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API commandsExtensionsRestrictionsIDN

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)

Exception

command         = AddDomain
domain          = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
period          = (INT)
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
admincontact0   = (CONTACT)
techcontact0    = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0  = (NAMESERVER)
X-EU-REGISTRANT-LANG = (TEXT)
X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP = (TEXT)(mandatory for European citizens outside the EU)
X-EU-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0|1

• From November 30, 2022, the email address used while registering a domain name cannot include the new registered domain name.
  Example: A registrar wants to register a new domain name called “createnewdomain.eu” for a registrant with email address “[email protected]” can not be used.

• A registration service is available for non-EU citizens where a third party agrees the domain at the request of the end customer and permit the use of the domain. Please note that this is not a trustee service as the third party provider is the actual owner of the domain name with all attached rights.

• European citizens living outside of the EU can register .EU domains without this service while using the X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP parameter

Domain Modification

(API Command reference » ModifyDomain)

Standard command

command = ModifyDomain
domain  = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a

Change of Registrant

Exception

command         = ModifyDomain
domain          = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
X-EU-REGISTRANT-LANG = (TEXT)
X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP = (TEXT)(mandatory for European citizens outside the EU)
X-EU-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0|1

• A trustee service is available for non-EU citizens.
• European citizens living outside of the EU can show their legibility to register .EU domains using the X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP parameter

Domain Renewal

(API Command reference » RenewDomain)

Command

command    = RenewDomain
domain     = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
period     = (INT)
expiration = (INT)

Domain Deletion

(API Command reference » DeleteDomain)

Command

COMMAND = DeleteDomain
DOMAIN = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a

Domain Transfer

(API Command reference » TransferDomain)

Transfer Procedure

Exception

command     = TransferDomain
domain      = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
action  = request
auth        = XXXX-1234-1234-1234
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (optional)
nameserver1 = (optional)
X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP = (TEXT)(mandatory for European citizens outside the EU)

• The authcode must be explicitly requested via the SetAuthCode command through the current registrar before initiating a transfer
• Effective May 16, 2018, the transmission of the owner contact is required for .xn—qxa6a domain name transfers.
• It might be necessary to provide the name servers in cases where the current ones cannot be parsed.

Auth-Codes

Exception

command = SetAuthCode
domain = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
action = set | delete (optional: default = set)

• The authorisation code includes a total of 16 letters and digits separated by dashes, in the following format XXXX-AAAA-BBBB-CCCC. You need the complete code in order to start the transfer process. An authorisation code is valid for 40 days from the date of issue or until it is used, whichever comes first.
• Authorisation codes will not be issued for domain names that are blocked, reserved, withdrawn or under registry lock.

Domain Restore

(API Command reference » RestoreDomain)

Standard command

command = RestoreDomain
domain  = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a

Transfer From Quarantine for Domains at Other Registrars

Exception

command     = TransferDomain
domain      = yourdomain.xn--qxa6a
action  = request
auth        = XXXX-1234-1234-1234
ownercontact0   = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (optional)
nameserver1 = (optional)
X-ACCEPT-QUARANTINE = 1(optional)

• Deleted .xn—qxa6a domains under the management of another registrar can be restored from quarantine and simultaneously transferred to Key-Systems (“transfer from quarantine”).
• A change of registrant from quarantine is NOT possible.

Domain Extensions

X-ACCEPT-QUARANTINE	1
X-EU-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC	0|1 A trustee service is available for registrants outside of the EU.
X-EU-REGISTRANT-LANG	* Sets the domain owner’s language displayed in the EURid WHOIS. * Can be set to one of the following tags (defaults to en): bg Bulgarian cs Czech da Danish de German el Modern Greek en Englsih es Spanish et Estonian fi Finnish fr French ga Gaelic hr Croatian hu Hungarian it Italian lt Lithuanian lv Latvian mt Maltese nl Dutch Flemish pl Polish pt Portuguese ro Romanian sk Slovak sl Slovene sv Swedish

Domain Extensions for Natural Persons

X-EU-REGISTRANT-CITIZENSHIP

Private persons with European citizenship who do not live in the EU can register .eu domains by transmitting the parameter with the commands AddDomain, ModifyDomain and TransferDomain. at Austria be Belgium bg Bulgaria cz Czech cy Cyprus de Germany dk Dansk es Spain ee Estonia fi Finland fr France gr Greece hu Hungary ie Ireland it Italy li Liechtenstein lt Lithuania lu Luxembourg lv Latvia mt Malta nl Netherlands pl Poland pt Portugal ro Romania se Sweden sk Slovakia si Slovenia hr Croatia

Domain Restrictions

From November 30, 2022, the email address used while registering a domain name cannot include the new registered domain name.
Example: A registrar wants to register a new domain name called “createnewdomain.eu” for a registrant with email address “[email protected]” can not be used.

The following categories of companies, organisations and individuals will be able to register a .xn—qxa6a domain:

• undertakings having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway;

• organisations established within the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway without prejudice to the application of national law;

• natural persons resident European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway;

• citizens of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, independently of their place of residence

• All others can use our trustee service.

• As there is no existing admin contact at the registry, the admin contact in our system will always be the same as the owner contact.

Abuse Prevention Early Warning System(APEWS): Launch of a new mechanism that determines whether the delegation is delayed

• 1.1. Introduction
  • The status Delayed indicates that the delegation of a domain name in the .eu zone file cannot be completed immediately. A registration may have this status whenever name servers are added for the first time, either during the registration process or later when updating the domain name.
  • EURid postponed the immediate delegation in the .eu zone file for this domain name.
  • Any update, delete or transfer transactions can be performed on a delayed domain name via EPP commands or the Registrar Extranet. However, these changes will not be reflected in the .eu zone file. Delayed domain names are temporarily inactive, which means that the website or email address is not working.
  • The APEWS (Abuse Prevention Early Warning System) algorithm has been developed by KU Leuven University (Belgium). The algorithm will flag potentially abusive registrations and prevent the immediate delegation of these domain names. EURid will make the final decision on the delegation. The APEWS mechanism could cause the status Delayed to be assigned to more domain names on average.
• 1.3. Why delay the delegation of a domain name?
  • By default, domain names will be immediately delegated into the .eu zone file once name servers have been defined.
  • Delayed delegation is a dedicated EURid service that will prevent suspicious domain names from entering the .eu zone file immediately. Before the final delegation of a domain name, parameters are checked by verification systems based on machine learning rules. The parameters include but are not limited to: registration data of the domain name holder; name servers used; or abuse notifications from third parties (e.g. spam house). The verification systems will receive notification of registered domain names and will verify if these domain names could potentially lead to abuses. If so, a verification email message is sent to the domain name holder with the registrar in copy.
  • Delayed delegation relies on the APEWS algorithm developed by KU Leuven University. The algorithm will suggest a decision regarding whether or not to delay the delegation of a domain name.

IDN Information

Additional details about available IDN characters can be found on the registry website.