Get your EPP code and transfer a domain away

Check the domain can be transferred

Registries apply the same few rules everywhere, and our domain registration agreement sets them out too. If one of these isn't met, the new registrar's request will be refused, so check them first. Our WHOIS lookup shows the dates and status codes.

Step 1: Unlock the domain

In the client area, open Domainsyourdomain.inRegistrar Lock and click Disable Registrar Lock. The registry usually reflects the change within a few minutes; after that, WHOIS no longer lists clientTransferProhibited.

Client area›Domains›yourdomain.in

Manage domainActive · expires 14 Mar 2027

Nameserversns1.your-assigned-ns

Registrar LockEnabled

Auto RenewOn

Disable Registrar LockGet EPP Code

If the domain has privacy (ID) protection and the new registrar asks for it to be off, switch it off under the domain's Addons in the client area. Most transfers don't need this.

Step 2: Get the EPP (auth) code

On the same page, choose Domainsyourdomain.inGet EPP Code. Depending on the extension, the code is shown on screen or emailed to the registrant address within a few minutes. It's a mix of letters, digits and symbols, and it's case-sensitive.

Step 3: Start the transfer and approve it

1. Request the transfer at your new registrar

   Choose their "Transfer a domain" option, enter the domain and the EPP code, and pay their transfer price. For most extensions, including .com and .in, that price adds a year to your current expiry, so you don't lose the time you've already paid for.

2. Approve it to speed things up

   Once the request reaches us, we may email the registrant address to confirm. Approving releases the domain straight away. If you do nothing, the registry completes the transfer automatically when its waiting period ends, usually after 5 days. Rejecting cancels it.

3. Watch for completion

   The domain appears in your new registrar's account and drops out of our client area. No further renewal invoices come from us for it.

.in, .co.in and the rest of the .in family

The .in family is run by NIXI's .IN Registry and follows the same pattern: unlocked, a valid code, and at least 60 days since registration or the previous transfer. A few points catch people out:

• Accurate registrant details. Keep the name and organisation on the domain correct and the email working, because that's where any confirmation goes.
• Disputes freeze the name. A domain under an INDRP complaint (the .in counterpart of UDRP for .com) can't move until the case is closed.
• Same extra year. As with .com, a completed .in transfer normally adds a year at the new registrar.

Keep your website and email working

A transfer changes who you pay for the domain, not where it points. The nameservers carry over unchanged, so in most cases nothing goes offline.

• Hosting stays with us? Nothing to do. Your hosting is a separate service: the site and mail keep running and the hosting renews as before.
• Using our free domain DNS, URL forwarding or email forwarding? Those stop when the domain leaves. Recreate the records at your new DNS provider and switch the nameservers before you start the transfer.
• Don't change nameservers mid-transfer. Many registrars freeze DNS changes while a transfer is pending.

To get a list of the records you'll need to recreate, check each type:

# the records most domains need
for t in A AAAA MX TXT NS; do echo "== $t"; dig +short $t yourdomain.in; done
dig +short CNAME www.yourdomain.in

Or compare before and after in our DNS lookup tool. DNS records explained covers what each record does.

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