The domain was registered in the last few days.
A grace period right after the initial registration. If the registrar deletes the domain inside it, the registry may credit the registrar for the fee. The length is registry policy (RFC 3915 leaves it open).
- EPP code
- addPeriod
- In RDAP
- add period
- Set by
- The registry (server status)
- Defined in
- RFC 3915 §3
- How serious
- Nothing wrong
Why it matters
Informational. Nothing is wrong, and it doesn’t affect DNS, email or the website. It is mainly a billing signal between the registry and your registrar; a lookup showing it simply tells you the registration is brand new, which is worth knowing when you check a domain that has just emailed you.
When you’d see it
You'll see it right after you register a name. It disappears on its own after the registry's add grace period, commonly a few days; nothing about the domain's operation depends on it.
How it shows up in a lookup
In a gTLD WHOIS lookup it appears as “Domain Status: addPeriod https://icann.org/epp#addPeriod”; RDAP shows it as “add period”. It is managed by the registry as a result of an operation (RFC 3915 §3), not a setting you or your registrar toggle directly.
What to do
Nothing to do.
Related codes
Sources
Sources
- RFC 3915 §3 (EPP Redemption Grace Period Mapping) · checked 5 Oct 2026
- ICANN: EPP Status Codes, What do they mean, and why should I know? · checked 5 Oct 2026
- RFC 8056: EPP and RDAP status mapping · checked 5 Oct 2026