Transfer domains

To transfer domains to your Realtime Register account, follow the instructions below.

1: Check availability for the domains you need to transfer using our ADAC or list availability check. For detailed instructions on where to find the domain check and how to use it, go to the Check knowledge base article

2: Add the to-be-transferred domain(s) to your cart and click proceed to checkout

3: Provide all the required information in the domain transfer form, we'll go over the different options one by one

Registration profile

A registration profile can be used to fill most of the domain transfer form and speed up the transfer process significantly. A registration profile contains a set of default registration information:

Registrant, Admin, Billing, and Tech contacts
Domain autorenewal settings
Nameserver configuration
DNSSEC key data
Preferred FOA contact

To use a registration profile to autofill the domain transfer form, you'll need to create one first. For instructions on creating a registration profile, go to the Create registration profiles for domain creates/transfers knowledge base article.

4: If you wish to use a registration profile to fill the domain transfer form, select it from the drop-down menu, and the registration profile will be used to fill the domain transfer form. Once filled, add any additional information required if not added by the registration profile. If you do not want to use a registration profile, you can skip this step.

5: Provide the Registrant-, Admin-, Billing- & Tech-contacts

6: Configure the domain autorenewal and Privacy Protect settings

7: Configure the nameserver settings for the domain(s) to be transferred, to do so use a Premium or Basic DNS-zone, configure external nameservers and DNSSEC keydata, select the option No nameservers to complete the transfer request without setting nameservers, or opt for keeping the currently set nameservers for the domains in the transfer request

Premium DNS zone

Select the DNS zone option and configure to use a premium DNS-zone. If an existing Premium DNS-zone for the to be transferred domain(s) is active in your account, it will be autoselected to use for the domain(s) in the transfer request.
To create a new premium DNS zone during the transfer, confiigure the zone to be created based on a DNS-template in your account or a master server that holds the domain's DNS records
Select whether or not to autosign the to be created zones & transferred domain(s) with DNSSEC
For more information on creating Premium DNS zones, go to the Create a premium DNS zone knowledgebase article

Basic DNS zone

Select the DNS zone option and configure to use a basic DNS-zone. If an existing basic DNS-zone for the to be transferred domain(s) is active in your account, it will be autoselected to use for the domain(s) in the transfer request
To create a new basic DNS zone during the transfer, configure the zone to be created based on a DNS-template in your account
Select whether or not to keep the DNS template linked to the zone
For more information on creating Basic DNS zones, go to the Create a basic DNS zone knowledgebase article

Nameservers and DNSSEC keydata

To configure external nameservers and DNSSEC keydata(optional) to be set during the transfer request, select the Nameservers option
Add the nameservers
Add DNSSEC keydata if required

No nameservers

To configure no nameservers to be set during the transfer request, select the No nameservers option
Add the nameservers
Add DNSSEC keydata if required

Keep existing nameservers

Switch the for transfers keep existing Nameservers slider to on
If you need to keep the currently set DNSSEC keydata during the transfer as well, switch the for transfers keep existing DNSSEC records slider to on

8: Provide additional transfer information in the form of selecting the preferred FOA contact and whether to act as designated agent during the transfer

Important

The FOA contact preference and designated agent option are only available in the transfer form if available for the transfers that are being requested. If they're not shown in the transfer request you're requesting through our portal, this step can be skipped.

9: Click Confirm to go to the order confirmation page

10: Select the domain transfer period to use for the domain transfer(s) from the dropdown menu if available, provide the authcode in the authcode field if required, and click Complete order to complete the domain transfer request

11: A message indicating the transfer has been completed or has been requested and is suspended will be displayed

12: If the transfer request has been requested but not completed real-time, you can check the domain transfer process on the requested transfers overview page in our portal

13: For more information on managing suspended transfers, go to the Check pending transfers knowledge base article