Transfer domain[Link]
The transfer domain command transfers a domain from a losing registrar to a gaining registrar. The required attribute ‘op’ identifies the transfer operation to be performed. The subcommands are explained in the following sections.
Note
Contact objects are cloned during transfer according to DNS Belgium policy. See the transfer procedure/lifecycle.
Transfer domain – request[Link]
The transfer domain command with op=’request’ can be used to initiate the transfer.
Input data[Link]
Tag |
Occurrence min-max |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
name |
1 |
The fully qualified domain name to be transferred. |
period |
0-1 |
If the period is provided, it should be one year. If not, the default period is one year. |
authInfo |
1 |
The authorization information associated with the domain name. |
Prerequisites[Link]
The domain name must exist.
authInfo provided in the request must match the authInfo of the domain name.
Client must not be the sponsoring registrar.
Naming conventions must be followed.
Required elements must be provided.
Protected transactions threshold must not be reached.
clientTransferProhibited/serverTransferProhibited must not be set.
Domain must not be in ‘pendingTransfer’.
Transformations[Link]
The status ‘pendingTransfer’ is added to the domain object.
Transfer domain – approve[Link]
The transfer domain command with op=’approve’ can be used to approve the transfer.
Prerequisites[Link]
The domain name must exist.
If the authInfo is provided, it should match the authInfo of the domain name.
Client must be the sponsoring registrar.
Naming conventions must be followed.
Required elements must be provided.
Domain must be in ‘pendingTransfer’.
Transformations[Link]
The domain is transferred to the gaining registrar, all contacts are checked and cloned (if needed) for the gaining registrar and a new authInfo is generated (this can be picked up using <info-domain>). If the registration period can be extended with one year, it will be and a billing line will be created. If the domain was in auto-renew grace period, the losing registrar will be refunded. If the domain was in renew grace period, this period is ended. The domain name enters the transfer grace period.
Transfer domain – reject[Link]
The transfer domain command with op=’reject’ can be used to reject the transfer.
Prerequisites[Link]
The domain name must exist.
If the authInfo is provided, it should match the authInfo of the domain name.
Client must be the sponsoring registrar.
Naming conventions must be followed.
Required elements must be provided.
Domain must be in ‘pendingTransfer’.
Transformations[Link]
The status ‘pendingTransfer’ is removed from the domain object. The transfer does not take place. If the domain name is past its expiration date and the client/serverrenewProhibited flag is set, the domain name goes into redemption, otherwise an auto-renew is performed immediately.
Transfer domain – cancel[Link]
The transfer domain command with op=’cancel’ can be used to cancel the transfer.
Prerequisites[Link]
The domain name must exist.
authInfo provided in the request matches the authInfo of the domain name.
Client must be the gaining registrar.
Naming conventions must be followed.
Required elements must be provided.
Domain must be in ‘pendingTransfer’.
Transformations[Link]
The status ‘pendingTransfer’ is removed from the domain object. The transfer does not take place. If the domain name is past its expiration date and the client/serverrenewProhibited flag is set, the domain name goes into redemption, otherwise an auto-renew is performed immediately.
Transfer domain – query[Link]
The transfer domain command with op=’query’ can be used to retrieve information about a transfer.
Prerequisites[Link]
The domain name must exist.
If the authInfo is provided, it should match the authInfo of the domain name.
If the domain is in ‘pendingTransfer’, any client other than the sponsoring registrar must provide authInfo.
If the domain has a completed transfer in the past, any client other than the gaining (this is the currently sponsoring) registrar must provide authInfo.
Naming conventions must be followed.
Required elements must be provided.
Transformations[Link]
This command does not apply any transformations to registry objects.