transferPeriod domain status
transferPeriod is the short grace window after a domain moves to a new registrar. Inside it, the new registrar can delete the name and be credited for the transfer cost.
Updated
- Set by
- Registry, after a completed transfer
- Effect
- Informative; marks the refundable window after a transfer
- Typical duration
- Set by each registry; five days at .com
- RDAP shows
- transfer period
What transferPeriod means
Per RFC 3915 and the ICANN status table, transferPeriod is provided after the successful transfer of a domain name from one registrar to another. If the gaining registrar deletes the name inside the window, the registry provides a credit for the transfer cost.
Like the other grace-period codes it is informative: it blocks nothing and clears on its own when the registry’s window closes (five calendar days at .com).
On a domain you are watching
transferPeriod confirms a domain just changed registrars. On a watched lookalike it explains why the WHOIS or RDAP registrar field suddenly differs from the last record.
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 transferPeriod
If you did not request the transfer the code is reporting, contact your original registrar immediately; a completed transfer you never approved is a hijacking signal.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
pendingTransfer is a transfer request still being processed, before the move completes. transferPeriod is the short refundable window after the move has already succeeded.
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