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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

(API Command reference » AddDomain)

Command

command         = AddDomain
domain          = yourdomain.ec
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)

From December 01, 2022, customers are required to provide a valid phone number when registering a new .EC domain.

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.ec

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

command    = RenewDomain
domain     = yourdomain.ec
period     = (INT)
expiration = (INT)

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.ec

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Command

command = TransferDomain
domain = yourdomain.ec
action = REQUEST
auth = (TEXT)

• A .ec domain transfer can be initiated with a so-called authorisation code, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.

Domain Restore

(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)

Command

command = RestoreDomain
domain  = yourdomain.ec

Domain Restrictions

From December 01, 2022, customers are required to provide a valid phone number when registering a new .EC domain.

No domain names which:

• are formed by words or phrases that may turn offensive, harsh or that may affect moral or public order or that may go against Ecuadorian Law.
• deal with official aspects or subjects without a proper authorization.
• match with protocol names, applications and terminology of the Internet or domain name terminology , e.g. “http”, “web”, “www”, “ftp”, “telnet”, “email”, etc.
• match identically and under the same level, with existing domain names within the database of NIC.EC.
• match names restricted for registry, according to NIC.EC Policies.
• country names and city names are blocked.