What happens when my domain expires?

What happens when my domain expires?

When a domain registration expires, your options for renewal vary based on when your domain expired. On Aug. 31, 2013, ICANN adopted the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP), which requires registrars to disclose important information to Registrants and prospective customers about expiration notices, fees and redemption procedures. All required information and disclosures currently exist in various locations throughout our website. However, as an aid to Registrants, this article contains links to all required elements in the new policy.

Each domain name extension and its registry rules can affect the renewal process once a domain has expired. Some domains, such as ccTLDs, may have special requirements for renewals.

We'll send multiple emails to notify you of expiration within the 30 days prior and up to 7 days after the expiration date of your domains.  It is your responsiblity to renew it in a timely manner.

Expiration timeline

Days after domain expiration	What happens	What you can do
Day of expiration	First attempt to renew the domain.	Domain can be renewed in your account at the standard renewal price for accounts in Good Standing.
Day 1	Second notice of past due amount to renew the domain. If no payment is made, we park the domain name. This means DNS is interrupted and your email/website will stop working.	Domain can be renewed in your account at the standard renewal price for accounts in Good Standing.
Day 7	Third attempt to renew the domain.	Domain can be renewed in your account at the standard renewal price plus applicable late fee for accounts in Good Standing.
Day 19	Domain is put on hold and is no longer active in your account.	Domain can be renewed in your account at the standard renewal price plus applicable late fee for accounts in Good Standing with applicable redemption fee of US$300.
Day 26	Domain is put up for expired domain auction	You can recover your expired domain name with applicable redemption fee US$300 , or place a bid on the domain through auction.
Day 30	If there are no active bids on the domain, it will remain in your account in Expired status.	You can recover your expired domain name with applicable redemption fee US$300 , or place a bid on the domain through auction.
Day 50	If there are no backorders and no bidders in the domain name auction, we list the domain name in a final closeout auction.	YYou can recover your expired domain name with applicable redemption fee US$300 , or place a bid on the domain through auction.
Day 60	All auctions end.	Domain is no longer available to bid on.
Day 65	If there were no successful auction bids or backorders, the domain is removed from your account and returned to the registry	You'll no longer be able to bid on or renew your domain name. You may be able to register the domain after the registry has released it. We're unable to advise on when the registry might release a domain for registration.

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