.com.fr

API commandsRestrictions

API Commands

Please find in the following a set of the most commonly used standard API commands in order to register, modify, renew, and transfer a domain name.

AddDomainModifyDomainRenewDomainDeleteDomainTransferDomainRestoreDomain

Domain Registration

Command

AddDomain

is not available for .com.fr TLDs.

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.com.fr

Change of Registrant

Trade operations for .com.fr domain names are processed as Recover. The trade for .com.fr is only possible in the following case:

• A parent company based outside Europe sends its domain name to a subsidiary based in the European Union ( Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway included ) to benefit eligibility under the new charter and so to ensure the best protection.

If this is the case, please send us a letter of authorization fully filled out with the handle for the incoming registrant. AFNIC will provide us an authorization code afterwards.

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

command    = RenewDomain
domain     = yourdomain.com.fr
period     = (INT)
expiration = (INT)

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.com.fr

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Exception

command       = TransferDomain
domain        = yourdomain.com.fr
action  = request
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0  = (CONTACT)
auth          = .......

The following details are required:

• auth-code
• new admin-contact handle (please note: admin contact must be located in EU)
• new tech-contact handle

Transfer notes

• The registrar change request is made by the new registrar. It is the auth-code given by the holder to the incoming registrar that validates this request.
• The outgoing registrar receives a registrar change notification:
  • If the outgoing registrar accepts within 8 days, the registrar change is immediately validated.
  • If the outgoing registrar refuses within 8 days, the total duration of the registrar change operation is extended to 22 days before validation. The outgoing registrar may still accept the transfer before the 22 days.
  • If the outgoing registrar does not react within 8 days, the registrar change is immediately validated at the end of the 8 days.
• The transfer operation is billed and changes the expiration date of the domain name. The lifetime starts from beginning.
• Trade and transfer at the same time are NOT possible anymore since 2015/06/30

Domain Restore

Command

RestoreDomain

is not available for .com.fr TLDs.

Restores are not longer available for .com.fr due to registry policy changes.

Domain Restrictions

• COM.FR, ASSO.FR and TM.FR 3rd level domains are not available for registration anymore since December 6th 2012. It is also not possible to change the registrant for a .COM.FR, ASSO.FR and TM.FR domain names.