renewProhibited domain status
renewProhibited rejects requests to renew the domain. Both variants are uncommon; ICANN ties them to legal disputes or to a domain that is subject to deletion.
Updated
- Set by
- Registrar (client) or registry (server)
- Effect
- Renewal requests are rejected
- RDAP shows
- client renew prohibited / server renew prohibited
What clientRenewProhibited / serverRenewProhibited means
Per RFC 5731, requests to renew the object must be rejected while the status is set. ICANN describes both variants as uncommon, usually enacted during legal disputes or when the domain is subject to deletion.
Because the code blocks renewal specifically, it matters most near expiry, where registry and registrar policy decide what follows, which can lead into the deletion path.
On a domain you are watching
serverRenewProhibited on a lookalike near expiry means the name cannot be renewed at all. If the record also carries a deletion-path status like redemptionPeriod, the domain is heading for the drop.
Check a domain’s status codes
The lookup reads a domain’s live RDAP record and returns its current status set.
What to do about clientRenewProhibited / serverRenewProhibited
The registrant should contact the registrar promptly: ICANN flags this status as something that needs resolution, and near expiry it can decide whether the name is kept or lost.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. The code blocks renewal requests, not expiry itself. At the expiration date registry and registrar policy decide what follows, which can be the deletion path through redemptionPeriod.
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