Domain statuses
Meaning of domain statuses in the Whois database:
clientHold
The domain in question has expired. None of the services linked to it (website, emails, etc.) are working.
clientUpdateProhibited
This status is applied to a domain by the registrar to prevent any changes to the domain name.
clientTransferProhibited
This status is applied by the registrar to prevent any transfer of the domain name. It's better known as "transfer lock" or "transfer protection". To remove this protection, contact the domain's current registrar. For Gandi domains, please refer to this page:
https://docs.gandi.net/en/domain_names/transfer_out/transfer_lock.htmlclient
deleteProhibited
This status is applied by the registrar to prevent the domain name from being deleted.
clientRenewProhibited
This status is applied by the registrar to prevent the domain name from being renewed.
serverHold
This status is applied by the registry in charge of the extension and prevents the resolution of name servers linked to the domain, blocking all services.
It is usually set because the extension requires further validation that has not been carried out, for legal or abuse reasons, or because of a problem with non-compliant name servers.
pendingTransfer
This status indicates that the domain is in the process of being transferred between two registrars.
During this period, the only possible action to be taken on the domain is to finalize the transfer (generally by accepting it at the old registrar) or to cancel it (an operation to be carried out at the new registrar). In general (but this may vary depending on the extension), after 5 days, the transfer is finalized automatically if no action is taken.
serverTransferProhibited
This status is set by the registry in charge of the extension and prevents the transfer of the domain name.
If you see this status it has probably been set by the registry because the domain is in its pendingDelete period (the 5-day period before a GTLD is released by the registry to be registrable again), or it has just been registered or created.