Types of WHOIS data from a domain: States and lifecycle
Since domains have an expiration date, they go through a series of phases or periods, as explained in the life cycle:
By checking the status of a domain, which we obtain through a whois lookup, we can know which phase of the life cycle it is in:
- OK: Active domain
- clientTransferProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited: Active domain (but locked for transfers).
- pendingDelete: Deletion Period. The domain cannot be recovered. You must wait for it to be released.
Remember that to transfer a domain, it must not be in a locked state (clientTransferProhibited) nor in an expired state (clientHold, redemptionPeriod). In other words, it must not be locked or expired.
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