{"source":"ICANN EPP Status Codes page; RFC 5731 section 2.3 (EPP domain status values, STD 69); RFC 3915 section 3.1 (grace period status values); RFC 8056 (EPP to RDAP status mapping)","urls":{"icann":"https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epp-status-codes-2014-06-16-en","rfc5731":"https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5731","rfc3915":"https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3915","rfc8056":"https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8056"},"fetched":"2026-09-27","groups":{"client":"Set by the registrar (client codes)","server":"Set by the registry (server codes)","managed":"Normal state and pending actions (managed by the registry)","grace":"Grace periods and redemption (RFC 3915)"},"effects":{"transfer":"Transfer to another registrar","dns":"Resolves in DNS","update":"Changes (update)","delete":"Deletion","renew":"Renewal"},"effect_nouns":{"dns":"DNS resolution","transfer":"transfers to another registrar","update":"updates","delete":"deletion","renew":"renewal"},"codes":[{"code":"clientDeleteProhibited","rdap":"client delete prohibited","group":"client","set_by":"registrar","blocks":["delete"],"pending":false,"summary":"Delete lock set by your registrar: the registry refuses requests to delete the domain.","todo":"Nothing, unless you want to delete the domain. Then ask your registrar to remove this status first.","icann":"This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to delete the domain.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to delete the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"clientHold","rdap":"client hold","group":"client","set_by":"registrar","blocks":["dns"],"pending":false,"summary":"Your registrar has told the registry not to publish the domain in the DNS, so it does not resolve. ICANN lists legal disputes, non-payment and pending deletion as the usual reasons.","todo":"Contact your registrar to resolve the issue and ask them to remove the hold.","icann":"This status code tells your domain's registry to not activate your domain in the DNS and as a consequence, it will not resolve. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"DNS delegation information MUST NOT be published for the object."}]},{"code":"clientRenewProhibited","rdap":"client renew prohibited","group":"client","set_by":"registrar","blocks":["renew"],"pending":false,"summary":"Your registrar has told the registry to refuse renewals. ICANN calls it uncommon, usually tied to legal disputes or a coming deletion.","todo":"Contact your registrar to resolve the issue; if there is none and you want to renew, ask them to remove it.","icann":"This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to renew your domain. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes or when your domain is subject to deletion.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to renew the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"clientTransferProhibited","rdap":"client transfer prohibited","group":"client","set_by":"registrar","blocks":["transfer"],"pending":false,"summary":"Transfer lock set by your registrar: the registry refuses requests to move the domain to another registrar. It protects against hijacking, and on its own it does not stop the domain from resolving.","todo":"Nothing, unless you want to move the domain. Then ask your registrar to remove this status before you start the transfer.","icann":"This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to transfer the domain from your current registrar to another.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to transfer the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"clientUpdateProhibited","rdap":"client update prohibited","group":"client","set_by":"registrar","blocks":["update"],"pending":false,"summary":"Update lock set by your registrar: the registry refuses changes to the domain, other than removing this status.","todo":"Nothing, unless you need to change the domain, for example its name servers. Then ask your registrar to remove it first.","icann":"This status code tells your domain's registry to reject requests to update the domain.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to update the object (other than to remove this status) MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"serverDeleteProhibited","rdap":"server delete prohibited","group":"server","set_by":"registry","blocks":["delete"],"pending":false,"summary":"Delete lock set by the registry. ICANN calls it uncommon: usually a legal dispute, your own request (some registries offer a Registry Lock Service), or a redemption period.","todo":"To delete the domain, ask your registrar to have the registry lift it. That takes longer than removing clientDeleteProhibited.","icann":"This status code prevents your domain from being deleted. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, at your request, or when a redemptionPeriod status is in place.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to delete the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"serverHold","rdap":"server hold","group":"server","set_by":"registry","blocks":["dns"],"pending":false,"summary":"The registry has taken the domain out of the DNS, so it does not resolve.","todo":"Ask your registrar why. If the domain has no issue but no name servers, give the name servers to your registrar.","icann":"This status code is set by your domain's Registry Operator. Your domain is not activated in the DNS.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"DNS delegation information MUST NOT be published for the object."}]},{"code":"serverRenewProhibited","rdap":"server renew prohibited","group":"server","set_by":"registry","blocks":["renew"],"pending":false,"summary":"The registry will not let your registrar renew the domain. ICANN calls it uncommon, usually tied to legal disputes or a coming deletion.","todo":"Contact your registrar promptly; to renew, the registrar must ask the registry to lift it.","icann":"This status code indicates your domain's Registry Operator will not allow your registrar to renew your domain. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes or when your domain is subject to deletion.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to renew the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"serverTransferProhibited","rdap":"server transfer prohibited","group":"server","set_by":"registry","blocks":["transfer"],"pending":false,"summary":"Transfer lock set by the registry. ICANN names legal or other disputes, a registry lock service you asked for, and the redemption period as the usual reasons.","todo":"To transfer, ask your registrar to have the registry remove it. That takes longer than removing clientTransferProhibited.","icann":"This status code prevents your domain from being transferred from your current registrar to another. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal or other disputes, at your request, or when a redemptionPeriod status is in place.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to transfer the object MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"serverUpdateProhibited","rdap":"server update prohibited","group":"server","set_by":"registry","blocks":["update"],"pending":false,"summary":"Update lock set by the registry: changes to the domain are refused. ICANN names legal disputes, a registry lock you asked for, or a redemption period.","todo":"To change the domain, ask your registrar to have the registry lift it.","icann":"This status code locks your domain preventing it from being updated. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, at your request, or when a redemptionPeriod status is in place.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Requests to update the object (other than to remove this status) MUST be rejected."}]},{"code":"ok","rdap":"active","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":false,"summary":"The normal state: no pending operation and no lock or hold. RDAP shows it as active.","todo":"Nothing is wrong. Your registrar can add transfer, update and delete locks for extra protection.","icann":"This is the standard status for a domain, meaning it has no pending operations or prohibitions.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"This is the normal status value for an object that has no pending operations or prohibitions. This value is set and removed by the server as other status values are added or removed."}]},{"code":"inactive","rdap":"inactive","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":["dns"],"pending":false,"summary":"No name servers are linked to the domain, so it is not in the DNS and does not resolve.","todo":"If you have not set name servers, add them through your registrar. If the status stays for several days, ask your registrar about the delay; some TLDs require documents first.","icann":"This status code indicates that delegation information (name servers) has not been associated with your domain. Your domain is not activated in the DNS and will not resolve.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"Delegation information has not been associated with the object. This is the default status when a domain object is first created and there are no associated host objects for the DNS delegation. This status can also be set by the server when all host-object associations are removed."}]},{"code":"pendingCreate","rdap":"pending create","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":true,"summary":"A registration request has been received and is still being processed. In a launch phase such as sunrise, the name may be allocated when that phase ends.","todo":"Wait. If the TLD is not in a special launch phase and you are not the listed registrant, contact your registrar.","icann":"This status code indicates that a request to create your domain has been received and is being processed.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"A transform command has been processed for the object, but the action has not been completed by the server. Server operators can delay action completion for a variety of reasons, such as to allow for human review or third-party action. A transform command that is processed, but whose requested action is pending, is noted with response code 1001."}]},{"code":"pendingDelete","rdap":"pending delete","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":["dns","transfer"],"pending":true,"summary":"The domain is being deleted. Next to redemptionPeriod or pendingRestore it is part of the redemption process; on its own it means the 30-day redemption period is over and the name will be purged within days.","todo":"If you want to keep the domain, contact your registrar immediately.","icann":"This status code may be mixed with redemptionPeriod or pendingRestore. In such case, depending on the status (i.e. redemptionPeriod or pendingRestore) set in the domain name, the corresponding description presented above applies. If this status is not combined with the redemptionPeriod or pendingRestore status, the pendingDelete status code indicates that your domain has been in redemptionPeriod status for 30 days and you have not restored it within that 30-day period. Your domain will remain in this status for several days, after which time your domain will be purged and dropped from the registry database. Once deletion occurs, the domain is available for re-registration in accordance with the registry's policies.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"A transform command has been processed for the object, but the action has not been completed by the server. Server operators can delay action completion for a variety of reasons, such as to allow for human review or third-party action. A transform command that is processed, but whose requested action is pending, is noted with response code 1001."},{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This status value is used to describe a domain that has entered the purge processing state after completing the redemptionPeriod state. A domain in this status MUST also be in the pendingDelete status described in the EPP domain mapping [2]."}]},{"code":"pendingRenew","rdap":"pending renew","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":true,"summary":"A renewal request has been received and is still being processed.","todo":"Nothing, if you asked for the renewal. If you did not and do not want to pay for it, contact your registrar.","icann":"This status code indicates that a request to renew your domain has been received and is being processed.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"A transform command has been processed for the object, but the action has not been completed by the server. Server operators can delay action completion for a variety of reasons, such as to allow for human review or third-party action. A transform command that is processed, but whose requested action is pending, is noted with response code 1001."}]},{"code":"pendingTransfer","rdap":"pending transfer","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":true,"summary":"A transfer to another registrar has been requested and is still being processed.","todo":"If you did not request it, contact your registrar immediately and ask them to deny the transfer.","icann":"This status code indicates that a request to transfer your domain to a new registrar has been received and is being processed.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"A transform command has been processed for the object, but the action has not been completed by the server. Server operators can delay action completion for a variety of reasons, such as to allow for human review or third-party action. A transform command that is processed, but whose requested action is pending, is noted with response code 1001."}]},{"code":"pendingUpdate","rdap":"pending update","group":"managed","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":true,"summary":"An update request has been received and is still being processed.","todo":"If you did not request a change, contact your registrar.","icann":"This status code indicates that a request to update your domain has been received and is being processed.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 5731, section 2.3","text":"A transform command has been processed for the object, but the action has not been completed by the server. Server operators can delay action completion for a variety of reasons, such as to allow for human review or third-party action. A transform command that is processed, but whose requested action is pending, is noted with response code 1001."}]},{"code":"addPeriod","rdap":"add period","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":false,"summary":"The first days after a new registration. If the registrar deletes the name in this window, the registry may credit the registration fee.","todo":"Nothing. ICANN calls it an informative status: there is no issue with the domain.","icann":"This grace period is provided after the initial registration of a domain name. If the registrar deletes the domain name during this period, the registry may provide credit to the registrar for the cost of the registration.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This grace period is provided after the initial registration of a domain name. If the domain name is deleted by the registrar during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the registration."}]},{"code":"autoRenewPeriod","rdap":"auto renew period","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":false,"summary":"The registration period ended and the registry renewed the domain automatically. If the registrar deletes it in this window, the registry credits the renewal.","todo":"If you do not want to keep the domain, tell your registrar now. If you do, renew it with your registrar: a name its owner does not agree to renew must be deleted by the end of this period.","icann":"This grace period is provided after a domain name registration period expires and is extended (renewed) automatically by the registry. If the registrar deletes the domain name during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the renewal.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This grace period is provided after a domain name registration period expires and is extended (renewed) automatically by the registry. If the domain name is deleted by the registrar during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the renewal."}]},{"code":"renewPeriod","rdap":"renew period","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":false,"summary":"The registrar has just renewed the domain. If it deletes the name in this window, the registry credits the renewal.","todo":"Nothing, unless you did not ask for the renewal and do not want to pay for it. Then contact your registrar.","icann":"This grace period is provided after a domain name registration period is explicitly extended (renewed) by the registrar. If the registrar deletes the domain name during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the renewal.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This grace period is provided after a domain name registration period is explicitly extended (renewed) by the registrar. If the domain name is deleted by the registrar during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the renewal."}]},{"code":"transferPeriod","rdap":"transfer period","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":[],"pending":false,"summary":"The domain has just moved to a new registrar. If the new registrar deletes it in this window, the registry credits the transfer.","todo":"Nothing, unless you did not request the transfer. Then contact your original registrar.","icann":"This grace period is provided after the successful transfer of a domain name from one registrar to another. If the new registrar deletes the domain name during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the transfer.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This grace period is provided after the successful transfer of domain name registration sponsorship from one registrar to another registrar. If the domain name is deleted by the new sponsoring registrar during this period, the registry provides a credit to the registrar for the cost of the transfer."}]},{"code":"redemptionPeriod","rdap":"redemption period","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":["dns","transfer"],"pending":false,"summary":"The registrar has asked the registry to delete the domain. For 30 days the registrar that deleted it can still restore it; meanwhile the domain does not resolve and cannot be transferred.","todo":"If you want the domain back, contact your registrar now. Once the issue is resolved and the restore fee is paid, the registrar should restore it.","icann":"This status code indicates that your registrar has asked the registry to delete your domain. Your domain will be held in this status for 30 days. After five calendar days following the end of the redemptionPeriod, your domain is purged from the registry database and becomes available for registration.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This status value is used to describe a domain for which a <delete> command has been received, but the domain has not yet been purged because an opportunity exists to restore the domain and abort the deletion process."}]},{"code":"pendingRestore","rdap":"pending restore","group":"grace","set_by":"registry","blocks":["dns","transfer"],"pending":false,"summary":"The registrar has asked the registry to restore the domain from the redemption period and must send the restore report in time; otherwise it falls back to redemptionPeriod.","todo":"Check the status over the next days. ICANN describes the window as frequently seven days; if the domain returns to redemptionPeriod, contact your registrar.","icann":"This status code indicates that your registrar has asked the registry to restore your domain that was in redemptionPeriod status. Your registry will hold the domain in this status while waiting for your registrar to provide required restoration documentation. If your registrar fails to provide documentation to the registry operator within a set time period to confirm the restoration request, the domain will revert to redemptionPeriod status.","rfc":[{"ref":"RFC 3915, section 3.1","text":"This status value is used to describe a domain that is in the process of being restored after being in the redemptionPeriod state."}]}],"rules":[{"a":"ok","not_with":["*"],"text":"\"ok\" status MUST NOT be combined with any other status."},{"a":"pendingDelete","not_with":["clientDeleteProhibited","serverDeleteProhibited"],"text":"\"pendingDelete\" status MUST NOT be combined with either \"clientDeleteProhibited\" or \"serverDeleteProhibited\" status."},{"a":"pendingRenew","not_with":["clientRenewProhibited","serverRenewProhibited"],"text":"\"pendingRenew\" status MUST NOT be combined with either \"clientRenewProhibited\" or \"serverRenewProhibited\" status."},{"a":"pendingTransfer","not_with":["clientTransferProhibited","serverTransferProhibited"],"text":"\"pendingTransfer\" status MUST NOT be combined with either \"clientTransferProhibited\" or \"serverTransferProhibited\" status."},{"a":"pendingUpdate","not_with":["clientUpdateProhibited","serverUpdateProhibited"],"text":"\"pendingUpdate\" status MUST NOT be combined with either \"clientUpdateProhibited\" or \"serverUpdateProhibited\" status."},{"a":"pending*","not_with":["pendingCreate","pendingDelete","pendingRenew","pendingTransfer","pendingUpdate"],"text":"The pendingCreate, pendingDelete, pendingRenew, pendingTransfer, and pendingUpdate status values MUST NOT be combined with each other."}],"notes":{"icann":"Verbatim from the ICANN page, column \"What does it mean?\".","rfc":"Verbatim protocol definitions.","summary":"tldlist.us plain-English restatement of the ICANN and RFC texts."}}