DOMAIN STATUS CODES

The Field Guide

5 chapters · last updated 21 September 2026 · free to read

Every domain carries status codes that describe what can and cannot be done to it, and most people first encounter them while trying to work out why something is stuck.

This is the short version: what the categories mean, which ones need action, and which are exactly what you want to see.

Chapter 1 of 5

Client versus server codes

Who set it decides whether you can change it.

Client versus server codes

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Chapter 2 of 5

The protective ones

Prohibited codes are usually good news.

The protective ones

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Chapter 3 of 5

The ones that need action

Hold, redemption, pending delete.

The ones that need action

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Chapter 4 of 5

Pending states

Transfers, renewals and updates in flight.

Pending states

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Chapter 5 of 5

Changing what you control

Which are yours to set, and where.

Changing what you control

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