A registrar transfer changes which registrar manages a domain registration. It does not copy website files, move mailboxes or automatically require a nameserver change. Prepare the administrative details first, and treat any hosting migration as a separate change with its own backup and testing plan.
Recommended steps
- Confirm that you control the registration and can access the current registrar account and required approval channel. Check the domain's expiry date and any transfer restriction before starting close to expiration.
- Ask the current registrar whether the domain is eligible for transfer. For affected generic extensions, recent registration, transfer or registrant changes can restrict eligibility. Requirements differ for some country-code extensions.
- Obtain the transfer authorization code where required and remove the applicable transfer lock through the current registrar. Treat the code as a secret and submit it only through the intended secure order workflow.
- Record the current nameservers and important DNS entries. Keep the existing DNS service available during the transfer unless you have planned and tested a separate DNS cutover.
- Review the domain spelling and one-year transfer price before submitting the request. Weeby's configured catalog price is $10 for a one-year transfer; registrar approval, eligibility and the resulting expiration date still require confirmation.
Follow the transfer status and respond to legitimate approval requests. Do not create repeated transfer orders while one is pending. If it is rejected, send Domains & SSL the reported reason so the underlying restriction can be resolved before retrying.
