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How can I, as a registrar, see whether a domain has been flagged for an additional verification check?

Updated 7 Jul, 2026

In addition to the poll message generated in EPP when an extra verification check is initiated, you can determine whether a domain has been flagged in the following ways:

Registrar Web
In the domain list, the Registrar verification column displays "Yes (yyyy-mm-dd)" if the domain has been flagged for an additional verification check. Otherwise, the field is empty.

The date indicates when the serverHold status will be applied.

Registrar API
In the domain list retrieved through the Registrar API, the response contains true or false for each type of verification check that a domain may be subject to.

If the value is true, the domain has been flagged for the corresponding additional verification check.

"abuse": false/true,
"pre_delegation": false/true,
"data_control": false/true

EPP
Run an EPP <info> command for the domain. The response will show whether the domain has been flagged for an additional verification check.

The registry applies the following status values, which are returned in the <domain:status/> elements depending on the type of verification check.

Abuse flag
-
pendingDelete
-serverUpdateProhibited
-serverTransferProhibited
-serverRenewProhibited
-serverHold

Data Control flag
-
serverTransferProhibited
-serverRenewProhibited
-serverHold
(Note: serverHold is applied only after the deadline specified when the Data Control verification is initiated. The deadline is included in the poll message generated when the Data Control process is initiated.)

Pre-delegation flag
-
serverTransferProhibited
-serverRenewProhibited
-serverHold