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IANA — RESERVED DOMAIN

Example Domain

Reserved for illustrative examples

This domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents. You may use this domain in literature without prior coordination or asking for permission.

https://example.net

Avoid use in operations. For real services, register your own domain — this one will never resolve to a production site.

Learn more What is reserved? Read RFC 2606
Status
Reserved · RFC 2606 §3
Tracking
None · No cookies
Use
Docs · Tests · Books

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When should I use example.net?

Use it anywhere you need a realistic-looking domain that will never belong to someone: tutorials, screenshots, code samples, email placeholders like someone@example.net, and configuration snippets. Never hard-code it as a real backend or API host.