# Set auto-renew setting for a domain (https://developer.godaddy.com/en/docs/references/rest/domains/v3/set-auto-renew)

---
title: Set auto-renew setting for a domain
description: Sets the auto-renewal preference for the domain.
full: true
---

Full description

> Sets the auto-renewal preference for the domain. When enabled, the domain will be automatically renewed before expiration using the payment method on file. Returns a DomainOperation; propagation to the registry is asynchronous.

## POST /domain-names/{domain-name}/auto-renew

Set auto-renew setting for a domain

Sets the auto-renewal preference for the domain. When enabled, the domain will be automatically renewed before expiration using the payment method on file. Returns a DomainOperation; propagation to the registry is asynchronous.


### Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `domain-name` | string | yes | The domain name in punycode A-label form (e.g., example.com). For IDNs, use the punycode representation. |

### Header parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `X-Request-Id` | unknown | no | Optional client-generated request correlation identifier, propagated across services and returned in the response X-Request-Id header. |
| `Idempotency-Key` | string | yes | Client-generated unique key (UUID recommended). Retrying a mutating request with the same Idempotency-Key returns the original response without creating a duplicate side effect. Required on all execute endpoints. |

### Request body (required)

Content-Type: `application/json`

```json
true
```

Schema:

- boolean — Whether auto-renewal should be enabled for this domain. When true, the domain will be automatically renewed before expiration using the payment method on file.

### Responses

**202** — Auto-renew update accepted; poll the operation for completion.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/components/schemas/DomainOperation`

**400** — Malformed request syntax, missing required field, or invalid field type.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**401** — Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**403** — Authenticated identity is not authorized to perform this operation.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**404** — The requested resource was not found.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**409** — Conflict — the request cannot be completed in the current state. Used for quote lifecycle errors (quote_expired, quote_consumed), domain state conflicts such as domain_already_exists, and immutable DNS records (dns_record_not_mutable) such as GoDaddy-managed SOA and NS records.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**422** — Semantically invalid request — valid structure but violates a business rule, such as an ineligible contact, unsupported TLD, non-renewable domain status, or quote_mismatch (e.g. iscCode or acknowledgedFees that do not match the locked quote).

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**429** — Too many requests — rate limit exceeded.

Content-Type: `application/json`

Schema:

- schema reference: `#/x-ext/21ae8c5`

**Security:** requires `bearerAuth`.