Leaving GoDaddy? Move the domain with a plan for DNS and email.
A registrar transfer moves your domain registration. Your website files, mailboxes and stored messages need their own plan if you also want to change providers.
Published June 29, 2026 · Updated September 30, 2026
1. Check whether the domain can transfer
Check the domain's status and the current registrar's eligibility rules before starting. New registrations, recent transfers and certain contact changes can trigger transfer locks. GoDaddy also describes restrictions for some bundled purchases. See its current transfer-away checklist. Requirements differ by ending.
2. Save your DNS and service details
Record the current nameservers, DNS records, website host and email provider. Identify who controls each account. Keep hosting and email subscriptions active while deciding whether to migrate them. A completed registration transfer is not evidence that the mailboxes or website have moved.
3. Unlock the domain and get its authorization code
Use GoDaddy's domain portfolio to follow the transfer-away steps and obtain the code. Follow any privacy or protection instructions shown for your domain. Treat the authorization code as sensitive: enter it only into the receiving registrar's transfer form. GoDaddy explains how to obtain the code; ICANN explains authorization codes.
4. Review the receiving registrar's quote
Check the exact name, transfer price, renewal price and any term extension before paying. Do not assume every ending follows the same one-year rule. For Modusdom, start at the existing transfer page and inspect its quote. The registrar comparison separates dated observations from prices that need a current quote.
5. Follow approvals and watch the status
Monitor messages from both registrars and the status in your account. Some outgoing transfers can be approved sooner; GoDaddy documents manual approval. If an order is pending, ask support with its reference rather than placing a duplicate order.
6. Verify the domain after completion
- Confirm the new registrar, expiry and registrant contact details.
- Check that the intended nameservers and DNS records remain in place.
- Open the website at both the root domain and www.
- Test incoming mail, outgoing mail and replies with another provider.
- Review auto-renew settings and account access.
If you also want to move email
Inventory mailbox addresses, aliases, stored messages and email apps first. Create destination mailboxes and agree how existing messages will be copied. Change MX only when the destination is ready; retain the old service during the agreed transition. Our mailbox plans and setup services are separate offers.