Documentation
How the platform works, written for somebody who will have to explain it to a client.
Transfer a domain in
A transfer moves who the name is registered through. The site and the mail carry on working throughout.
## Before you start
The domain has to be unlocked at the current registrar, and for most extensions you need an authorisation code from them. A name registered or transferred in the last sixty days cannot be moved again yet.
## How long it takes
Five days for most extensions, because the losing registrar is given that long to object. A `.uk` name moves in minutes, because it is done by changing a tag rather than by a transfer.
## What it costs
A transfer adds a year to the expiry date and is charged at the transfer price for that extension.
Tell us what you are running now and we will tell you plainly whether moving it is worth your time.