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Expired & Dropping Domain Search
Search names about to drop that match your keywords.
How it works
Is this domain expiring, in redemption or about to drop?
An honest note first: registries do not publish a public, free list of dropping names, so no browser tool can search 'all domains dropping tomorrow' without a paid feed. What we can do is tell you exactly where one name sits in its lifecycle. Type a domain and we read its live RDAP record: expiry date, status codes like redemptionPeriod and pendingDelete, and whether DNS still resolves. You get the phase, the earliest date it could become free, and a way to remind yourself.
Results appear here after you click Check lifecycle status.
How this works
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Read the RDAP record
We fetch the live registry record and look for expiry, status codes and the registrar, the same data registrars see.
- 2
Check DNS and availability
A nameserver query shows whether the site still works, and our registry API reports if the name is free or listed for sale.
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Place it on the timeline
Status codes map to grace, redemption or pending delete, giving the earliest date it could be registered by someone new.
Frequently asked questions
- Can this tool list all domains expiring soon?
- No, and neither can any free browser tool honestly. Registries publish dropping lists only to accredited registrars and paid data feeds. What you can do is check specific names you want: this tool tells you the exact lifecycle phase and the earliest date each could become free.
- What does pendingDelete mean?
- The owner did not renew during the grace and redemption periods, and the registry has scheduled the name for deletion. It stays locked for about five days, then drops and becomes available to the first registrar that requests it. Backorder services compete for popular names at that instant.
- What is the redemption period?
- A 30-day window after the grace period in which only the previous owner can recover the domain, usually for a restore fee of $80 to $200 on top of renewal. Nobody else can register it during redemption. If it is not restored, it moves to pendingDelete.
- How long after expiry can I buy a domain?
- For most generic extensions, 70 to 80 days: up to 45 days of renewal grace, 30 days of redemption and 5 days pending delete. Country extensions have their own rules. Many expired domains are also sold at auction by the registrar before they ever drop.
- Is an expired domain good for SEO?
- Only if it has a clean history and relevant backlinks. Check its past content on the Wayback Machine and look for spam or penalties. A dropped domain's age alone does not help rankings, and a bad history can hurt.
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