What does the status of a domain name mean?
Posted On July 12, 2013
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1 I have noticed, Many people including domain sellers and buyers are always confuse about domain status. Sometimes they really want to grab a domain name, but they do not know exactly about the domain status, Is it in Redemption period or just deleting in few days. PendingDelete or onHold Generic. There are many questions has been asked on Internet and experts replied.
I am gonna explain you about Domain status and its actual time periods. So may be it help to those who are planning to back-order the domain names.
- ACTIVE — The normal state for a domain name. Active domain names can be used for websites, email, or to register nameservers.
- REGISTRAR-HOLD — The domain name was placed on hold by the registrar and cannot be used or renewed.
- REGISTRY-HOLD — The domain name was placed on hold by the registry and cannot be used.
- REGISTRAR-LOCK — The registrar, often at the request of the domain name registrant, locked the domain name so that its settings cannot be modified.
- REGISTRY-LOCK — The registry locked the domain name so that its settings cannot be modified.
- REDEMPTIONPERIOD — The domain name expired, and the registry is waiting for 30 days as a precautionary measure before releasing it.
- PENDINGRESTORE — A domain name that had expired is being restored to ACTIVE status.
- PENDINGDELETE — The domain expired and is no longer available for redemption. The registry is about to erase it. A domain name remains in this status for five days before it is deleted.
- CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be deleted.
- SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name so that it cannot be deleted.
- CLIENT_HOLD — The registrar placed the domain name on hold, and it cannot be used.
- SERVER_HOLD — The registry placed the domain name on hold, and it cannot be used.
- CLIENT_RENEW_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be renewed.
- SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED — The registry has locked the domain name so that it cannot be renewed.
- CLIENT_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be transferred to another registrar.
- SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name so that it cannot be transferred to another registrar.
- CLIENT_UPDATE_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name to prevent its settings from being changed.
- SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name to prevent its settings from being changed.
- INACTIVE — The domain name cannot be used because the nameservers haven’t been entered or there is a problem with the nameservers.
- OK — The domain name is active and can be used for websites, email, or to register nameservers.
- PENDING_DELETE — The registration for the domain name is about to be deleted by the registry, as when the domain name expires.
- PENDING_TRANSFER — The domain name is in the process of being transferred from one registrar to another. It may not be modified during this period.
- PENDING_VERIFICATION — The registry is creating the domain name record.
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