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# Get Auth Code

> Get the authorization code for domain transfer.

This will unlock the domain if it is currently locked.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /api/v1/registrar/domains/{domain}/auth-code
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dotlet API
  description: >-
    The Dotlet API lets you search, register, and manage domains, configure DNS
    records, and embed domain purchasing flows in your own product.


    All endpoints are authenticated with an API key or bearer token, and all
    request and response bodies are JSON.
  version: 0.1.1
  contact:
    name: Dotlet Support
    url: https://dotlet.net/support
    email: support@dotlet.net
servers:
  - url: https://api.dotlet.net
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Domains
    description: Search, price, register, renew, and manage domains.
  - name: Orders
    description: Create and track domain orders separately from immediate purchases.
  - name: DNS
    description: Manage DNS records for domains hosted with Dotlet.
  - name: Hosted Sessions
    description: Create embeddable, scoped sessions for end users in your own product.
paths:
  /api/v1/registrar/domains/{domain}/auth-code:
    get:
      tags:
        - Domains
      summary: Get Auth Code
      description: |-
        Get the authorization code for domain transfer.

        This will unlock the domain if it is currently locked.
      operationId: get_auth_code_api_v1_registrar_domains__domain__auth_code_get
      parameters:
        - name: domain
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Domain
        - name: registrar
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            default: namecheap
            title: Registrar
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthCodeResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
        - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    AuthCodeResponse:
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
          title: Domain
        auth_code:
          type: string
          title: Auth Code
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
          default: Keep this code secure. It is required to transfer the domain.
      type: object
      required:
        - domain
        - auth_code
      title: AuthCodeResponse
      description: Response containing domain auth code
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````