{"id":24514,"date":"2022-02-02T14:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/domains-how-do-i-transfer-my-com-net-co-za-domain-to-1-grid\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:11:51","slug":"domains-how-do-i-transfer-my-com-net-co-za-domain-to-1-grid","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/domains-how-do-i-transfer-my-com-net-coza-domain-to-1-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains: How do I transfer my  .com \/.net\/ .co.za domain to 1-grid ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This guide provides you with the \u00a0steps to transfer any domain to our 1-grid platform. The transfer procedure for generic top-level domains is decided by ICANN and all registrars need to adhere to this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 1\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Prepare your domain for transfer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Before you start a transfer of a domain to another registrar, you need to do some preparations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Contact your current registrar if you need to make any changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Make sure the domain is unlocked and the status is set to<strong>\u00a0OK.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can check this in the WHOIS on<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/whois.icann.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whois.icann.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Check if you have access to the email address that is associated with the domain. <strong>This is where the request for approval will be sent to.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Request the Auth-ID to be sent to you by your current registrar for international domain like .com and.net.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>INFO:<\/strong> Before you transfer your domain, make a backup of all the content you want to keep, like your website, database and emails. Only your domain is transferred, content you need to move manually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong> &#8211; Place an order on our website<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The next step is to place an order \u00a0on our website and activate it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Type in your domain in the search field located at the top of our website and click Search.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" style=\"width: 501px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038709890\/original\/Pj05dUFnvzLvanvJsLtwxu3DzGBaRSZMnw.png?1585135482\" height=\"295\" data-id=\"33038709852\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">On the next page click the Transfer button and click on<strong>\u00a0Go to Cart.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">In your card make sure Domains Essentials is selected and click <strong>checkout\u00a0<\/strong>to complete order.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"fr-no-borders\" style=\"width: 97%; margin-left: calc(1%); margin-right: calc(2%);\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100.0000%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 492px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038709993\/original\/UwC9MkjO7p703cAtHz0cne_tkLCo_fVP0w.png?1585135638\" height=\"151\" data-id=\"33038709964\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100.0000%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 513px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038710137\/original\/DhbnlqHGEiFroDVANQhi5f4Y7t7ja7mVUQ.png?1585135987\" data-id=\"33038710112\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">After you have completed your order, we will send you a confirmation via email. If you paid online, your order will be activated automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong> &#8211; Approve the transfer request<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Open the email with the subject &#8220;Please accept the Domain Registration Agreement for&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Click the link in the email to approve. <strong>Should you not receive the email for whatever reason you can also contact your current registrar to accept the transfer on your behalf.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Wait for the transfer to complete<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Domain transfers can take 1-5 days to complete.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">If the transfer request is not accepted within those 5 days the transfer will fail.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>More information regarding domain transfer failure can be found\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/domain-transfer-troubleshooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide provides you with the \u00a0steps to transfer any domain to our 1-grid platform. 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