To accept a domain push, you first need an account at the same registrar as the seller. A push moves the domain from their account to yours without leaving the registrar: no auth code, no inter-registrar transfer, no change of registry. Dynadot calls it “change ownership or domain push” and says it “differs from a regular transfer, and it’s free and quite quick.” This guide is the buyer’s side. The seller’s steps at Namecheap, GoDaddy and Cloudflare are in how to transfer a domain to another person. Registrar pages were checked on 25 October 2026.
What a push is, and why sellers prefer it
A push is an account change inside one registrar. Because the domain never leaves, it is not subject to the inter-registrar rules, which is why Escrow.com notes that pushes are common when “the domain is under an ICANN-imposed 60-day transfer lock”. For you, the trade-off is that you end up at the seller’s registrar. You can move it to your own registrar later, once any lock allows, using an authorisation code.
A push does not automatically make you the registrant either. Dynadot shares some account information with the recipient, Porkbun’s own example message reminds the recipient to “check and update this domain’s contacts”, and Spaceship lets the sender keep or update contact details. Check the contacts once the domain lands.
How to accept a domain push at each registrar
In every case, open the account first. Then give the seller the identifier the registrar asks for, not your password and not your login if the two differ.
Dynadot
Dynadot’s domain push help page is the clearest on the receiving side. Create a free account if you do not have one. The seller needs your Push Username, which Dynadot says “is not necessarily the same as your Dynadot username”. Find it under My Info, then Account Settings, in the Account Info section. “Your Push Username can be freely given out, while your Dynadot Username should be kept private.”
Once the seller submits the push, “An email will be sent to the recipient of the domain(s) asking them to confirm the move.” When you accept, the domain moves automatically. “The push request will expire in about a week if no response,” and you must accept before the domain expires, otherwise it has to be renewed first. Custom DNS settings do not carry over unless the seller ticks “Keep current DNS settings”, so ask them to.
Porkbun
Give the seller your Porkbun account username. New Porkbun accounts “require an ID verification to be completed to enable account transfers”, so do that before the deal, not during it. You will receive an email and “will need to click the “ACCEPT TRANSFER” link within 72 hours”. Miss it and the seller has to start again. Porkbun’s page does not state a fee for a push.
NameSilo
NameSilo says “The only information needed to push a domain is the username of the account to push the domain to.” The condition sits on your side: your account must have its default contact record email address verified, or the push will not go through. The domain arrives locked, and pushing is “completely free of charge.” NameSilo’s page does not describe an accept step or a time limit, so do not wait for one; check your domain list after the seller confirms the push.
Spaceship
Spaceship’s help pages do not say what the recipient must provide, whether you must accept, or how long a pending move lasts. What it does say: transferring ownership is “free, safe, and easy”, done from the Domain Manager, and “both you and the new owner will receive a notification in your Spaceship account and email” when it succeeds. Its 2025 changelog describes moving domains to other Spaceship accounts “instantly”. Ask the seller which detail they need, and watch your account.
Namecheap, receiving side
Namecheap emails “an email invitation to become a new owner of the domain” to the address on your account. “The link is active for 7 days.” Log in to Namecheap first and click the link in the same browser. To skip the email step, tick “To accept ownership of domains” next to “Automatically Accept Invitations” under Profile, Security, Recovery & Alerts, Incoming Invitations; then “the domains will be moved right away”. If the domain is listed in Namecheap’s Marketplace, the seller must delist it first.
Registrar comparison
| Registrar | You give the seller | Accept step | Time limit | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot | Push Username | Yes, by email | “about a week” | Free |
| Porkbun | Account username | Yes, “ACCEPT TRANSFER” link | 72 hours | Not stated |
| NameSilo | Account username (verified email needed) | Not stated | Not stated | Free |
| Spaceship | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Free (ownership transfer) |
| Namecheap | Email address or username | Yes, unless auto-accept is on | 7 days | Not stated here |
GoDaddy’s recipients accept under Transfers In, and the earlier guide quotes a 10-day expiry; its pages were not re-read for this one. “Not stated” means the registrar’s page loaded for this guide does not say, not that the answer is no.
If the push does not arrive
Work through the likely causes in order before assuming bad faith:
- Wrong identifier. At Dynadot, a login username in place of the Push Username is the classic mistake.
- Missed email. Search spam for the registrar’s name. Porkbun’s 72 hours goes quickly.
- Unverified account. NameSilo needs your contact email verified; Porkbun needs ID verification on new accounts.
- Seller-side block. Dynadot and NameSilo need the domain unlocked; Namecheap needs any Marketplace listing removed.
- Expired request. If the window passed, the seller has to send a new push.
If none of that explains it, ask the seller for the time of the push and contact the registrar’s support. If you paid through escrow, do not accept or confirm anything until the domain is in your account. Once it does land, the move is final for the seller: NameSilo says the sender loses “all control over that domain”.
Asking for a push on SERPHeroes
On the SERPHeroes Domain Marketplace, once payment is confirmed the team asks the seller to transfer. On your purchase page you can ask for the auth code, a push to your account, or another way. A tracker shows each step until you confirm receipt (or 72 hours after the seller marks it completed, with no problem reported), and the seller is paid after that. If you choose a push, open the account at the seller’s registrar first and enter the right identifier, so the request is right the first time. For how long either route usually takes, see how long a domain transfer takes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an auth code to accept a push?
No. A push stays within one registrar, so no authorisation code is involved. You need an account there and the identifier the registrar asks for.
How long do I have to accept a domain push?
72 hours at Porkbun, about a week at Dynadot, 7 days at Namecheap. NameSilo and Spaceship do not document a window.
Is my Dynadot Push Username my login?
Not necessarily. Dynadot keeps them separate: the Push Username can be shared, the login should be kept private.
Does a push cost anything?
Dynadot and NameSilo say it is free, and Spaceship calls ownership transfer free. Porkbun’s page does not state a fee.
The takeaway Open the account, send the right identifier, and accept inside the window. If you are buying, browse aged domains on the SERPHeroes marketplace, where you can ask for a push on your purchase page and follow every step on a tracker.
