Domain life cycle
Since domains have an expiration date, they follow a life cycle that goes through different phases or periods:
- Available domain: the domain has not yet been registered, therefore it is available for registration. Once a registration request is submitted, it will be assigned to the first request received.
- Registered domain: when a request is submitted for an available domain, it is assigned to the person who requested it. A registration request is made for a number of years, with one year being the minimum.
- Active domain: the domain will remain active for the number of years it was registered for. During this period, you may extend the registration to prevent the domain from expiring on its expiration date.
- Grace period: the domain has expired and stops functioning. It must be renewed immediately if you want to keep it.
- Redemption period: the domain has been deleted, but it can still be restored and renewed at a higher cost than the usual renewal price.
- Pending delete period: the domain can no longer be restored and will soon be released.
This life cycle is defined by ICANN, the entity responsible for the regulations applicable to domains.
Depending on the domain extension, post-expiration periods vary in duration. The following table shows the relationship between domain extensions and their post-expiration periods:
| Extension | Grace Period | Redemption Period | Pending Delete Period |
| .com, .net, .org, .cat, .tel, .me, .asia, .xxx, .info, .pro, .name, .ws, New gTLDs | 30 days | 30 days | 5 days |
| .actor, .airforce, .army, .attorney, .auction, .band, .best, .brussels, .ceo, .cologne, .dance, .degree, .democrat, .dentist, .engineer, .forsale, .futbol, .games, .gives, .haus, .immobilien, .kaufen, .koeln, .lawyer, .live, .market, .moda, .mortgage, .navy, .news, .ninja, .ooo, .pub, .rehab, .republican, .reviews, .rip, .rocks, .sale, .social, .software, .studio, .vet | 0 days | 28 days | 5 days |
| .es, .com.es, .nom.es, .org.es | 10 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| .eu | 0 days | 40 days | 0 days |
| .biz, .mobi, .tv, .cc, .us | 40 days | 30 days | 5 days |
| .ch | 0 days | 14 days | 10 days |
| .co.uk | 89 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| .be, .nl | 0 days | 40 days | 0 days |
| .pw, .in, .bz | 44 days | 30 days | 5 days |
| .fm | 44 days | 35 days | 5 days |
| .co | 44 days | 15 days | 5 days |
| .mx, .com.mx | 44 days | 30 days | 0 days |
| .pe | 29 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| .ec | 5 days | 28 days | 0 days |
| .com.ar, .cl, .fr, .pt, .de | 0 days | 30 days | 0 days |
| .it | 14 days | 30 days | 5 days |
| .pl | 0 days | 15 days | 5 days |
| .eus | 42 days | 30 days | 5 days |
Lifecycle charts for each extension
Lifecycle of .com, .net, .org, .cat, .tel, .me, .asia, .xxx, .info, .pro, .name, .ws, New gTLD domains
Lifecycle of .es, .com.es, .nom.es, .org.es domains
Lifecycle of .eu domains
Lifecycle of .biz, .us, .mobi, .tv, .cc domains
Lifecycle of .ch domains
Lifecycle of .co.uk domains
Lifecycle of .be, .nl domains
Lifecycle of .pw, .in, .bz domains
Lifecycle of .fm domains
Lifecycle of .co domains
Lifecycle of .mx and .com.mx domains
Lifecycle of .pe domains
Lifecycle of .ec domains
Lifecycle of .com.ar, .fr, .de domains
Lifecycle of .cl domains
Lifecycle of .it domains
Lifecycle of .fr domains
Lifecycle of .pt domains
Lifecycle of .pl domains
Lifecycle of .eus domains
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