How to Retry a Denied Domain Transfer
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If you receive a message from your current registrar that a domain transfer was denied, it is likely for one of the following reasons:
- the domain is locked
- the domain was registered within the last 60 days
- the domain has WHOIS privacy turned on
Before you can submit a new transfer request, you will need to wait until the current open transfer request is closed. Most domain registries only allow one transfer request for a domain at a time, and they do not allow the requesting registrar to cancel a transfer request once it is issued to the registry.
To retry the transfer
- Once the open transfer closes, unlock the domain at the current registrar and turn off WHOIS privacy.
- In DNSimple, open the domain from the page. The domain stays in your account after a denied transfer.
- On the domain’s page, click and complete the transfer steps again.
If the domain is no longer in your account, start a new transfer from the page: click , then .
Have more questions?
If you have any questions about issuing a new transfer order when a transfer is denied, just contact support, and we’ll be happy to help. You can also read more about domain registration at DNSimple.