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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.ke
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.ke

Change of Registrant

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

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

Domain Deletion

Command

DeleteDomain

is not available for .ke TLDs.

As .ke domains cannot be deleted explicitly. To delete a .ke domain you have to set the domain renewal mode or default renewal mode to AUTODELETE or AUTOEXPIRE.

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Exception

command         = TransferDomain
domain          = yourdomain.ke
action = request
auth    = .......
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1   = (NAMESERVER)

• Ask your current registrar to UNLOCK the domain name.
• Ask your current registrar to send you AUTHORIZATION CODE (also known as EPP code)for your domain name

Domain Restore

Command

RestoreDomain

is not available for .ke TLDs.

Restores for .ke are not possible.

Domain Restrictions

There are no restrictions for .ke

Fulfillment Info

FTLD .ke is a Fulfillment TLD. Fullfilment TLDs (FTLDs) are registered through a manual registration process. The manual registration process might involve documents, depending on respective registry regulations, and are therefore not automated for real-time registrations and real-time updates. Updates might cause additional costs!