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Common questions

How do I check when my domain expires?

Type it above: we ask the registry, the organization that keeps the list of every name with that ending. Your registrar's account (where you pay for the name) shows the date too, with the auto-renew setting beside it. How to check when your domain expires has both, and how never to miss it.

What happens when a domain expires?

Your website and your email stop, usually within days. For .com, .net and .org, many registrars give a short grace period when you can still renew, sometimes with a late fee, then there are about 30 days when getting it back costs more, then it's released. Other endings have their own rules. Domain expired: how to get it back has the steps.

Can someone buy my domain if it expires?

Usually not straight away. For a few weeks your registrar holds it for you to renew, though some auction it meanwhile and the winner gets it if you don't renew in time. Once it's released, anyone can register it, first come, first served.

Why is the date different from my registrar's?

We show the registry's date. Right after a domain's end date, the registry often renews it for a year by itself while your registrar waits for payment, so the registry's date jumps ahead even if you haven't paid. Your registrar's account is the one that counts for your bill.

Why can't you see the date for my domain?

Some registries, mostly for country endings, don't publish it in the standard public record. Look in your registrar account, or for its renewal email. Keep your domain name renewed lists the three checks that stop it lapsing.

How to use it

Type the domain name, like YourWebsite.com. A full address works too: we look up the name it's part of.
Press Check the date. It takes a few seconds.
Put the date in your calendar, a month early, and check auto-renew is on with your registrar.
Copy the message at the bottom to whoever looks after your domain, so they know the date too.

What your results mean

Expires: The date the registry has it paid up to, and the days left. We flag it 60 days before.
Registrar: The company you rent the name from. Renewals, auto-renew and the card on file are all in your account there.
Status: Shown when the registry's record says something worth knowing: locked against transfers (good), on hold, or expired and about to be released.
Not registered: The registry has no record of the name, so anyone can buy it.

When to use it

Before your renewal date, to make sure it's with the company and card you expect.
You've taken over a website and nobody knows when the domain is due.
Your website and email stopped at the same time.

Why it matters

If the domain lapses, your website and every email address at it stop together.
After a short grace period, getting it back costs much more, and then anyone can buy it.

Go deeper: Keep your domain name renewed. If it lapses, your website and email stop together. Three checks a year stop it.

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