There is data under the WHOIS information that displays a domain status. Below is the list of statuses and
what they mean.
ACTIVE: This status is set by the registry. The domain can be modified by the registrar. The domain
can be renewed. The website this domain name resolves to is available on the Internet.
REGISTRY-LOCK: This status is set by the registry. The domain can not be modified or deleted by the
registrar. The domain can be renewed. The website this domain name resolves to is available on the Internet.
REGISTRAR-LOCK: The domain’s registrar sets this status. The domain can not be modified or deleted.
The domain can be renewed. The website this domain name resolves to is available on the Internet.
REGISTRY-HOLD: This status is set by the registry. The domain can not be modified or deleted by the
registrar. The domain can be renewed. The website this domain name resolves to is not available on the
Internet.
REGISTRAR-HOLD: The domain’s registrar sets this status. The domain can not be modified or deleted.
The domain can be renewed. The website this domain name resolves to is not available on the Internet.
REDEMPTIONPERIOD: As a safety measure to stop people from losing their domains to domain grabbers, there
is a 30-day redemption period which will start as soon as the domain name reaches its expiration date. In
effect, the domain name enters a state of "limbo".
PENDINGRESTORE: The registry sets this status after a registrar requests restoration of a domain that is in
REDEMPTIONPERIOD status. The website this domain name resolves to is available on the Internet.
PENDINGDELETE: The registry sets this status after a domain has been set in REDEMPTIONPERIOD status and
the domain has not been restored by the registrar. The website this domain name resolves to is not available
on the Internet.
CLIENTTRANSFERPROHIBITED: This is when the domain is locked and cannot be transferred.
Notes:
Registry: Holds the database of domain names and operates the computers that make domain names visible on
the Internet. The registry does not have direct contact with customers who register domain names.
Registrars: Issue domain name licenses to customers who want to register domain names. They decide
whether or not your domain name application meets the policy rules. Registrars have direct access to
the registry so that they can process new registrations and renewals, as well as update registrant
contact details in the database.
