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id: "clientdeleteprohibited"
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title: "clientDeleteProhibited"
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category: "Transfers and EPP"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# clientDeleteProhibited

A status code set by the registrar that makes the registry refuse requests to delete the domain. It protects against deletion by mistake or by an attacker. Registrars often set it together with the other client locks on valuable names.

## related terms

- [EPP status codes](https://tldlog.com/glossary/epp-status-codes/)
- [registrar lock](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrar-lock/)
- [deletion](https://tldlog.com/glossary/deletion/)
- [serverDeleteProhibited](https://tldlog.com/glossary/serverdeleteprohibited/)
- [clientTransferProhibited](https://tldlog.com/glossary/clienttransferprohibited/)