Domain Check

Command allows to check availability of a domain name before attempting a domain:create request to register it. Command follows standard EPP Domain name mapping, RFC-5731, without extensions.

Client request

The only parameter is a list of domain:name elements, containing domain name in ACE-encoded form or IDN (UTF-8) form. (e.g., “xn–elja-cva35d.lv” and “želēja.lv” means the same domain name and either form can be used).

Note

up to 30 domain names can be provided in one request.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 epp-1.0.xsd">
  <command>
    <check>
      <domain:check
       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0"
       xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0 domain-1.0.xsd">

         <domain:name>example-test-arcijsg.lv</domain:name>
         <domain:name>three.part.lv</domain:name>
         <domain:name>StillAFreeName.lv</domain:name>
         <domain:name>doMĒns.lv</domain:name>
         <domain:name>xn--doMns-kza.lv</domain:name>
         <domain:name>-badsyntax-</domain:name>
      </domain:check>
    </check>
    <clTRID>GiPX8nh0DVn3nZp6pSem</clTRID>
  </command>
</epp>

Server response

For each domain:name given in the request, the server responds with a domain:cd tag containing a domain:name element with:

• avail attribute set to “1” if a domain name is currently available for new registrations.
• or avail attribute set to “0” if the domain is either reserved, already in use, it’s syntax was bad or the Registry does not allow this type of domain names to be registered. In this case, also a domain:reason element will be present containing a human-readable an explanation of why the name is not available.

Example to the above request:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 epp-1.0.xsd">

  <response>
    <resData>
      <domain:chkData xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0 domain-1.0.xsd">

        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="0">example-test-account.lv</domain:name>
          <domain:reason>Domain name is in use</domain:reason>
        </domain:cd>
        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="0">three.part.lv</domain:name>
          <domain:reason>Not a valid LV domain name</domain:reason>
        </domain:cd>
        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="1">StillAFreeName.lv</domain:name>
        </domain:cd>
        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="1">doMĒns.lv</domain:name>
        </domain:cd>
        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="1">xn--doMns-kza.lv</domain:name>
        </domain:cd>
        <domain:cd>
          <domain:name avail="0">-badsyntax-</domain:name>
          <domain:reason>Not a valid LV domain name</domain:reason>
        </domain:cd>
      </domain:chkData>
    </resData>
    <result code="1000">
      <msg>Command completed successfully</msg>
    </result>
    <trID>
      <clTRID>GiPX8nh0DVn3nZp6pSem</clTRID>
      <svTRID>LVNIC-20110604-316caa1120aa07ffa57963d71257a722-4</svTRID>
    </trID>
  </response>
</epp>