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Domains Help
Last Revised: 3/10/2020What 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.
Expiration timeline
Days after domain expiration | What happens | What you can do |
4 days prior to the expiration | First attempt to renew the domain. If renewal fails, we'll send an email notification. | Domain can be manually renewed in your account at the standard renewal price. |
Day of expiration | Second attempt to renew the domain. If renewal fails, we'll send an email notification and we park the domain name. This means DNS is interrupted and your email/website will stop working. | Domain can be manually renewed in your account at the standard renewal price. |
Day 12 | Third attempt to renew the domain. If renewal fails, we'll send an email notification. | Domain can be manually renewed in your account at the standard renewal price. |
Day 13 | Domain is put on hold and is no longer active in your account. | Domain can be manually renewed in your account with an applicable redemption fee. |
Day 30 | Domain is on hold. | You can manually recover your expired domain name with applicable redemption fee. |
Day 60 | Domain is on hold. | You can manually recover your expired domain name with applicable redemption fee. |
Day 61 | The domain is removed from your account and returned to the registry. | You'll no longer be able to 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. |
Some domains, such as ccTLDs, may have special requirements for renewals.
Related steps
- Make sure you enable auto renew to continue your domain registration uninterrupted
More info
- For full details on ICANN's policies, you can review the Registrant Rights & Responsibilities Under the 2009 RAA.
- ICANN Registrant Benefits & Responsibilities (2013) will be determined upon publication by ICANN.
Agreements
- Legal Agreements and Policies
- Certificate Services Agreement
- Domain Name Proxy Agreement
- Change of Registrant Agreement
- Domains Help
- Domain Name Transfer Agreement
- Domain Name Registration Agreement
- Email Marketing Services
- Hosting Agreement
- Marketing Applications Agreement
- Professional Web Services Agreement
- Website Security Terms of Use
- Workspace Service Agreement
Policies and Other Documents
- Privacy Policy
- Cookie Policy
- Subpoena Policy/Attorney Tips
- Dispute On Transfer Away Form
- Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
- ICANN Registrant Rights
- ICANN Registrar Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy
- Trademark/Copyright Infringement
- Refund Policy
- Statement of Support
- Data Processing Addendum (Customers)