If the contact information of a domain name registrant, such as the email address, address, and mobile number, changes, the existing registrant information must be modified. If the registrant of a domain name changes due to reasons such as domain name trading or Internet Content Provider (ICP) filing applications, the ownership of the domain name must be transferred to the actual registrant. This topic shows you how to modify registrant information and transfer domain name ownership in different scenarios and describes the precautions related to the operations.
Relevant concepts
- Modify registrant information or transfer domain name ownership
The system determines whether to modify registrant information or transfer domain name ownership based on the changes in the registrant information.
Note Before you transfer your domain name ownership to another registrant, you must check when your domain name expires in the Domains console. You cannot transfer the ownership of an expired domain name. If you want to perform the transfer, you must renew the domain name before the transfer. For more information, see Renew a domain name.- Scenario 1: Entity A owns a domain name. The registrant of the domain name needs to be changed from Entity A to Entity B due to reasons such as domain name trading or ICP filing applications, or the name or certificate number of Entity A changes. In this scenario, the system automatically transfers the ownership of the domain name from Entity A to Entity B.
- Scenario 2: The registrant of a domain name remains unchanged, but the contact information of the registrant, such as the mobile number, email address, and address, changes. In this scenario, the system automatically modifies the registrant information of the domain name.
- Modify domain name information
If the registrant information of a domain name remains unchanged, but the information about the domain name administrator, buyer, or technical contact changes, the domain name information must be modified. For more information, see Modify domain name information.
- Transfer a domain name to another Alibaba Cloud account
After the ownership of a domain name is transferred, the Alibaba Cloud account to which the domain name belongs will not be changed.
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The registrant of a domain name remains the same. However, the information about the
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Modify domain name information | Modify domain name information |
The registrant of a domain name remains the same, but the domain name is transferred to another Alibaba Cloud account. |
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Review period
- Transfer the ownership of multiple domain names by using a registrant profile that
has passed real-name verification:
- Non-CNNIC domain names: The verification process can be complete within a short period. CNNIC is the abbreviation of China Internet Network Information Center.
- CNNIC domain names including .cn, .中国, .公司, and .网络: If you transfer the ownership of a CNNIC domain name by using a registrant profile that has passed real-name verification, little information and few materials are required for review. However, CNNIC still reviews the domain name information and real-name verification materials. The review process usually requires three to five business days.
- Transfer the ownership of a single domain name by using a registrant profile that
has passed real-name verification:
After you select a registrant profile that has passed real-name verification, you must still enter your certificate number and upload materials for real-name verification to transfer the ownership. The review process usually requires three to five business days.
- Transfer the ownership of special domain names with suffixes such as .gov.cn: Registrants of special domain names cannot be changed online. The amount of time required to review real-name verification materials varies based on the actual situation.
Materials required to transfer domain name ownership
If you want to transfer the ownership of a domain name to a new registrant, you must provide materials of the new registrant for real-name verification. The certificates or documents of the current registrant are not required. Before the ownership transfer, we recommend that you check the registrant type and domain name suffix and prepare the required materials in advance. This facilitates the transfer.
- For the materials required to transfer the ownership of individual domain names, see 域名持有者为个人.
- For the materials required to transfer the ownership of organization domain names, see Organization registrants.