Domain Registrar Status Codes

Bravo Quick Ref: Domain Status Codes

Registry Registrar Protocol (RRP)

Status Set by Descriptions

ACTIVE Registry The domain can be modified by the registrar. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone if the domain has been delegated to at least one name server.

REGISTRY-LOCK: Registry The domain can not be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry must remove the REGISTRY-LOCK status for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone if the domain has been delegated to at least one name server.

REGISTRAR-LOCK Sponsoring
registrar The domain can not be modified or deleted. The registrar must remove REGISTRAR-LOCK status to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone.

REGISTRY-HOLD Registry The domain can not be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry must remove the REGISTRY-HOLD status for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will not be included in the zone.

REGISTRAR-HOLD: Sponsoring
registrar The sponsoring registrar sets this status. The domain can not be modified or deleted. The registrar must remove REGISTRAR-HOLD status to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will not be included in the zone.

REDEMPTIONPERIOD Registry The registry sets this status when a registrar requests that the domain name be deleted from the registry and the domain has been registered for more than 5 calendar days (if the delete request is received within 5 days of initial domain registration it will instead be deleted immediately). The domain will not be included in the zone. The domain can not be modified or purged; it can only be restored. Any other registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be held in this status for a maximum of 30 calendar days.

PENDINGRESTORE Registry The registry sets this status after a registrar requests restoration of a domain that is in REDEMPTIONPERIOD status. The domain will be included in the zone. Registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be held in this status while the registry waits for the registrar to provide required restoration documentation. If the registrar fails to provide documentation to the registry within 7 calendar days to confirm the restoration request, the domain will revert to REDEMPTIONPERIOD status. The domain status will be set to ACTIVE only if the registrar provides documentation to the registry within 7 calendar days to confirm the restoration request.

PENDINGDELETE Registry The registry sets this status after a domain has been set in REDEMPTIONPERIOD status and the domain has not been restored by the registrar. The domain will not be included in the zone. Once in this status all registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be purged from the registry database after being in this status for 5 calendar days.

Some registrars use the new EPP domain status codes, instead of the traditional RRP codes.

In EPP, CLIENT = registrar in the RRP ; SERVER = Registry in RRP

Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
EPP Registry Status	RRP Equivalent Status
OK	ACTIVE
INACTIVE	ACTIVE
INACTIVE TRANSFER PROHIBITED / CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED	ACTIVE
TRANSFER PROHIBITED / CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED	ACTIVE
CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED	ACTIVE
PENDING TRANSFER	ACTIVE
PENDING UPDATE	ACTIVE
PENDING RENEW	ACTIVE
PENDING DELETE	PENDINGDELETE
HOLD / SERVER HOLD	REGISTRY-HOLD
CLIENT HOLD	REGISTRAR-HOLD
DELETE PROHIBITED / SERVER DELETE PROHIBITED UPDATE PROHIBITED / SERVER UPDATE PROHIBITED TRANSFER PROHIBITED / SERVER TRANSFER PROHIBITED RENEW PROHIBITED / SERVER RENEW PROHIBITED	REGISTRY-LOCK
LOCK / SERVER LOCK	REGISTRY-LOCK
CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED	REGISTRAR-LOCK
CLIENT LOCK	REGISTRAR-LOCK
REDEMPTION PERIOD	REDEMPTIONPERIOD
PENDING RESTORE	PENDINGRESTORE

SEE ALSO

https://icann.org/epp (official information)
https://whois.icann.org/en (gTLD registry)
http://www.whois.com/
http://whois.us/whois-gui/ (.us registry official)
https://whois.net/

Last Updated: Jan 16, 2017

Registry Registrar Protocol (RRP)
Status	Set by	Descriptions
ACTIVE	Registry	The domain can be modified by the registrar. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone if the domain has been delegated to at least one name server.
REGISTRY-LOCK:	Registry	The domain can not be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry must remove the REGISTRY-LOCK status for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone if the domain has been delegated to at least one name server.
REGISTRAR-LOCK	Sponsoring registrar	The domain can not be modified or deleted. The registrar must remove REGISTRAR-LOCK status to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the zone.
REGISTRY-HOLD	Registry	The domain can not be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry must remove the REGISTRY-HOLD status for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will not be included in the zone.
REGISTRAR-HOLD:	Sponsoring registrar	The sponsoring registrar sets this status. The domain can not be modified or deleted. The registrar must remove REGISTRAR-HOLD status to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will not be included in the zone.
REDEMPTIONPERIOD	Registry	The registry sets this status when a registrar requests that the domain name be deleted from the registry and the domain has been registered for more than 5 calendar days (if the delete request is received within 5 days of initial domain registration it will instead be deleted immediately). The domain will not be included in the zone. The domain can not be modified or purged; it can only be restored. Any other registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be held in this status for a maximum of 30 calendar days.
PENDINGRESTORE	Registry	The registry sets this status after a registrar requests restoration of a domain that is in REDEMPTIONPERIOD status. The domain will be included in the zone. Registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be held in this status while the registry waits for the registrar to provide required restoration documentation. If the registrar fails to provide documentation to the registry within 7 calendar days to confirm the restoration request, the domain will revert to REDEMPTIONPERIOD status. The domain status will be set to ACTIVE only if the registrar provides documentation to the registry within 7 calendar days to confirm the restoration request.
PENDINGDELETE	Registry	The registry sets this status after a domain has been set in REDEMPTIONPERIOD status and the domain has not been restored by the registrar. The domain will not be included in the zone. Once in this status all registrar requests to modify or otherwise update the domain will be rejected. The domain will be purged from the registry database after being in this status for 5 calendar days.