Things to Consider Before Transferring Your Domain Away from Google Domains

1. Before going further with the domain transfer, it is essential to know that when a domain name is transferred away, the name servers associated with your domain stay the same during the transfer from one registrar to the other. So for example, if your domain name is using the default name servers of Google Domains, those name servers will be preserved during the transfer and you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
   This means that if you switched to another web hosting provider, and your website was migrated already, before initiating a domain transfer make sure that your domain name is pointed to the name servers of the new provider. As we previously mentioned – you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
2. Domain Name Registrations and Web Hosting are separate services. The domain name transfer process will not automatically migrate your website. If you are a ChemiCloud customer and wish to transfer your website from your web host, please submit a migration request from your client area. Our migrations experts will move your existing sites and emails free of charge, seamlessly, and with no downtime.
3. The transfer of your domain name will include the renewal of your domain with another year. So for instance, if your domain is due to expire on the 1st of January 2025, once the transfer is complete, the new expiration date will be the 1st of January 2026.
4. Ensure the domain has not been registered or transferred in the last 60 days.
5. Ensure that the domain is in the  ‘Active Period’ and not in the ‘Redemption Grace Period’ or ‘Pending Delete’ period.

How To Transfer A Domain From Google Domains

Step 1: Click here to open the Google Domains page. In the top right corner of the webpage, click the Sign In button.

You will be prompted to log in to your Google Account:

Step 2: After signing into your Google Account, your Google Domains page will load, and you will see a list of all domains registered in your Google Domains account.

Find the domain you wish to transfer and click the Manage button to the right of the domain.

Step 3: The Domain Management page will load. Look towards the left side of the page and click Registration Options.

Step 4: The Registration Settings page will load. Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the “Domain is locked’ setting.

Toggle the switch to the off position. This will unlock the domain so it can be transferred.

Step 5: The Transfer Out option is at the bottom of the Registration Settings page.

Click the Get Auth Code button.

Your auth code will be displayed. You can use this code at the new registrar to transfer the domain away from Google Domains.

And that’s how you unlock your domain at Google Domains and request your EPP code to transfer the domain.

How to Request a Domain Transfer to ChemiCloud

Once you have your EPP code and have confirmed the domain is unlocked, and privacy is disabled, follow the steps to initiate the domain transfer.

We’ll assume that you have already unlocked the domain at its current registrar and that you also have the authorization code (sometimes called an EPP key) from Hostinger.

1) Head over to our Domain Transfer page and enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud and the domain Transfer Code (EPP) in the appropriate text field (your current domain registrar should provide this code).

2) Click the “Order Now“ button.

3) You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer without hosting.

Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.

That’s it! You know how to transfer your domain away from Google Domains, whether with another company or us. (But we are pretty awesome, lol).

How about transferring your domain for free?

Grab an annual hosting plan and get a free domain transfer. What’s more, we’ll migrate your website(s) free of charge and with zero downtime from your existing web host to us.

You’ll get more than a free domain transfer.

Great renewal rates: When renewing your domain, you’ll never have to worry about breaking the bank.

User-friendly domain management: Manage your domain with an easy-to-use control panel and dashboard.

Industry-leading Customer Support – Day or night, our 24/7 happiness engineers are here to offer struggle-free support when you need it.

Get your free domain transfer now.

This Knowledge Base article will show you how to get your domain’s EPP Code from your client area.

How to Get Your Domain’s EPP Code in the Client Area

Step 1: Open the ChemiCloud Client Area by clicking here then log in.

Step 2: Once you are logged in, click the Domains tab at the top of your Dashboard.

Step 3: A list of your domains will appear. Click “Manage Domain” next to the domain for which you need to request the EPP Code.

Step 4: The Domain Management panel will open. From here, look for the Manage area on the right side and click “Get EPP Code“.

Step 5: The EPP Code screen will load and the code for the domain will be displayed:

Now you can use this to transfer your domain.

We created this Knowledgebase Article to highlight some of the reasons a domain transfer has failed.

Reasons for a Domain Transfer to Fail

Awaiting Owner Response or Approval

When you attempt to transfer a domain away from a registrar, an email will be sent to the listed registrant/owner email address in the WHOIS for that domain. If you are seeing the status “Awaiting Owner Response or Approval” it means the owner of the domain hasn’t authorized the transfer but also hasn’t denied it. They need to take action on the email they received regarding the transfer.

Check Admin Email Address (May Be Incorrect)

As mentioned above, in order to transfer a domain, the current owner contact must approve the transfer. If you are seeing the status “Check Admin Email Address (May Be Incorrect)” when attempting a domain transfer, it means the email address for the Administrative contact is probably invalid or an old email that is now undeliverable. You’ll want to update this in that domain’s WHOIS records.

Domain is Locked

Your domain transfer request will fail if the domain is currently locked. In order to proceed with the transfer, you must unlock the domain at it’s present registrar.

60 Day Post-Renewal Waiting Period

A domain must be at least 60 days past it’s registration date or the date when it was last transferred. You’ll need to wait until 60 days have passed, then you can resubmit your request.

60 Day Ownership Update Waiting Period

If the owner of the domain has changed their first or last name in their WHOIS, the domain may be locked for transfer for another 60 days. This is to prevent fraud.

Expired Domain

A domain transfer will fail if your domain is expired. You must first renew the domain, then wait 60 days, before you can re-request the domain transfer.

Domain Set to Private

Your domain transfer request will fail if the domain privacy or WHOIS Privacy on your domain is enabled. In order to complete the transfer, you must disable the domain privacy feature at the current registrar.

Authorization Code Not Provided

If you didn’t provide the authorization or EPP code when attempting the domain transfer, the transfer will fail. You must request the EPP/Authorization Key from the current registrar to transfer it to another registrar.

How to Request a Domain Transfer to ChemiCloud

Once you have your EPP code and have confirmed the domain is unlocked and privacy is disabled, follow the steps to initiate the domain transfer.

We’ll assume that you have already unlocked the domain at its current registrar and that you also have the authorization code (sometimes called an EPP key) from your domain registrar.

1) Head over to our Domain Transfer page and enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud and the domain Transfer Code (EPP) in the appropriate text field (your current domain registrar should provide this code).

2) Click the “Order Now“ button.

3) You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer without hosting.

Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.

A domain name transfer can take up to six (6) days to complete. Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

That’s it!

Things to Consider Before Transferring Your Domain Away from WordPress.com

1. Before going further with the domain transfer, it is essential to know that when a domain name is transferred away, the name servers associated with your domain stay the same during the transfer from one registrar to the other. So, for example, if your domain name is using the default name servers of WordPress.com, those name servers will be preserved during the transfer, and you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
   If you switched to another web-hosting provider and your website was migrated already, before initiating a domain transfer, make sure that your domain name is pointed to the new provider’s name servers. As we previously mentioned – you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
2. Domain Name Registrations and Web Hosting are separate services. The domain name transfer process will not automatically migrate your website. If you are a ChemiCloud customer and wish to transfer your website from WordPress.com, please submit a migration request from your client area. Our migrations experts will move your existing sites and emails free of charge, seamlessly, and with no downtime.
3. Transferring your domain name will include your domain renewal for another year. So, if your domain is due to expire on the 1st of January 2025, once the transfer is complete, the new expiration date will be the 1st of January 2026.
4. Ensure that the domain has not been registered or transferred in the last 60 days.
5. Ensure that the domain is in the  ‘Active Period’ and not in the ‘Redemption Grace Period’ or ‘Pending Delete’ period.

How To Transfer A Domain From WordPress.com

Step 1) Log in to your WordPress.com client area.

Step 2) After logging in, go to your Domains page (My Sites → Manage → Domains)

Step 3) Select the domain you want to transfer from the list and click Transfer Domain.

Step 4) Select Transfer to another registrar.

Step 5) In the next window, you will see a message explaining that your domain needs to be unlocked and Privacy Protection (if active) removed. Click Update Settings and Continue

Step 6) The next page will confirm that you have been sent a transfer code (also known as an “auth code” or “EPP code”) to your registrant email address.

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How to Request a Domain Transfer to ChemiCloud

Once you have your EPP code and have confirmed the domain is unlocked, and privacy is disabled, follow the steps to initiate the domain transfer.

We’ll assume that you have already unlocked the domain at its current registrar and have the authorization code (sometimes called an EPP key) from WordPress.com.

1) Head over to our Domain Transfer page and enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud and the domain Transfer Code (EPP) in the appropriate text field (your current domain registrar should provide this code).

2) Click the “Order Now“ button.

3) You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer without hosting.

Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.

A domain name transfer can take up to six (6) days. Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

That’s it! You know how to transfer your domain away from WordPress.com, whether with another company or us. (But we are pretty awesome, lol).

How about transferring your domain for free?

Grab an annual hosting plan and get a free domain transfer. Moreover, we’ll migrate your website(s) free of charge and with zero downtime from WordPress.com to us.

You’ll get more than a free domain transfer.

Great renewal rates: When renewing your domain, you’ll never have to worry about breaking the bank.

User-friendly domain management: Manage your domain with an easy-to-use control panel and dashboard.

Industry-leading Customer Support – Day or night, our 24/7 happiness engineers are here to offer struggle-free support when you need it.

Get your free domain transfer now.

Things to Consider Before Transferring Your Domain Away from HostGator

1. Before going further with the domain transfer, it is important to know that when a domain name is transferred away, the name servers associated with your domain stay the same during the transfer from one registrar to the other. So for example if your domain name is using the default name servers of HostGator, those name servers will be preserved during the transfer and you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
   This means that if you switched to other web hosting provider, and your website was migrated already, before initiating a domain transfer make sure that your domain name is pointed to the name servers of the new provider. As we previously mentioned – you won’t be able to change the name servers until the transfer is complete.
2. Domain Name Registrations and Web Hosting are separate services. The domain name transfer process will not automatically migrate your website. If you are a ChemiCloud customer and you wish to transfer your website from Hostgator, please submit a migration request from your client area. Our migrations experts will move your existing sites and emails free of charge, seamlessly and with no downtime.
3. The transfer of your domain name will include the renewal of your domain’s with another year. So for instance if your domain is due to expire on 1st of January 2025, once the transfer is compete, the new expiration date will be 1st of January 2026.
4. Ensure the domain has not been registered or transferred in the last 60 days.
5. Ensure that the domain is in the  ‘Active Period’ and not in ‘Redemption Grace Period’ or ‘Pending Delete’ period.

How To Transfer A Domain From HostGator

Step 1: Login to your HostGator Portal.

Step 2: After you’ve logged in, click Domains on the left side of the Portal.

Step 3: Find the domain you’re transferring in the list of domains and click the More button.

Step 4: Click the padlock on the left side in the More menu.

Step 5: Toggle the domain lock to “Locking OFF” and click the blue Save Domain Locking button.

Step 6: Now that the domain is locked, you need to obtain the EPP Key, or Transfer Code. To do this, click the blue Get EPP button.

Step 7: Copy the EPP code to your clipboard and paste it into a Notepad or text editor file for safekeeping.

Next, you need to disable the domain privacy feature if you have purchased this from HostGator.

Step 8: Click the Detective Icon on the left menu of the domain editor.

Then click the circle/dot next to Public, and click the blue Save button.

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Transfer your Domain from HostGator to ChemiCloud

Once you have your EPP code and have confirmed the domain is unlocked, and privacy is disabled, follow the steps to initiate the domain transfer.

We’ll assume that you have already unlocked the domain at its current registrar and that you also have the authorization code (sometimes called an EPP key) from HostGator.

1) Head over to our Domain Transfer page and enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud and the domain Transfer Code (EPP) in the appropriate text field (your current domain registrar should provide this code).

2) Click the “Order Now“ button.

3) You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer without hosting.

Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.

A domain name transfer can take up to six (6) days. Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

That’s it! You know how to transfer your domain away from HostGator, whether with another company or us. (But we are pretty awesome, lol).

How about transferring your domain for free?

Grab an annual hosting plan and get a free domain transfer. What’s more, we’ll migrate your website(s) free of charge and with zero downtime from HostGator to us.

You’ll get more than a free domain transfer.

Great renewal rates: When renewing your domain, you’ll never have to worry about breaking the bank.

User-friendly domain management: Manage your domain with an easy-to-use control panel and dashboard.

Industry-leading Customer Support – Day or night, our 24/7 happiness engineers are here to offer struggle-free support when you need it.

Get your free domain transfer now.

How to Transfer a CO.UK Domain to ChemiCloud

1. From the end of your current domain registrar, you will have to change the IPS TAG on your domain to KEY-SYSTEMS-DE
2. Log into your lab then go to the Domains section of your lab’s dashboard and then click the Transfer in a domain under the actions area.
3. Enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud.  As co.uk domains don’t use transfer codes, please use a dummy EPP code in the appropriate text field. It won’t be taken into consideration.
4. Click the “Order Now“ button
5. You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer, without hosting.
6. Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.A co.uk domain name transfer can take up to one (1) day to complete. Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

That’s it! Now you know how to transfer your co.uk domain name over to ChemiCloud.

Verify that the domain name is eligible for transfer

• Make sure that the domain has not been registered  or transferred in the last 60 days
• Disable ‘Whois/Privacy Protection’
• Make sure that you have access to the registrant email address
• Ensure the domain is not in ‘Redemption Grace Period’ or ‘Pending Delete’ period.

Prepare your domain for transfer

• Unlock your domain – remove the Registrar lock you may have set for added security;
• Obtain the Auth/EPP code from the current Registrar:

Auth/EPP codes are required for all .com, .net, .org, .us, .biz, .info, .me, .co, .io, .ca, .tv, .in, .mobi, .cc, .pe, .com.pe, .net.pe, .org.pe, .tech, .top, .party, .loan, .faith and other new gTLD domains. If you cannot request an EPP code in account with your Registrar, contact them and ask them to provide it.

How to Initiate a domain transfer from your ChemiCloud account

Once you have your EPP code and have confirmed the domain is unlocked, and privacy is disabled, follow the steps to initiate the domain transfer.

We’ll assume that you have already unlocked the domain at its current registrar and that you also have the authorization code (sometimes called an EPP key) from Bluehost.

1) Head over to our Domain Transfer page and enter the domain name you wish to transfer to ChemiCloud and the domain Transfer Code (EPP) in the appropriate text field (your current domain registrar should provide this code).

2) Click the “Order Now“ button.

3) You will be asked if you require hosting as well. Click the “Continue“ button to finalize only the domain transfer without hosting.

Click the ‘Checkout‘ button to send your domain transfer request.

A domain name transfer can take up to six (6) days. Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

Confirm the transfer with your former Registrar

Once you have submitted the domain transfer, your current Registrar will be notified of the transfer and will, in turn, send you an email confirming the transfer order. Approve the email accordingly.

NOTE: You must approve the transfer within five days. (If you do not do so, the Registrar will assume that you do not wish to proceed with the transfer, and the transfer will be canceled).

A domain name transfer can take up to six (6) days.

Once the domain name transfer is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email.

List of domain name status codes

• ACTIVE  –  The normal state for a domain name. Active domain names can be used for websites, email, or to register nameservers.
• OK  –  Domain name is active and can be used.
• INACTIVE  –  Domain name can not be used because name servers are not set or are incorrect.
• REGISTRAR-HOLD  –  The registrar has placed the domain on hold and it cannot be used.
• REGISTRY-HOLD  –  The central registry has placed the domain on hold and it cannot be used.
• REGISTRAR-LOCK  –  Domain name is locked by registrar. The domain can not be modified or deleted. Domain can be uses and renewed. This is often done upon request by the domain name registrant.
• REGISTRY-LOCK  –  The central registry has locked the domain so that its settings cannot be changed.
• REDEMPTIONPERIOD  –  Domain name has expired and is under Redemption Period of 30 days. Domain name can not be used, modified or deleted. Domain can only be restored by paying redemption fees.
• PENDINGRESTORE  –  A domain that had expired is now being restored to ACTIVE status.
• PENDINGDELETE  –  The domain expired the registry is about to erase it. A domain remains in this status for five days before it is deleted.
• CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the sponsporing registrar so that it can not be deleted.
• SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the registry so that it can not be deleted.
• CLIENT_HOLD  –  Domain name is locked by the sponsoring registrar so that it can not be used.
• SERVER_HOLD  –  Domain name is locked by the registry so that it can not be used.
• CLIENT_RENEW_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the sponsoring registrar so that it can not be renewed.
• SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the registry so that it can not be renewed.
• CLIENT_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the sponsoring registrar so that it can not be transferred to another registrar.
• SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the registry so that it can not be transferred to another registrar.
• CLIENT_UPDATE_PROHIBITED  –  Domain name is locked by the sponsoring registrar so that it’s settings can not be modified.
• SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED  –  The central registry has locked the domain to prevent its settings from being changed.
• PENDING_DELETE  –  Domain name is in process of being deleted by the registry.
• PENDING_TRANSFER  –  Domain name is in process of being transferred from one registrar to another. Domain name can not be modified during this period.

You must complete the transfer during its grace period before the domain name falls into “redemption,” which is when the domain name begins its transfer back to the registry for someone else to register it.

The length of the grace period differs by domain name extension.