What is a domain name registrar?

A domain registrar is an organization or company that is accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) or a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) authority to register and manage domain names. Domain registrars act as intermediaries between domain name registrants (individuals or businesses) and the domain name registry operators, which maintain the master database of domain names.

Domain registrars provide services such as domain registration, domain transfer, domain renewal, and domain management. They may also offer additional services like website hosting, email hosting, website builders, SSL certificates, and domain privacy protection.