Get or reset an authorization code

Note: On September 7, 2023 Squarespace acquired all domain registrations and related customer accounts from Google Domains. For more information about how this change affects Cloud Domains, see Cloud Domains feature deprecations, Google Domains FAQ, and Squarespace purchase of Google Domains FAQ.

This page describes how to get or reset an authorization code.

To transfer a domain to a third-party registrar, you must get an authorization code to provide to your new registrar.

If an unauthorized party gets access to your authorization code, you can protect your domain by resetting the authorization code.

Note: You can get or reset the authorization code only after 60 days have elapsed since the initial registration.

Permissions required for this task

To perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions or the following IAM roles.

Permissions

• domains.registrations.configureManagement

Roles

• roles/domains.admin

Get the authorization code

To get the authorization code for a specific domain, complete the following steps.

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Domains page.

   Go to Cloud Domains

2. On the Registrations list, click the domain name that you want to transfer.

3. On the Domain details page, click Authorization code.

4. The code is available in the Authorization code dialog.

5. Copy the code to provide to your new registrar.

gcloud

Use the gcloud domains registrations authorization-code get command:

gcloud domains registrations authorization-code get DOMAIN_NAME

Replace DOMAIN_NAME with the name of the registered domain that you want to get the authorization code for, such as example.app.

Your output looks similar to the following:

code: 0ahDsXjSBwGL7fbr

Copy the code from the command output to provide to your new registrar.

API

Use the registrations.retrieveAuthorizationCode method with an empty body:

GET https://domains.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/global/registrations/DOMAIN_NAME:retrieveAuthorizationCode

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the name of the project
• DOMAIN_NAME: the domain that you want to get the authorization code for

Copy the code from the output and provide it to your new registrar.

Reset the authorization code

To reset the authorization code for a specific domain, complete the following steps.

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Domains page.

   Go to Cloud Domains

2. On the Registrations list, click the domain name that you want to transfer.

3. On the Domain details page, click Authorization code.

4. In the Authorization code dialog, click Reset.

gcloud

Use the gcloud domains registrations authorization-code reset command:

gcloud domains registrations authorization-code reset DOMAIN_NAME

Replace DOMAIN_NAME with the name of the registered domain that you want to reset the authorization code for, such as example.app.

Your output looks similar to the following:

code: d637oEVWKpqgDT88

API

Use the registrations.resetAuthorizationCode method with an empty body:

POST https://domains.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/global/registrations/DOMAIN_NAME:resetAuthorizationCode

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the name of the project
• DOMAIN_NAME: the domain that you want to reset the authorization code for

What's next

• To edit registration settings using Cloud Domains, see Edit registration settings.
• To access API information, see the Cloud Domains API.
• To find solutions for common issues that you might encounter when using Cloud Domains, see Troubleshooting.