{"id":1277,"date":"2020-05-20T14:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T14:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/05\/20\/4068055-how-to-move-a-domain-between-hostinger-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:12:18","slug":"4068055-how-to-move-a-domain-between-hostinger-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4068055-how-to-move-a-domain-between-hostinger-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to move a domain between Hostinger accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving a domain name between two different Hostinger accounts is a free service that allows you to transfer domain ownership without changing providers. This is helpful if you purchased a domain name for a customer&rsquo;s client and now need to hand over full control to their own account.<br>\nKeep in mind that this process is completely optional. If you want to use the domain with a hosting plan or email in a different Hostinger account, you can keep the domain where it is and connect it from there by adding a TXT record to your domain&rsquo;s DNS zone for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4771440-how-to-verify-domain-ownership-at-hostinger\/\">ownership verification<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>You do not need a transfer authorization code (EPP key) to move a domain between Hostinger accounts.<\/li>\n<li>This process does not migrate website files, databases, emails, or other related hosting services.<\/li>\n<li>Your website and connected services will not face downtime during this process.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"preparations\">Before you start<\/h2><p>Ensure your domain name meets the following eligibility criteria before initiating the move:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Unsupported TLDs<\/strong>: Internal domain moves are unavailable for all <code>.pk<\/code> domains, as well as for certain <code>.fi<\/code> and <code>.dk<\/code> domains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration time<\/strong>: The domain must be registered for more than 96 hours and must not have been moved between accounts within the past 10 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domain status<\/strong>: The domain is active and does not expire within the next 10 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"option-1-gtld-in-couk\">Option 1 &ndash; For gTLDs, .in, and .co.uk<\/h2><p>The automated domain move process in hPanel is available for domain extensions with a generic top-level domain (gTLD) like <code>.com<\/code>, <code>.net<\/code>, <code>.online<\/code>, <code>.store<\/code>, or one of these specific country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs):<\/p><ul>\n<li><code>.co.uk<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code><\/code><code>.in<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>.co.in<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>.gen.in<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>.ind.in<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>.net.in<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>.org.in<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If your domain matches this case, follow these steps.<\/p><h3>Step 1 &ndash; Initiate the move<\/h3><ol>\n<li>Navigate to hPanel <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&rarr; <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/domains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domains<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Find the domain you want to move, click <strong>Manage<\/strong>, and open the <strong>Domain Ownership<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the Move to another Hostinger account section and click on <strong>Move<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53.png\" alt=\"Hostinger domain ownership page with the Move button highlighted in a red box\" width=\"733\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53.png 2512w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/02\/2026-02-13_11-53-2048x928.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enter the email address of the destination Hostinger account and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1.png\" alt=\"Hostinger domain transfer dialog with email address field and Continue button\" width=\"702\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1.png 1878w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10_1-1536x942.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>If prompted, select the reason for moving the domain from the available options.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2.png\" alt=\"Domain ownership modal asking why you are moving your domain, with Start move button highlighted\" width=\"704\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2.png 1882w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-42_2-1536x792.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Proceed to Step 2.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 id=\"confirm-move\">Step 2 &ndash; Confirm the domain move on the destination account<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">To confirm the domain transfer, follow the steps below.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Log in to the destination Hostinger account.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domains<\/a> section.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the move request and click <strong>Accept<\/strong>.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58.png\" alt=\"Hostinger domain portfolio with highlighted Accept button for a domain move request\" width=\"704\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58.png 1648w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-58-1536x904.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Confirm <\/strong>on the popup.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59.png\" alt=\"Hostinger domain move request dialog with Confirm button highlighted\" width=\"704\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59.png 1652w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-59-1536x878.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enter the new contact details for the domain:\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the country.<\/li>\n<li>Select whether the domain belongs to a personal property or a company\/organization.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Next step<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the exact contact details.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Finish registration<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3>Step 3 &ndash; Approve via email<\/h3><ol>\n<li>Check both the current and new email accounts for a verification message. The domain move process initiates once the email address change is verified.<\/li>\n<li>If you do not receive the verification email, click the <strong>Resend emails<\/strong> button. Ensure you check the spam folder.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46.png\" alt=\"Domain Ownership page with Resend emails button highlighted in domain move confirmation section\" width=\"701\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46.png 1604w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46-1024x737.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-28_19-46-1536x1105.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h-option-2-for-all-other-country-code-domains\">Option 2 &ndash; For all other country-code domains<\/h2><p>Follow these steps if your domain uses any other supported country-code extension (ccTLD), for example: <code>.br<\/code>, <code>.fr<\/code>, or <code>.id<\/code>.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Log in to your Hostinger account and go to the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/domains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domains<\/a> section.<\/li>\n<li>Find the domain you want to move, click <strong>Manage<\/strong>, and open the <strong>Domain Ownership<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<li>Update the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4778256-how-to-change-domain-contact-details-at-hostinger\/\">domain owner&rsquo;s contact details<\/a> on this page so they identically match the profile details of the destination Hostinger account.<\/li>\n<li>Verify any confirmation emails sent to the current and new email address to complete the contact detail update.<\/li>\n<li data-kodee=\"hide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583780-how-to-contact-hostinger-support\/\">Contact<\/a> the Customer Success team.&nbsp;Provide the domain name and destination account email.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10.png\" alt=\"Hostinger modal: move domain to another account, with Close button highlighted\" width=\"702\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10.png 1982w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-20_11-10-1536x856.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the domain contact details match, the team will securely move the domain name to the destination account.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/h2><h4 id=\"domain-10-days\">The domain was moved between Hostinger accounts less than 10 days ago<\/h4><p>Domains can be moved once every 10 days. In this case, wait for the 10-day period to pass and try to move the domain again.<\/p><h4 id=\"move-failed\">Domain move failed<\/h4><p class=\"no-margin\">If the error:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880;border-color: #73737633\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#10060; <b>Your domain move failed. <\/b>There is already a pending action on this domain.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">There is already a pending action on this domain. appears, a contact details change is already processing. Approve the new contact details first, then attempt the domain transfer again<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>After the process is successfully complete, the domain will appear in the destination account ready for standalone management.<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>You can cancel the domain move request at any time before the new owner confirms it by clicking the <strong>Cancel<\/strong> button.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req.png\" alt=\"Domain ownership page with highlighted Cancel request button for pending domain move\" width=\"700\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req.png 1644w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/cancel-req-1536x908.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You can only move domains between two Hostinger accounts, or two Niagahoster accounts. Moving domains across Niagahoster and Hostinger is not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transfer the domain registration, management and ownership from one Hostinger account to another<\/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":[254],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-managing-your-domains"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4068055-how-to-move-a-domain-between-hostinger-accounts\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/4068055-como-transferir-un-dominio-entre-distintas-cuentas-de-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/4068055-comment-transferer-un-domaine-entre-differents-comptes-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/4068055-cara-memindahkan-domain-antar-akun-hostinger-yang-berbeda\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/4068055-kaip-perkelti-domena-is-vienos-hostinger-paskyros-i-kita\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-BR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/4068055-como-mover-um-dominio-entre-diferentes-contas-da-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/4068055------\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277","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=1277"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12255,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions\/12255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}