When a domain expires, its website and email stop, usually without warning: an old card on file, a renewal email sent to someone who left. Enter your domain and Nameward reads its registration data (RDAP) for the expiry date and status flags.
What the results mean
| What we see | Status |
|---|---|
| Expired and about to be released (redemption period, pending delete) | ■ Act now |
| On hold: the domain doesn't resolve | ■ Act now |
| Expires within 7 days | ■ Act now |
| Expires within 30 days | ▲ Watch |
| Transfer lock off, so the domain is easier to hijack | ▲ Watch |
| Registered with time to spare and locked | ● Fine |
Some country endings don't publish registration data over RDAP; the scan says so instead of guessing.
What to do
- Turn on auto-renew at your registrar and check the card on file.
- Make sure renewal emails go to a shared address, not one person.
- Turn on transfer lock (sometimes called registrar lock).
Same scan, also checked
Whether the owner's details are public: WHOIS privacy check. Certificates, email authentication and lookalike domains are checked in the same scan.