# .so domain name checker

.so is Somalia's country-code TLD. It's short, easy to say, and caught on with productivity tools after Notion used notion.so for years.

Check a name: open https://availablewhois.com/?q=yourname.so (replace `yourname`).

## .so at a glance

- **Type**: Country-code TLD (ccTLD) of Somalia
- **Best for**: Productivity and tools
- **How we check**: Registry RDAP where the registry publishes it, DNS otherwise. Each result says which one answered.

## Worth knowing

- Open to registrants outside Somalia through most major registrars.
- Country-code registries set their own rules and data services. AvailableWhois uses the registry's RDAP when available and DNS otherwise, and labels which one answered.
- Reads naturally after verbs and nouns, which makes it handy for short brandable names.

## Related TLDs

[`.co`](https://availablewhois.com/tlds/co.md) · [`.sh`](https://availablewhois.com/tlds/sh.md) · [`.io`](https://availablewhois.com/tlds/io.md) · [`.app`](https://availablewhois.com/tlds/app.md)

Compare them all in the [TLD guide](https://availablewhois.com/tlds.md), or try a [domain hack](https://availablewhois.com/domain-hacks.md) that ends in `.so`.

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