Instructions for fully automating the deletion of domains on their expiration date. Since the EPP standard does not support deleting domains on expiration date, the functionality is made possible by a domain extension.

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Inquiring domain data

The domain data of the domain that is to be deleted must be inquired beforehand in order to obtain the expire date (exDate).

Request 
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
    <command>
        <info>
            <domain:info xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
                <domain:name hosts="all">domain.de</domain:name>
            </domain:info>
        </info>
        <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
    </command>
</epp>
Response 
<epp xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
    <response>
        <result code="1000">
            <msg lang="en">Command completed successfully</msg>
        </result>
        <resData>
            <domain:infData>
                <domain:name>domain.com</domain:name>
                <domain:roid>11109997-domain.com</domain:roid>
                <domain:registrant>10000001</domain:registrant>
                <domain:contact type="admin">10000001</domain:contact>
                <domain:contact type="tech">10000001</domain:contact>
                <domain:ns>
                    <domain:hostAttr>
                        <domain:hostName>ns1.nameserver.com</domain:hostName>
                    </domain:hostAttr>
                    <domain:hostAttr>
                        <domain:hostName>ns2.nameserver.com</domain:hostName>
                    </domain:hostAttr>
                </domain:ns>
                <domain:clID>user1, 4</domain:clID>
                <domain:crID>user1, 4</domain:crID>
                <domain:crDate>2011-02-15T14:44:41.000Z</domain:crDate>
                <domain:upID>user1, 4</domain:upID>
                <domain:upDate>2017-06-09T09:06:49.000Z</domain:upDate>
                <domain:exDate>2018-07-31T14:44:41.000Z</domain:exDate>
                <domain:authInfo>
                    <domain:pw>123ABC456DEF</domain:pw>
                </domain:authInfo>
            </domain:infData>
        </resData>
        <extension>
            <domainrobot:domain xmlns:domainrobot="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:ext-1.0">
                <domainrobot:zonec>10000001</domainrobot:zonec>
                <domainrobot:trustee>0</domainrobot:trustee>
                <domainrobot:privacy>0</domainrobot:privacy>
            </domainrobot:domain>
        </extension>
        <trID>
            <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
        </trID>
    </response>
</epp>

Creating a cancelation on expiration date

With the help of the DomainDelete command and the domain extension deletion a cancelation on the expiration date is created. Inside of the deletion tag the value from the exDate which is the DomainInfo response is used.

Warning

If the cancelation date is not submitted, the cancelation is executed immediately. The date must be RFC conform.

Example: 2018-07-31T12:47:12.000Z

Request 
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
    <command>
        <delete>
            <domain:delete xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
                <domain:name>domain.com</domain:name>
            </domain:delete>
        </delete>
 		<extension>
            <domainrobot:domain xmlns:domainrobot="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:ext-1.0">
                <domainrobot:deletion>2018-07-31T12:47:12.000Z</domainrobot:deletion>
            </domainrobot:domain>
        </extension>
		<clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
    </command>
</epp>
Response 
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
    <response>
        <result code="1001">
            <msg lang="en">Command completed successfully; action pending</msg>
        </result>
        <extension>
            <domainrobot:domain xmlns:domainrobot="urn:org:domainrobot:ns:ext-1.0">
                <domainrobot:deletion>2018-07-31T12:47:12.000Z</domainrobot:deletion>
            </domainrobot:domain>
        </extension>
        <trID>
            <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
        </trID>
    </response>
</epp>