Makes .Desi Desirable? An Inside Look at an Undiscovered TLD That Represents Millions of People Worldwide |publisher=Dnjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-30}}

The domain name was originally applied for by Afilias Inc. and Desi Networks LLC, but the latter won the auctions, though the original amount is private.

The stated purpose of the domain is to promote domain name owners. The word "desi" is derived from Sanskrit deśīya and means "one from our country". The domain refers to websites of Desis in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and their diasporas around the world.{{cite web|url=http://registry.desi/|title=.desi Registry Homepage|access-date=2016-09-30|archive-date=2021-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118220558/http://registry.desi/|url-status=dead}}

Desi Networks announced its intention to terminate the registry in April 2023,https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/desi/desi-termination-notice-02-05-2023-en.pdf and it was terminated in October 2023.