Domains Help
Last Updated on July 23rd, 2024
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 30 days after the expiration date of your domains.
Expiration timeline
| Days after domain expiration | What happens and what you can do |
|---|---|
| +1 day | We’ll try to auto-renew it, or you can manually renew for the standard renewal price. |
| +5 days | We’ll try to auto-renew again – but if that doesn’t work, your domain gets parked: your site and email stop working. But you can still manually renew for the standard renewal price. |
| +12 days | We’ll try to auto-renew your domain one more time. You can still manually renew for the standard renewal price. |
| +19 days | Domain goes on hold: it’s still in your account but inactive. Manually renew with applicable redemption fee. |
| +26 days | Domain goes to auction. If there are no active bids on the domain, you can still manually renew for the standard price plus the applicable redemption fee. |
| +30 days | If no active bids in the auction, the domain stays in your account but now it’s expired. You can manually renew for the standard price plus the applicable redemption fee. If there’s an active bid at auction, the domain can’t be renewed. |
| +36 days | Domain goes to a final closeout auction. Until there’s an active bid, you can still manually renew for the standard price plus the applicable redemption fee. Once there’s a bid, you can’t renew the domain, but you can place your own bid. |
| +41 days | Final closeout auction ends. You can still manually renew for the standard price plus the applicable redemption fee. |
| +72 days | Domain is removed from your account and you can’t renew it any more. You may be able to register the domain after the registry has released it, but Black Nova Designs can’t advise when the registry will release a domain for registration. |
Some domains, such as ccTLDs, may have special requirements for renewals.
To avoid Domains expiring please look out for the email reminders, all sent to the email address on your account:
First Renewal Notice 30 days before the renewal date
Second Renewal Notice 14 days before the renewal date
Third Renewal Notice 7 days before the renewal date
Fourth Renewal Notice 2 days before the renewal date
Fifth Renewal Notice 3 days after the renewal date
Suspend all services inlcuding domain DNS 7 days after the renewal date
Termination of all services including domain Expiry 31 days after renewal