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To ensure you make the most of your membership and remain informed, it is important to keep your membership details up-to-date.

Our online membership management system, MyAPNIC allows you to update your own membership details as soon as any changes occur and when convenient to you.

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How do I terminate my membership?

For voluntary termination of your APNIC membership send your request to the attention of APNIC member services.

Step 2: APNIC processes your request

  • Fees paid-up by Members are non refundable.
  • APNIC can claim the delegated resources.

Step 3: APNIC requires confirmation of termination

  • Organizations terminating membership must specify on company letterhead, their intention to return the Internet resources to APNIC.

EmailAPNIC will then email the requestor confirmation of the termination.

How do I return Internet resources?

To return address space, the Corporate Contact of the Member account should email the following information to admin@apnic.net:

  • The Member account name
  • The range of IP address space that will be returned
  • The date when the address space will be returned.

Step 2: APNIC processes your request

Account closure:

  • APNIC confirms the closure date of the account and the return of any Internet resources.
Changes to membership tier:
  • APNIC will check the minimum allocation size of the member's IP block
  • If the minimum allocation size is smaller than the member's IP block, the member can request to return part of their IP block and downgrade their membership tier
  • The member will be asked to decide which block they choose to retain
  • The IP block the member returns will be renumbered and returned to APNIC.

A request will be processed for either a membership account closure or a change to the membership tier.

Step 3: APNIC updates records

  • APNIC records contained in internal systems (ARMS), and
  • the APNIC Whois database

How do I reactivate my account?

A closed Member account may be reactivated within 3 months after closure. Reactivation after 3 months can not be processed.  You will need to reapply for membership and resources.

  • To reactivate the closed account, the corporate contact should send an email request to the attention of APNIC member services
  • Please include your account name for reactivation and any up-to-date contact details.

Fees apply see arrow-blue fees applicable for reactivating a closed member account

Step 2: APNIC processes your request

Step 3: APNIC issues a reactivation invoice

You will be invoiced for:


Step 4: APNIC updates records

  • APNIC records contained in internal systems (ARMS), and
  • the APNIC Whois database

Account closure

APNIC will inform the member in writing to terminate the membership and revoke all the member's rights if the member does not renew its membership within 30 days of the membership due date.

Upon revoking the member's rights, Internet resources delegated by APNIC will be reclaimed.  Consequently, all Whois database records associated with the resources will also be deleted.

The resources will be returned to the public resource pool, where they will be available for delegation to other organizations.

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