Quick summary
- Term
- EPP
- Plain-English definition
- EPP, or Extensible Provisioning Protocol, is a protocol used between registrars and registries to manage domain names.
- Technical definition
- EPP, or Extensible Provisioning Protocol, is a protocol used between registrars and registries to manage domain names.
- Commonly confused with
- Extensible Provisioning Protocol
Definition
EPP, or Extensible Provisioning Protocol, is a protocol used between registrars and registries to manage domain names.
Why it matters
Many domain registration, renewal, transfer, and contact operations rely on EPP or registry-specific equivalents.