What do the domain statuses mean?
Category: General
Shown below are the statuses you can expect to see for domain registrations, transfers and management along with their meaning:
Domain Status | Explanation |
| Approved for registration | Registration has eligibility check and is pending registration |
| auDRP Complaint | auDRP complaint exists for this domain name and cannot be managed |
| auLOCKDOWN Active | The domain has auLOCKDOWN active and cannot be managed |
| auLOCKDOWN Pending Disable | The domain is pending auLOCKDOWN to be manually disabled and cannot be managed |
| auLOCKDOWN Pending Enable | The domain is pending auLOCKDOWN to be manually enabled and cannot be managed |
| Awaiting Database Refresh | Transfer has completed at the registry and is being acknowledged by our systems |
| Awaiting Email Confirmation | Awaiting confirmation from the registrant to approve the transfer |
| Awaiting Existing Registrar Push | Existing .UK registrar is yet to push the domain name to our tag |
| Awaiting Manual Verification | Transfer failed and will require manual intervention |
| Awaiting Refresh | Transfer has been manually approved from the existing registrar and is being processed |
| Cancelled | Transfer has been cancelled by reseller or Synergy Wholesale staff |
| Checking Registrant Email Address | Registrant email wasn’t able to be obtained automatically, manual lookup required |
| Checking Registrant Email Address (ack’ed) | We are attempting to lookup the Registrant email (third party WHOIS may be unavailable) |
| Client Update Prohibited | Registry status prevents updates to be performed |
| Contact Verification required in x days | The WHOIS Registrant contact dataset has not been verified by the Registrant contact. Read more about WHOIS Data Verification. |
| Deleted | Domain has been deleted at the registry by request of the Registrant |
| Deleted for Policy Violation | Used for .au domain names that breach or don’t meet .au policy/eligibility |
| Dropped from Registry | Domain has been dropped at the registry and is no longer registered |
| Expired | Domain has expired but may be available for renewal |
| Failed | Registration has failed and will require intervention |
| Internal Lock | The domain name has been locked by Synergy Wholesale to prevent all updates |
| Locked at Registry | Domain has been locked by the registry operator |
| Outbound Approved | Where a domain outbound transfer has been client approved we use this status |
| Outbound Transfer Cancelled | Transfer has been cancelled at the requesting registrar |
| Pending Delete / Release at Registry | Grace period hasn’t passed for the domain to be permanently deleted at the registry |
| Pending Eligibility Review | Pending eligibility check before registration is performed |
| Pending Redemption Restore | Status used to hold domain names prior to the redemption restore being completed |
| Pending Registry Completion | Transfer is pending completion to our registry account |
| Pending Registry Update | Mainly used for COR requests on .au domains within 90 days of registration |
| Processing registration | Domain registration is processing and will be active within minutes |
| Redemption Grace Period | Restore is available from redemption during this period |
| Registered | Live and Manageable |
| Registration Cancelled | Domain name registration has been cancelled |
| Registration Rejected & Pending | Registration rejected due to ineligible Registrant details |
| Registry Transfer Locked | This status applies to newly created gTLD domain names (registrations within 60 days) |
| Server Hold | Domain name cannot be updated, deleted, renewed, transferred |
| Transfer Approval Time Out | Registrant didn’t respond within 14 days to approve the transfer |
| Transfer Prohibited | Outbound transfer isn’t available during this status (also known as registrar lock) |
| Transfer Rejected by Current Registrar | Existing registrar has rejected the inbound transfer |
| Transfer Rejected by Registry | Transfer has been rejected by the losing registrar |
| Transferred Away | Domain has been transferred to another registrar |
| Transferring Away | Outbound transfer request has been received from another registrar |
| Unknown | Domain status is unknown and will be checked by a member of staff |
| XXX Membership Pending | Pending .XXX membership token to be provided (domain won’t resolve) |