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Registrar
Update Status

Get Update Status

GET/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/{domain_name}/update-status

Returns the current status of a domain update workflow.

Use this endpoint to poll for completion when the PATCH response returned 202 Accepted. The URL is provided in the links.self field of the workflow status response.

Poll this endpoint until the workflow reaches a terminal state or a state that requires user attention.

Use increasing backoff between polls. When the workflow remains blocked on a third party, use a longer polling interval and do not poll indefinitely.

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: WorkflowStatus { completed, created_at, links, 4 more }

Status of an async registration workflow.

completed: boolean

Whether the workflow has reached a terminal state. true when state is succeeded or failed. false for pending, in_progress, action_required, and blocked.

created_at: string
formatdate-time
state: "pending" or "in_progress" or "action_required" or 3 more

Workflow lifecycle state.

  • pending: Workflow has been created but not yet started processing.
  • in_progress: Actively processing. Continue polling links.self. The workflow has an internal deadline and will not remain in this state indefinitely.
  • action_required: Paused — requires action by the user (not the system). See context.action for what is needed. An automated polling loop must break on this state; it will not resolve on its own without user intervention.
  • blocked: The workflow cannot make progress due to a third party such as the domain extension’s registry or a losing registrar. No user action will help. Continue polling — the block may resolve when the third party responds.
  • succeeded: Terminal. The operation completed successfully. completed will be true. For registrations, context.registration contains the resulting registration resource.
  • failed: Terminal. The operation failed. completed will be true. See error.code and error.message for the reason. Do not auto-retry without user review.
One of the following:
"pending"
"in_progress"
"action_required"
"blocked"
"succeeded"
"failed"
updated_at: string
formatdate-time
context: optional map[unknown]

Workflow-specific data for this workflow.

The workflow subject is identified by context.domain_name for domain-centric workflows.

error: optional { code, message }

Error details when a workflow reaches the failed state. The specific error codes and messages depend on the workflow type (registration, update, etc.) and the underlying registry response. These workflow error codes are separate from immediate HTTP error errors[].code values returned by non-2xx responses. Surface error.message to the user for context.

code: string

Machine-readable error code identifying the failure reason.

message: string

Human-readable explanation of the failure. May include registry-specific details.

success: true

Whether the API call was successful

Get Update Status

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/registrar/registrations/$DOMAIN_NAME/update-status \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "completed": false,
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "links": {
      "self": "/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/example.com/registration-status",
      "resource": "/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/example.com"
    },
    "state": "in_progress",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "context": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "error": {
      "code": "registry_rejected",
      "message": "Registry rejected the request."
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "No workflow found for example.com"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "completed": false,
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "links": {
      "self": "/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/example.com/registration-status",
      "resource": "/accounts/{account_id}/registrar/registrations/example.com"
    },
    "state": "in_progress",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "context": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "error": {
      "code": "registry_rejected",
      "message": "Registry rejected the request."
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "message": "No workflow found for example.com"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [],
  "result": null,
  "success": false
}