{"id":1050,"date":"2021-08-04T08:04:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T08:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/08\/04\/5465728-how-to-unlock-your-domain-to-transfer-it-to-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:06:00","slug":"5465728-how-to-unlock-your-domain-to-transfer-it-to-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5465728-how-to-unlock-your-domain-to-transfer-it-to-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock Your Domain to Transfer It to Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">To <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583436-how-to-transfer-domain-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">transfer your domain to Hostinger<\/a><\/b>, you first need to <b>unlock it <\/b>at the <b>current<\/b> registrar by following these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to <b>your account<\/b> at the <b>current domain provider&rsquo;s website<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Locate the domain you want to transfer to Hostinger.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Remove the domain&rsquo;s <b>Transfer Lock<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Continue with the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/domains\/transfer-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">domain transfer process at Hostinger<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">In most panels, you will find the <b>Domain Transfer Lock<\/b> settings on your domain&rsquo;s management page. It may look similar to this:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/08\/5b19239d-6231-4362-bbb3-86a751c1c29f.jpg\" width=\"473\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You can find instructions from some popular domain registrars here:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.aws.amazon.com\/Route53\/latest\/DeveloperGuide\/domain-transfer-from-route-53.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Route 53<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/help\/article\/transfer-your-domain-to-another-registrar#Unlock\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">BlueHost<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/help\/unlock-my-domain-for-transfer-410\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Godaddy<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/help\/article\/unlock-a-domain-status-how-to\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">HostGator<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionos.com\/help\/domains\/transferring-your-domain-within-ionos\/disabling-the-domain-transfer-lock-with-11-ionos\/?utm_source=search&amp;utm_medium=global&amp;utm_term=unlock%20domain&amp;utm_campaign=HELP_CENTER&amp;utm_content=\/help\/domains\/transferring-your-domain-within-11-ionos\/disabling-the-domain-transfer-lock-with-11-ionos\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Ionos<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.name.com\/support\/articles\/205934777-Locking-Unlocking-Your-Domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">name.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.namebright.com\/Faq?q=transfer+transfers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Namebright<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namecheap.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/article.aspx\/380\/46\/how-do-i-setrelease-registrar-lock-for-a-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Namecheap<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.ovh.com\/gb\/en\/domains\/outgoing-transfer-of-generic-or-geographical-domain-name\/#step-1-remove-the-transfer-protection-for-the-domain-name\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">OVH<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rumahweb.com\/journal\/cara-lockunlock-domain-di-rumahweb-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumahweb Indonesia<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.resellerclub.com\/kb\/node\/82\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Domain Registry (PDR)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/help.opensrs.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/203858636-Lock-or-unlock-domains\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucows(OpenSRS)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/support\/move-domain\/transfer-domain-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">If your domain provider is not listed and you cannot locate the domain lock in your panel, please <b>contact the registrar&rsquo;s support <\/b>team directly. They will be able to assist you &#128522;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlocking your domain name for transferring it from other providers to Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transfer-domain-to-hostinger"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5465728-how-to-unlock-your-domain-to-transfer-it-to-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/5465728-como-desbloquear-tu-dominio-antes-de-transferirlo-a-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/5465728-comment-deverrouiller-votre-domaine-avant-le-transfert-vers-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/5465728-como-desbloquear-um-dominio-para-transferir-para-a-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/5465728-----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4239,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions\/4239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}