namecheap.domains.setRegistrarLock

Sets the RegistrarLock status for a domain.

Request Parameters

Global parameters are not shown here for clarity, but should be present in all requests

Name Type MaxLength Required? Default Description
DomainName String 70 Yes   DomainName to set status
LockAction String
70 No LOCK
Possible values are LOCK and UNLOCK

Example Request

https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response?ApiUser=apiexample&ApiKey=56b4c87ef4fd49cb96d915c0db68194&
UserName=apiexample&Command=namecheap.domains.setRegistrarLock&ClientIp=192.168.1.109&
DomainName=domain1.com&LockAction=unlock

Example Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ApiResponse Status="OK">
<Errors/>
<RequestedCommand>namecheap.domains.setRegistrarLock</RequestedCommand>
<CommandResponse Type="namecheap.domains.setRegistrarLock">
  <DomainSetRegistrarLockResult Domain="domain1.com" IsSuccess="true"/>
</CommandResponse>
<Server>SERVER-NAME</Server>
<GMTTimeDifference>+5:30</GMTTimeDifference>
<ExecutionTime>1.422</ExecutionTime>
</ApiResponse>

Error Codes

Specifies the error codes that might be returned from this method

Number Description
2015278 Invalid data specified for LockAction
2019166 Domain not found
2016166 Domain is not associate with your account
3031510 Error From Enom when Errorcount <> 0
2030166 Edit permission for Domain is not supported
3050900 Unknown error response from Enom
5050900 Unknown exceptions

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