Save EPP code for transfer

POST /api/v2/domains/{id}/actions/update-epp

Store a fresh EPP / authorization code on a domain transfer. This only saves the code; call retry-transfer to re-submit the transfer. Domains that are not transfer orders are rejected with 409 domain_not_eligible.

Domains & DNS Domains

Authentication

Required API scope: write:domains

Authenticate with an API key in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header.

Context

Related endpoints

POST /api/v2/domains/{id}/actions/retry-transfer Retry domain transfer GET /api/v2/domains/{id} Get domain details POST /api/v2/domains/{id}/actions/request-epp Request an EPP code

Path Parameters

id string required Example: dom_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

Public domain ID. Get it from GET /api/v2/domains data[].id. Do not invent this value; use the exact ID returned by the referenced API response.

Headers

Authorization Bearer <token>

Accept application/json

Content-Type application/json

Body

required

application/json

eppCode string required · Example: YOUR_EPP_CODE

Responses

200 EPP code saved. 4 fields

domainId string · Example: dom_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

eppCodePersisted boolean · Example: true

transferRetryReady boolean · Example: true

True when the transfer can now be re-submitted with retry-transfer.

updatedAt string

400 Invalid request. The response body is an RFC 7807 Problem Details document. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

401 Unauthorized. Authentication is required. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

403 Forbidden. The caller lacks a required scope or does not own the resource. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

404 Not found. The resource does not exist or is not owned by the caller. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

409 The domain is not a transfer order, so no EPP/auth code can be stored. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

429 Rate limited. Retry after the limit resets. 429 responses include Retry-After seconds plus X-RateLimit-* headers. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

500 Internal error. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists. 10 fields

type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request

title string · Example: Validation failed

status integer · Example: 400

detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.

code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders

requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z

errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode

errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.

errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required

extensions object

POST https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/domains/{id}/actions/update-epp

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cURL

curl -X POST "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/domains/dom_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3/actions/update-epp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "eppCode": "YOUR_EPP_CODE"
  }'

Response

{
  "domainId": "dom_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3",
  "eppCodePersisted": true,
  "transferRetryReady": true,
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z"
}

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "domainId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "eppCodePersisted": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "transferRetryReady": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when the transfer can now be re-submitted with `retry-transfer`."
    },
    "updatedAt": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

Request Body Save EPP code

{
  "eppCode": "YOUR_EPP_CODE"
}