EPP may be carried out over connection-oriented and connection-less transport protocols. At any time after a login and before a logout, a client may send a hello command to acquire the current status of the connection.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
<hello/>
</epp>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"">
<greeting>
<svID>Metaregistrar EPP Server epp.metaregistrar.com</svID>
<svDate>2018-10-10T09:43:05Z</svDate>
<svcMenu>
<version>1.0</version>
<lang>en</lang>
<objURI>urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:contact-1.0</objURI>
<objURI>urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0</objURI>
<objURI>urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:host-1.0</objURI>
<svcExtension>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/common-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/polldata-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/command-ext-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/command-ext-domain-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/command-ext-contact-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/command-ext-host-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/dns-ext-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/ssl-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>http://www.metaregistrar.com/epp/ext-1.0</extURI>
<extURI>urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:secDNS-1.1</extURI>
<extURI>urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:rgp-1.0</extURI>
</svcExtension>
</svcMenu>
<dcp>
<access>
<all></all>
</access>
<statement>
<purpose>
<admin></admin>
<prov></prov>
</purpose>
<recipient>
<ours></ours>
<public></public>
</recipient>
<retention>
<stated></stated>
</retention>
</statement>
</dcp>
</greeting>
</epp>
The response is quite verbose and lists the status of the current connection, the date, and the services that this server offers.