Getting Detailed Information About a Handle

Synopsis

Description:A command to retrieve information about a handle.
URL:https://toolkit.centralnic.com/srv/handle_info
HTTP Method:POST
Requires Authentication?:Yes
Requires SSL?:Yes
 
Query Parameters:
testThe test flag (eg 1 or 0, optional)
userYour Registrar Handle ID
passwordYour encrypted Registrar password
handleThe Handle ID

This command can be used to retrieve information about a handle for which you are the sponsor. You are the sponsor of a handle if you created it as part of a domain registration or modification process, or it is associated with a domain name for which you are Billing Handle.

This command can also be used to retrieve contact information about a registrar, for use during a transfer.

To retrieve the details of a handle, use the handle parameter to specify the ID of the handle in question.

Response Format

The output from this command looks like this:

Transaction-ID: e2ca01ad7135e787a5e97ad5b421ed74
Status: 0
Message: Handle details follow.
name: John Doe
company: Example Company Ltd
address: 123 Example Street, London, England
street1: 123 Example Street
street2:
street3:
city: London
sp: England
postcode: NL6 4PQ
country: UK
phone: 020 7123 4567
fax: 020 7123 4568
email: domains@example.uk.com
visible: 1

The above output contains both an address field for old-style "flat" address data, and the separate street, city and sp (state/province) fields for new-style addresses. The value of the address is always a flattened version of the individual address fields. If available, the new-style address fields should always be preferred over the address field.

The visible value is a binary value (1 or 0) that indicates whether this handle's details are show in WHOIS records for domains with which it is associated.

If the handle cannot be found, you will see an error like this:

Transaction-ID: e2ca01ad7135e787a5e97ad5b421ed74
Status: 1
Message: Handle 'H12345' not found.

If you are not the sponsor of the handle, you will see an error like this:

Transaction-ID: e2ca01ad7135e787a5e97ad5b421ed74
Status: 1
Message: Permission denied.