Gets parameters needed to transfer a domain name from another registrar to Cloud Domains. For domains already managed by Google Domains, use registrations.import instead.
Use the returned values to call registrations.transfer.
HTTP request
GET https://domains.googleapis.com/v1beta1/{location=projects/*/locations/*}/registrations:retrieveTransferParameters
Indicates whether the domain is protected by a transfer lock. For a transfer to succeed, this must show UNLOCKED. To unlock a domain, go to its current registrar.
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