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Domain Expiry Checker: when does your domain expire?

See when your domain expires, its registrar, status codes in plain words, name servers and DNSSEC.

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How to use the Domain Expiry Checker

Read what the guide says

This is the Domain Expiry Checker.

It shows when your domain expires and who your registrar is, from the registry's record.

If a domain is not renewed, its website and email stop.

This reads the date from the registry's own record, so you can renew in time.

Type your domain, or any page or email address on it.

Here, it's a sample domain for a made-up dental clinic.

Then press Check expiry date.

The card shows the days left, the expiry date and your registrar.

Here, 24 days are left. Our measure: renew now when fewer than 30 are left.

This box lists what to do first.

Next, the transfer lock is off. With it on, the registry refuses requests to move the domain.

Further down, each status code is explained in plain words.

Then the name servers, DNSSEC and your registrar.

This list shows what happens after the date, under ICANN's rules for endings such as dot com.

After deletion, there's a 30-day redemption period, when you can still restore it.

Open How to fix to see why it matters and the steps.

Renew in your registrar account, and turn on auto-renew.

And make sure the account email is one you read, so the reminders reach you.

Once you've renewed, check again to see the new date.

You can also email yourself a PDF of the result.

Your main domain, such as smilestudio.example (not a subdomain). We read the registry's public RDAP record; owner details are not shown.

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About the Domain Expiry Checker

Enter your domain, for example smilestudio.example. We find its registry's RDAP server in IANA's official list and read the domain's public registration record: the registrar, when the domain was registered and last changed, when it expires and how many days are left, each status code in plain words, the name servers, and whether DNSSEC is signed. We flag a domain that expires within 60 days (our measure), a hold that keeps it out of DNS, and a transfer lock that is off. Owner details are not shown.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Enter your domain, or any page or email address on it.

  2. Step 2

    We find the registry's RDAP server in IANA's list and read the domain's public registration record.

  3. Step 3

    Renew or fix what is flagged in your registrar account, and keep auto-renew on.

RDAP, the successor to WHOIS

RDAP is the protocol registries and registrars use to publish registration data in a standard format. For generic endings such as .com, ICANN made RDAP the definitive source of registration data on 28 January 2025, in place of WHOIS. IANA keeps the official list of which RDAP server answers for each ending, and it lists one for .in.

Status codes and expiry

Codes that start with "client" are set by your registrar, and codes that start with "server" by the registry. The transfer lock (clientTransferProhibited) makes the registry refuse requests to move the domain, and ICANN suggests asking for it. For generic endings, ICANN's rules make registrars send renewal reminders about a month and a week before expiry, and give a 30-day redemption period after deletion. Country endings such as .in set their own rules.

What this tool cannot do

It reads the registry's public record only, and does not show owner details. It cannot see whether auto-renew is on or which payment details your registrar holds: check those in your registrar account. Some registries publish no expiry date or no status codes, and a few have no RDAP server in IANA's list; the result says so when that happens.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find out when my domain expires?

Enter it above. We read the expiry date from the registry's RDAP record and count the days left. Our measure flags a domain within 60 days of expiry and asks you to renew at once within 30 days. Your registrar account shows the same date and whether auto-renew is on.

What happens if my domain expires?

For generic endings such as .com, ICANN's Expired Registration Recovery Policy says the registrar must interrupt the domain's DNS before deleting it, so the website and email stop, and the registry must then keep the deleted domain for a 30-day redemption period in which you can restore it through your registrar. Country endings such as .in follow their registry's own rules. Renew before the date to avoid all of this.

What does clientTransferProhibited mean?

It is the transfer lock: your registrar has told the registry to refuse requests to move the domain to another registrar. ICANN suggests asking for it, along with the delete and update locks, to help prevent changes you did not ask for. Ask your registrar to lift it only when you want to move the domain.

What do clientHold and serverHold mean?

Both keep the domain out of DNS, so it does not open and its email stops working. clientHold is set by the registrar and serverHold by the registry. ICANN says clientHold is uncommon and usually linked to a legal dispute, non-payment or a coming deletion. Contact your registrar to find out why.

Why is the owner's name not shown?

Much of the contact data in a registration record is not public, and this tool shows only the registrar, the dates, the status codes, the name servers and DNSSEC. For non-public data about a generic domain such as .com, ICANN points to its Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) or the registrar.

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