Transfer a domain in

Use Networking → Transfer Domain when the domain is registered at another company and you want Expanse to become the registrar.

What you need

• The domain name (for example example.com).
• The auth code from your current registrar. In the panel this is labeled Auth code (EPP code)—it is the same one-word or multi-character code your old registrar calls an EPP code, transfer code, or authorization code.
• A registrant contact on file (create and verify under Registrant contacts if prompted).

Steps

1. Unlock the domain and disable privacy/proxy at the losing registrar if their policy requires it to see the code or complete transfer.
2. Request the auth code from the losing registrar; copy it exactly.
3. In Expanse Panel, open Transfer Domain, enter the domain and the auth code, then follow checkout.

What happens after you order

• The transfer follows registry rules (often several days). Your domain may stay at the old registrar until the transfer completes.
• After the transfer completes, the domain appears in your Networking list like a registered domain, and you can point nameservers and edit DNS here.
• Until the service is active, use Networking → Registrant contacts if you need to fix contact validation and use Retry on failed provisioning when shown.

Transfers are billed as their own order type in the panel; see checkout for the amount for your extension—this article does not quote fixed prices.