{"id":2039,"date":"2021-06-10T15:25:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T12:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:43:26","slug":"how-to-transfer-your-domain-name-to-another-registrar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-transfer-your-domain-name-to-another-registrar\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Domain to Another Registrar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image mpg-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1230\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Transfer-Domain-Name.jpg\" alt=\"Transfer Domain to Another Registrar\" class=\"wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Transfer-Domain-Name.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Transfer-Domain-Name-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Transfer-Domain-Name-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Transfer-Domain-Name-768x325.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transferring a domain name from one registrar to another requires you to unlock the domain name and obtain<\/span><b> an Authorization Code<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(sometimes called EPP Code)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You need to provide this code to the registrar where you are moving the domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Step 1. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the control panel for your existing domain name registrar.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Step 2. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This step varies depending on the registrar you are currently using. You must unlock the domain name before a transfer can proceed. This option is generally available as a toggle switch. Once<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/hosting\/dns\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the domain name<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is unlocked, you can obtain the <\/span><b>EPP Code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Step 3.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At your destination registrar, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/domain-names.html\"><b>choose to transfer a domain<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will need to provide the registrar with the domain name you wish to move and the EPP Code.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Transferring a domain name to a new registrar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will require an additional one-year registration for the domain name. This term extends your existing ownership. For example, a domain name valid for six months will be yours for one year and six months following the transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Domain name transfers can take anywhere between 24 hours <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up to a week to complete, depending on the registrars involved.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"youtube-player\" id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\">How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n    {\r\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n        \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\r\n        \"name\": \"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\",\r\n        \"description\": \"You can actually buy web hosting and domain name from different providers and just link these two things together. In this video we'll show you exactly how.\",\r\n        \"thumbnailUrl\": [\r\n            \"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/qwGE9xz5eb8\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\r\n        ],\r\n        \"uploadDate\": \"2022-04-12\",\r\n        \"duration\": \"PT3M45S\",\r\n        \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qwGE9xz5eb8\"\r\n    }\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/whois.html?utm_source=scalahosting-internal-link&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=whois-referral&amp;utm_id=whois-referral\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png\" alt=\"Transfer Domain to Another Registrar\" class=\"wp-image-4915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png 600w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transferring a domain name from one registrar to another requires you to unlock the domain name and obtain an Authorization Code (sometimes called EPP Code). You need to provide this code to the registrar where you are moving the domain name. 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