Get Registration

GET/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/{domain_name}

Returns the current state of a domain registration.

This is the canonical read endpoint for a domain you own. It returns the full registration resource including current settings and expiration. When the registration resource is ready, both created_at and expires_at are present in the response.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier

maxLength32

domain_name: string

Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) including the extension (e.g., example.com, mybrand.app). The domain name uniquely identifies a registration — the same domain cannot be registered twice, making it a natural idempotency key for registration requests.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

result: Registration { auto_renew, created_at, domain_name, 4 more }

A domain registration resource representing the current state of a registered domain.

auto_renew: boolean

Whether the domain will be automatically renewed before expiration.

created_at: string

When the domain was registered. Present when the registration resource exists.

formatdate-time

domain_name: string

expires_at: string

When the domain registration expires. Present when the registration is ready; may be null only while status is registration_pending.

formatdate-time

locked: boolean

Whether the domain is locked for transfer.

privacy_mode: "redaction"

Current WHOIS privacy mode for the registration.

status: "active" or "registration_pending" or "expired" or 3 more

Current registration status.

active: Domain is registered and operational
registration_pending: Registration is in progress
expired: Domain has expired
suspended: Domain is suspended by the registry
redemption_period: Domain is in the redemption grace period
pending_delete: Domain is pending deletion by the registry

One of the following:

"active"

"registration_pending"

"expired"

"suspended"

"redemption_period"

"pending_delete"

success: true

Whether the API call was successful

Get Registration

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/registrar/registrations/$DOMAIN_NAME \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "auto_renew": true,
    "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "domain_name": "example.com",
    "expires_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "locked": true,
    "privacy_mode": "redaction",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "success": true
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "Domain not found"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "Invalid domain name"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [],
  "result": {
    "auto_renew": true,
    "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "domain_name": "example.com",
    "expires_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "locked": true,
    "privacy_mode": "redaction",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "success": true
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "Domain not found"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "Invalid domain name"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}