# Domain Status

A .de domain can have the following statuses:

free

The domain is not registered.

The only available request for a domain with the status “free” is CREATE.

connect

Example domain: denic-connect-example.de

The domain is registered and connected.

For a domain of your own inventory the following requests are available:

UPDATE, CHHOLDER, CREATE-AUHTINFO1, DELETE-AUHTINFO1, CREATE-AUTHINFO2, TRANSIT and DELETE.

For a domain of another than your own inventory the following requests are available:

CREATE-AUTHINFO2, CHPROV.

failed

Example domain: denic-failed-example.de

The domain was registered or restored (RESTORE request), but is not connected, because the Name Server Predelegation Check failed during domain registration or restoring. The domain must be connected within 30 days by means of an UPDATE or CHHOLDER request.

A domain with a “failed” status is not included in the .de zone.

For a domain of your own inventory the following requests are available:

UPDATE, CHHOLDER, CREATE-AUHTINFO1, DELETE-AUHTINFO1, CREATE-AUTHINFO2, TRANSIT and DELETE.

For a domain of another than your own inventory the following requests are available:

CREATE-AUTHINFO2, CHPROV.

invalid

Example domain: denic-invalid-example.de

The domain is invalid and cannot be registered

redemptionPeriod

Example domain: denic-rgp-example.de

A domain was deleted and is in the Redemption Grace Period for 30 days from the day of deletion.

A domain with a “redemptionPeriod” status is not included in the .de zone.

If the domain was part of your own inventory, you can restore it during the Redemption Grace Period by means of a RESTORE request.

Any provider can restore the domain by means of a CHPROV request with AUTHINFO2.

Notice |  | After the Redemption Grace Period has expired, domains are released randomly and uniformly on the following calendar day in a configurable time window (DENIC reserves the right to change the time window at any time). Example: Redemption Grace Period = 30 days / time window 02:00 a.m. to 04:00 a.m. August 1: DELETE August 31: End of the Redemption Grace Period September 1: Release domain randomly between 02:00 a.m. and 04:00 a.m.