# October 8, 2026: The Domains API now supports setting auto-renew and transfer-lock via POST /v3/domains/domain-names/{domain-name}/auto-renew and /transfer-lock (https://developer.godaddy.com/en/docs/api-users/changelog/domains-v3-auto-renew-transfer-lock)

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title: >-
  October 8, 2026: The Domains API now supports setting auto-renew and
  transfer-lock via POST /v3/domains/domain-names/{domain-name}/auto-renew and
  /transfer-lock
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October 8, 2026
API
Domains

New

We've added two endpoints to Domains v3 so you can turn auto-renew and transfer lock on or off for a domain without going through v1 or v2.

## What changed

Two new endpoints are available:

* `POST /v3/domains/domain-names/{domain-name}/auto-renew` — sets the auto-renewal preference. When enabled, the domain renews automatically before expiration using the payment method on file.
* `POST /v3/domains/domain-names/{domain-name}/transfer-lock` — sets the transfer lock (also known as registrar lock). Disabling it is typically a prerequisite for an outbound transfer.

Both accept a plain `boolean` request body and return `202 Accepted` with a pollable `DomainOperation`, the same pattern as other v3 write operations. Both require the `domains.domain:update` OAuth scope.

Calling either endpoint when the domain isn't `ACTIVE` (for example `PENDING_TRANSFER`, `HELD_REGISTRAR`, or `EXPIRED`), or when the requested state already matches the current setting, returns `422`.

## Who is affected

Any developer managing domain settings on the Domains API. Existing v1 and v2 auto-renew and transfer-lock operations are unaffected; these v3 endpoints are additive.

## Links

* [Set auto-renew setting for a domain reference](https://developer.godaddy.com/docs/references/rest/domains/v3/set-auto-renew) — endpoint schema
* [Set transfer-lock setting for a domain reference](https://developer.godaddy.com/docs/references/rest/domains/v3/set-transfer-lock) — endpoint schema
* [Domains v3 API reference](https://developer.godaddy.com/docs/references/rest/domains/v3) — full v3 reference