RESTful Provisioning Protocol

The RESTful Provisioning Protocol (RPP) is a proposed series of IETF specifications aimed at a modern, web-native protocol for provisioning domain names, hosts, and contacts via HTTPS and JSON. It is designed as a RESTful alternative to the XML-based Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP), leveraging common web tools like OpenAPI, API gateways, and RESTful principles to improve scalability and integration.

RESTful Provisioning Protocol

Communication protocol
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Abbreviation	RPP
Purpose	Automated domain name transactions like registrations and renewals
Developer(s)	Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Introduction	2025; 0 years ago (2025)

History

• November 2023: RPP concept introduced at IETF 118 in Prague^[1], initially presented to REGEXT WG.
• September 2024: BOF proposal approved^[2].
• February 2025: IESG formally approves the RPP charter; WG officially formed.
• March 2025: First WG meeting and hackathon held during IETF 122 in Bangkok.

See also

• Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
• Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
• Richardson Maturity Model

Trivia

The concept originated in 2012 under the name "RESTful EPP (REPP)", in a draft authored by SIDN.

External links

• IETF Charter for RPP Working Group
• GitHub organisation for WG
• APNIC blog: RESTful Provisioning Protocol: From vision to IETF Working Group
• AFNIC blog: RPP, a future protocol for creating and managing domain names