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You can use the fork operation to separate a domain name from an account. When one or more of the domain names sharing the same account require different contact information, you can use the fork operation to move these domain names to a duplicate account that you can then modify.
You will receive confirmation from the Automaton if the operation is successful.
You will receive an error from the Automaton if the operation is unsuccessful. For help identifying and resolving an unsuccessful operation, see the error messages page.
How to fork a domain name from an account:
- Create a new email message to applications@nic.uk
- Use the subject TAG Fork (replace TAG with your tag name in capital letters).
- Use the following template in your email message:
operation: fork
account-id:
key:
Notes:
- It is mandatory to include values for all the fields in this template. For more information on template fields, see our field definitions.
- 'account-id:' is used to specify the account to be forked.
- To fork more than one domain name from an account, you can repeat the 'key:' field up to 100 times.
- PGP sign the message and send the email.
You will receive confirmation from the Automaton if the operation is successful.
You will receive an error from the Automaton if the operation is unsuccessful. For help identifying and resolving an unsuccessful operation, see the error messages page.
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