The domain moved to a new registrar recently.
A grace period after a successful transfer between registrars.
- EPP code
- transferPeriod
- In RDAP
- transfer period
- Set by
- The registry (server status)
- Defined in
- RFC 3915 §3
- How serious
- Informational
Why it matters
Expected if you transferred it, and harmless: DNS keeps working as long as the nameservers didn’t change. If you didn’t transfer it, the domain may have been moved without your consent, and the earlier you raise it with both registrars the easier it is to reverse.
When you’d see it
After you move a domain to a new registrar, this status shows for the registry's transfer grace period. If you didn't move it, this is the moment to act: contact the previous registrar immediately.
How it shows up in a lookup
In a gTLD WHOIS lookup it appears as “Domain Status: transferPeriod https://icann.org/epp#transferPeriod”; RDAP shows it as “transfer 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
If you didn’t transfer it, contact the registrar you used before straight away.
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