Transfer GoDaddy Domain from One Account to Another: Complete Guide

Transferring a domain between GoDaddy accounts is a common task for web developers, agencies, and business owners consolidating their domain portfolios. Here's everything you need to know.

• Client handoff: You registered a domain for a client and now need to transfer it to their account
• Account consolidation: You have multiple GoDaddy accounts and want to manage everything in one place
• Business sale: You're selling a business and the domain needs to go to the new owner
• Organizational change: A domain needs to move from a personal account to a business account

GoDaddy's Account Change feature is the fastest and simplest way to move a domain between two GoDaddy accounts. Unlike a standard registrar transfer, it doesn't require an authorization code and typically completes within hours.

What You Need

• The Customer Number of the receiving GoDaddy account
• The domain must be active (not expired or in a pending transfer state)
• The domain must not be in a 60-day lock period

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1: Get the receiving account's Customer Number

The person receiving the domain needs to provide their GoDaddy Customer Number:

• Log in to GoDaddy
• Click account name → Account Settings
• Find Customer # (a numeric ID)

Step 2: Initiate the transfer from the sending account

1. Log in to the GoDaddy account that owns the domain
2. Navigate to My Products → Domains → Manage All
3. Click the domain name to open its settings
4. Look for Transfer Domain or Domain Account Change
5. Select Transfer to Another GoDaddy Account
6. Enter the receiving account's Customer Number
7. Review and confirm

Step 3: Receiving account accepts

GoDaddy sends an email to the receiving account. The recipient:

1. Logs in to GoDaddy
2. Finds the pending transfer notification
3. Accepts the domain

The domain moves to the new account, usually within a few hours.

DNS records: Verify that DNS records transferred correctly. Check that your website and email are still functioning.

Auto-renewal: Confirm that auto-renewal is enabled in the new account and that a valid payment method is on file.

Domain privacy: Re-enable domain privacy if needed — it may need to be reactivated in the new account.

Expiration date: Note the domain's expiration date in the new account and set a calendar reminder.

If the receiving party doesn't have a GoDaddy account, you'll need to do a standard registrar transfer:

1. Unlock the domain
2. Get the authorization code
3. The recipient initiates the transfer from their registrar

This takes 5–7 days and adds one year to the registration.

VSF Technology handles domain transfers and portfolio management for businesses in Tampa Bay and nationwide. Contact us for help with any domain transfer.