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id: "clienthold"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "clientHold"
language: "en"
category: "Transfers and EPP"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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---

# clientHold

An EPP status set by the registrar that removes a domain from the DNS, so its website and email stop working. Registrars use it, for example, for unpaid bills, failed contact verification or DNS abuse. The domain stays registered.

## related terms

- [serverHold](https://tldlog.com/glossary/serverhold/)
- [EPP status codes](https://tldlog.com/glossary/epp-status-codes/)
- [takedown](https://tldlog.com/glossary/takedown/)