Registrar Transfer Frequency Limit

Domains may be transferred from one RegistrarClosed A domain name registrar is an organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited by a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry and/or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry. The management is done in accordance with the guidelines of the designated domain name registries and to offer such services to the public. to another every 60 days.

For newly registered domains, the domain must be 65 days old before being transferred (60 days + the initial 5 days Add Grace period)

These limits are imposed by the respective RegistryClosed A domain name registry is a database of all domain names registered in a top-level domain. A registry operator, also called a network information center (NIC), is the part of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that keeps the database of domain names, and generates the zone files which convert domain names to IP addresses. for the domain extension, and not by Webnames. These limits are put in place to prevent abuse of the system whereby frequent transfers obscure domain ownership both in real time as well as from an auditing perspective.

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