Turn on WHOIS privacy and transfer lock

Two switches protect a domain registered with Coritan. WHOIS privacy hides your contact details from public WHOIS lookups. The transfer lock makes the registry refuse transfer requests from other registrars. A new registration starts with the transfer lock on, and with WHOIS privacy on if you chose it when you registered.

The domain must be registered with Coritan, and its registration must be active (Statuses).

1. In the dashboard, go to Websites, open the domain and select the Settings tab.
2. In the Domain options card:
   • Turn WHOIS privacy on to hide your contact details, or off to show them.
   • Turn Transfer lock on to refuse transfers, or off before you move the domain to another registrar.

The dashboard confirms each change. The Registration card shows WHOIS privacy as On or Off and Transfer lock as Locked or Unlocked, and the Websites list shows the WHOIS privacy and Locked badges.

Keep the transfer lock on unless you are moving the domain. Transfer a domain to another registrar explains when to turn it off.

Could not save the WHOIS privacy setting or Could not save the Transfer lock setting

The change did not reach the registry. The registration may not be active, or the registry did not answer. Try again later.

Failed to update WHOIS privacy: … or Failed to update lock: …

The registry refused the change. Contact support if it keeps failing.

• How domain registration works
• Website settings

Both calls take enabled:

curl -X PUT https://api.coritan.com/api/v1/domains/registrations/7/whois-privacy \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CORITAN_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": true}'

{"message": "WHOIS privacy enabled", "domain": "example.com"}

curl -X PUT https://api.coritan.com/api/v1/domains/registrations/7/lock \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CORITAN_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": false}'

{"message": "Domain unlocked", "domain": "example.com"}

Both answer 404 with Registration not found when the registration is not yours or not active.