.so SLA Compliance

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

DNS

Period	Availability	RTT Compliance	RTT p50	RTT p95	Checks
24h	66.67%	66.67%	101ms	231ms	24
7d	78.16%	78.16%	105ms	292ms	824
30d	70.82%	70.82%	107ms	292ms	1095

Current Check Status

Reported by Any53 Probes

Type	AF	RTT	Last Check	Source	Details	Status	TSLAC
`DNS`	v4	1.3ms	2 hours, 58 minutes ago	local	NSID: 1.ord.pch	OK
`DNS`	v6	1.5ms	2 hours, 58 minutes ago	local	NSID: 3.ord.pch	OK

Nameservers

4 IPs tested

Hostname	IP Address	AF
`d.nic.so`	`196.216.168.54`	v4
`d.nic.so`	`2001:43f8:120::54`	v6
`e.nic.so`	`204.61.216.101`	v4
`e.nic.so`	`2001:500:14:6101:ad::1`	v6

Per ICANN Spec 10, we test all delegated nameserver IPs independently.

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @d.nic.so so. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID

drill -D so. SOA @d.nic.so Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

Registry Information

Active

TLD .so

Operator Somalia

ICANN SLA Requirements

Per ICANN Registry Agreement Specification 10:

DNS SLA UDP RTT ≤ 500ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 99% (max 432 min/month downtime).

API Access

JSON API

Access .so compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/so/

curl -H "X-API-Key: ${YOUR_API_KEY}" \
  "https://www.any53.com/any53/api/v1/compliance/so/"

Example Response

{
  "tld": "so",
  "display_name": ".so",
  "operator": "Somalia",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T12:00:00Z",
  "dns": {
    "availability_24h": 99.99,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 12,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 42,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 500
  },
  "servers": {
    "whois_host": "whois.nic.so"
  },
  "spec10_compliant": true
}

Generate API Key

Get a free API key to start making requests. Provide an email to upgrade to the verified tier (600 requests/hour).

Endpoints

Endpoint	Description	Tier
`GET /compliance/`	List all monitored TLDs	All
`GET /compliance/{tld}/`	Current metrics for a TLD	All
`GET /compliance/{tld}/history/`	Historical time-series data	Organization
`GET /compliance/{tld}/probes/`	Per-probe breakdown	Organization
`POST /compliance/keys/`	Generate a new API key	No auth

Rate Limits

Tier	Rate Limit	Features
Anonymous	100/hour	Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Verified	600/hour	Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Organization	6000/hour	Historical data, per-minute resolution, per-probe breakdown