---
title: "Change auto-renew, WHOIS privacy or the project a bought name is connected to"
method: PATCH
path: "/domain-registrations/domains/{domainId}"
tags: ["Domains"]
---

# Change auto-renew, WHOIS privacy or the project a bought name is connected to

`PATCH /domain-registrations/domains/{domainId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/domain-registrations/domains/{domainId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `domainId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `autoRenew` boolean
  - `whoisPrivacy` boolean
  - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable: move the name and its www twin to this project (null: off every project). Its web records (@ and www) at the registrar then point to the new project; other records such as email stay

## Response `200`

Updated

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `domain` string, required
  - `tld` string, required
  - `registrar` 'dynadot' | 'manual', required
  - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `projectName` string, nullable, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'expired' | 'gone', required
  - `registeredAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `expiresAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `daysLeft` integer, required
  - `autoRenew` boolean, required
  - `whoisPrivacy` boolean, required
  - `whoisPrivacyAvailable` boolean, required
  - `renewAmount` integer, required: integer minor units of `currency` (cents, öre)
  - `currency` string, required: lowercase ISO 4217 code, e.g. usd or sek
  - `renewalOrderId` string, uuid, nullable, required: an open renewal order, if any

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request); details.reason says what to fix
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden); operator writes may need a fresh session (details.reauthenticate)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: Conflicting state (code conflict): details.reason taken, premium, owned, pending_order, price_changed, dns_changed (reload the records), dns_busy, dns_not_here, conflicting_records (details.records), …
- `429`: Too many searches or DNS requests (code rate_limited); see Retry-After
- `501`: Not set up on this server (code not_configured), e.g. no registrar key yet
- `503`: The registrar did not answer (code provider_unavailable)

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