ZA Contact Delete
Table of Contents
1. Performing the Contact Delete Request
2. Possible Responses
2.1. 1000: Contact Deletion Successful
2.2. 2303: Contact Does Not Exist
2.3. 2304: Contact Status Prohibits Deletion
2.4. 2305: Domain Dependencies Prohibit Deletion
2.5. 2201: Incorrect Owner
EPP Contact Delete
Notes
1. The <contact:id> must be populated with the unique ID of the associated contact object.
<command>
<delete>
<contact:delete xmlns:contact="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0">
<contact:id>ContactID</contact:id>
</contact:delete>
</delete>
</command>
</epp>
Possible Responses
The following are possible responses from our server.
1000: Contact Deletion Successful
A response code of 1000 means that the contact object has been successfully deleted from the registry database.
<epp:response>
<epp:result code="1000">
<epp:msg>Contact Deletion Successful</epp:msg>
</epp:result>
<epp:trID>
<epp:svTRID>ZARC-EPP-13F0E9D3A83-F06EF</epp:svTRID>
</epp:trID>
</epp:response>
</epp:epp>
2303: Contact Does Not Exist
A response code of 2303 means that the contact object specified in <contact:id> element does not exist in the registry database. Please ensure that you have specified the correct contact ID.
<epp:response>
<epp:result code="2303">
<epp:msg>ContactID does not exist</epp:msg>
</epp:result>
<epp:trID>
<epp:svTRID>ZARC-EPP-13F0E9264C0-B2948</epp:svTRID>
</epp:trID>
</epp:response>
</epp:epp>
2304: Contact ContactID Status Prohibits Deletion
A response code of 2304 means that the current set status on the contact object is prohibiting the deletion request from being executed. Please remove the status from the contact object by performing a Contact Update, and try again.
<epp:response>
<epp:result code="2304">
<epp:msg>Contact 'ContactID' status prohibits delete</epp:msg>
</epp:result>
<epp:trID>
<epp:svTRID>ZARC-EPP-13EE5814F70-D6D31</epp:svTRID>
</epp:trID>
</epp:response>
</epp:epp>
2305: Domain dependencies prohibit contact 'delete' operation
A response code of 2305 means that the contact object could not be deleted as it is currently linked to a domain name. Please perform a Domain Update to unlink the contact if needed.
<epp:response>
<epp:result code="2305">
<epp:msg>Domain dependencies prohibit contact 'delete' operation</epp:msg>
</epp:result>
<epp:trID>
<epp:svTRID>ZARC-EPP-13F0E9BD467-A15B3</epp:svTRID>
</epp:trID>
</epp:response>
</epp:epp>
2201: Contact 'ContactID' deletion failed, requester != owner
A response code of 2201 means that you requested the deletion of a contact object that does not belong to you. Please verify the <contact:id> element value specified.
<epp:response>
<epp:result code="2201">
<epp:msg>Contact 'ContactID' deletion failed, requester != owner</epp:msg>
</epp:result>
<epp:trID>
<epp:svTRID>ZARC-EPP-13F0E9DAD67-E509</epp:svTRID>
</epp:trID>
</epp:response>
</epp:epp>
Last update: 23-02-2023 08:07:42
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