Domain status list

Look up what each domain status code shown in registration data means.

What are domain statuses?

Domain statuses are codes defined by EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol) that describe a domain's registration state. A domain can carry several statuses at once, covering delete/renew/transfer/update prohibitions as well as transient pending operations. Statuses prefixed client‑ are set by the registrar, while server‑ statuses are set by the registry — the meaning is the same, only who set it differs.

General

ok Normal

The domain has no restrictions or pending operations.

inactive No nameservers

The domain has no nameservers associated with it.

Pending

pendingCreate Create pending

A request to register the domain is being processed by the registry.

pendingDelete Delete pending

A request to delete the domain is being processed, or the domain is awaiting deletion.

pendingRenew Renew pending

A request to renew the domain is being processed.

pendingRestore Restore pending

A request to restore a domain from the redemption grace period is being processed.

pendingTransfer Transfer pending

A request to transfer the domain to another registrar is awaiting approval or being processed.

pendingUpdate Update pending

A request to update the domain's registration data is being processed.

Registrar-set

clientDeleteProhibited Delete prohibited (registrar)

The registrar has prohibited deletion, to prevent accidental or unauthorised removal.

clientHold DNS hold (registrar)

The registrar has removed the domain from the DNS zone, so it will not resolve.

clientRenewProhibited Renew prohibited (registrar)

The registrar has prohibited renewing the domain.

clientTransferProhibited Transfer prohibited (registrar)

The registrar has prohibited transferring the domain to another registrar, to prevent unauthorised transfers.

clientUpdateProhibited Update prohibited (registrar)

The registrar has prohibited changes to the domain's registration data.

Registry-set

serverDeleteProhibited Delete prohibited (registry)

The registry has prohibited deletion of the domain.

serverHold DNS hold (registry)

The registry has removed the domain from the DNS zone, so it will not resolve. Often set in response to abuse.

serverRenewProhibited Renew prohibited (registry)

The registry has prohibited renewing the domain.

serverTransferProhibited Transfer prohibited (registry)

The registry has prohibited transferring the domain to another registrar.

serverUpdateProhibited Update prohibited (registry)

The registry has prohibited changes to the domain's registration data.

Grace period

addPeriod Add grace period

A short period after initial registration during which the domain can be deleted for a refund.

autoRenewPeriod Auto-renew grace period

A short period after an automatic renewal during which the domain can be deleted for a refund.

renewPeriod Renew grace period

A short period after a registrant-initiated renewal during which the domain can be deleted for a refund.

transferPeriod Transfer grace period

A grace period following completion of a transfer between registrars.

redemptionPeriod Redemption grace period

After a delete request, the domain is held for a period during which the registrant can request restoration. After this period it is purged permanently.

JP domain (JPRS) specific

Active Active

Shown in WHOIS for .jp domains (JPRS) to indicate the domain is normally registered and usable. Equivalent to the EPP "ok" status.

Connected Connected (with expiry)

Shown in WHOIS for organizational .jp domains (e.g. ne.jp, or.jp, ac.jp) to indicate the registration is active until the date shown in parentheses.

Registered Registered (with expiry)

Shown in WHOIS for regional/local-government .jp domains (e.g. lg.jp) to indicate the registration is valid until the date shown in parentheses.

Reserved Reserved (not yet in use)

Indicates the name is reserved for an eligible organization (e.g. local government domains) but has not yet been registered or put into use.

JP domain lock settings

DomainTransferLocked Transfer locked

The JP domain's (JPRS) sponsoring agent has locked the domain against transfer to another registrar. Equivalent to the EPP clientTransferProhibited status.

AgentChangeLocked Agent change locked

The JP domain's (JPRS) sponsoring agent has locked the domain against changing the sponsoring agent (registrar).