Please help regarding transferring tld .io

[bluenile]

Sorry if this question is too basic. I have a domain registered at nic.io registry and I wish to transfer it to one of my friends who has already created an user id with nic.io. I have checked all the options and could not find the option to transfer the domain to another user id. Please help. Thanks for your time.

 

[indam]

Sorry if this question is too basic. I have a domain registered at nic.io registry and I wish to transfer it to one of my friends who has already created an user id with nic.io. I have checked all the options and could not find the option to transfer the domain to another user id. Please help. Thanks for your time.

It used to be through a transfer form, but seems to have changed.
Apparently nic.io has AUTH_Codes now.

How do I transfer my domain from a Registrar to my direct control?

Get an AuthCode from the Registrar
If you have not already done so, register your contact details on our system
Login using the contact details you have registered
Click on the More Options button
Select Transfer control of my Domain from a Reseller to me
Enter the domain name and AuthCode to transfer the domain name into your direct control

There is no fee charged to transfer my domain from a registrar's control to your own direct control.

If you are having trouble getting an AuthCode from your registrar (e.g. they are no longer in business), you can reset the Owner's password and use that password instead of an AuthCode.

and

What is an AuthCode and how to I get one?

An AuthCode is officially called an AuthInfo Code, and an Auth-Info code by ICANN and registry operators. It is alternatively called an auth code, a transfer key, a transfer secret, an EPP code, EPP authentication code, or EPP authorization code.

You will need this in order to transfer control of your domain to or from a registrar, or you own direct control (using this site). The controlling registrar is the one you have to go to in order to edit your domain's details or renew its subscription. For NIC.IO you can use this site as your control point and come here to edit your contact details or renew your subscription.

If you domain is managed by a registrar, you will need to request an AuthCode from them.

If you can not obtain an AuthCode from your regsitrar you can take control of the domain yourself using the Owner's password - which can be reset if necessary.

If you manage your domain yourself through the NIC.IO web site, you will need to set the AuthCode yourself.

Login
Click on the My Domains button to go to the list of your domains
Select Set an AuthCode from the drop down to the far right of the corresponding domain name.

For security reasons, all passwords are stored in an encrypted format so it is not possible to reveal the AuthCode in plain text after it has been set.

For the purposes of transfering the domain, either to a registrar or to your own direct control, the Password of the Owner or Admin contact will also work just as well (as an AuthCode) to authorise the transfer. However, regsitrar's usually prefer to use an AuthCode, as this is the industry standard.

AuthCodes are single-use passwords - once the transfer has been completed the AuthCode will be removed. For this reason, it is safer to use an AuthCode when transfering your domain as the AuthCode will be erased once it has been used.

From: http://www.nic.io/faq.xzx

 

[TravisS]

Your probably better off just giving him your account lol...if there aren't any other names in there. I haven't transferred one from nic.io, but I have from gandi.net. And that's a huge pain in the ass. Gandi is all bullshit lol.

 

[Optimal Names]

....... but I have from gandi.net. And that's a huge pain in the ass. Gandi is all bullshit lol.

I just had that amazingly BS experience myself. My head is still spinning. I think next time I am going to ask the buyer to initiate a transfer and give the buyer the auth key. I am not going through that again!

 

[TravisS]

I just had that amazingly BS experience myself. My head is still spinning. I think next time I am going to ask the buyer to initiate a transfer and give the buyer the auth key. I am not going through that again!

It was a nightmare the 1st time around, time consuming. So much so, that every time I get an inquiry on one of mine..."I'm going to level with you. I'm not doing it for that price. It's such a pain in the ass to transfer it, that-that price doesn't come close to the amount of time I'm going to invest"....lol. Most of them appreciate the honesty (most don't understand the value of a name). If only godaddy was selling them when I started buying them lol. Some at gandi, some at namecheap.

If anyone is interested in some .io names in bulk, $X,XXX price tag. Feel free to pm me lol.

 

[Optimal Names]

I am thinking of moving my .io names out of Gandi. It may be worth the extra renewal fee elsewhere to not have to deal with all that legwork.

"most don't understand the value of a name" --- so true.