Domain Expiry Checker
free tool
See the expiry date, registrar, and lock status published for a domain. Live registry data over RDAP, no signup.
Enter a bare domain like example.com (no https://, paths, or subdomains).
An expired domain takes down everything at once.
When a domain registration lapses, the registrar may interrupt DNS, taking the website, email, APIs, and every subdomain offline together. Unlike a server outage, nothing on your infrastructure can renew the registration. Recovery timing and fees depend on the registrar and registry. This checker reads published registration data over RDAP (the structured successor to WHOIS) and shows the available expiry date, registrar, and lock status.
The 50-day planning buffer
Fifty days is not an ICANN deadline. It is enough lead time to review renewal terms, resolve a transfer lock, and move the domain before expiry if needed. Renewing after expiry and then transferring during an auto-renew grace period can mean paying both registrars while receiving only one additional year. Visual Sentinel includes this early reminder tier on every plan, including Free, through the channels available on that plan.
Domain expiry questions, answered.
When does my domain expire?
Enter your domain in the checker above. Visual Sentinel queries RDAP (the structured successor to WHOIS) and shows the expiry date, registrar, registration date, and status locks that the registry publishes. No signup or account is required. Some registries omit an expiry event or do not offer RDAP, and the checker says so instead of guessing.
What happens when a domain expires?
The registrar may interrupt DNS after expiry, which can take the website, email, APIs, and subdomains offline. Some registrars offer an auto-renew grace period of 1 to 45 days, but the timing, renewal terms, and fees vary. For most generic top-level domains, deletion is followed by a 30-day redemption grace period in which the registered holder can ask the deleting registrar to restore the domain, usually for an additional registrar-set fee. If it is not restored, the domain can eventually become available to others.
Why does Visual Sentinel remind me 50 days before expiry?
The 50-day reminder is a practical planning buffer, not an ICANN deadline. It gives you time to check your registrar's renewal terms, resolve transfer locks, update contact or payment details, and complete a transfer before expiry. If you renew after expiry and then transfer during an auto-renew grace period, you may pay both registrars while receiving only one additional year, depending on the registry and registrar terms.
How do I check a domain expiry date without logging into my registrar?
Use an RDAP or WHOIS lookup. RDAP is the modern, structured successor to WHOIS. Generic top-level domain registries and many country-code registries publish machine-readable registration data through RDAP, although a registry may omit an expiry event or restrict some fields. This page performs the lookup and shows the available result in plain language.
What does "client transfer prohibited" mean?
It is a registrar lock, and it is usually good news: the domain cannot be transferred to another registrar until the lock is removed, which protects against domain hijacking. You only need to unlock it (in your registrar dashboard) when you intentionally move the domain.
Can I get alerts before my domain expires?
Yes. Visual Sentinel monitors domain registration expiry on every plan, including Free, with reminder tiers at 50, 30, 20, 13, 6, 3, and 1 days before expiry. Delivery uses the channels available on your plan: Free includes email and browser or mobile push, while paid plans unlock additional integrations. The 50-day tier gives you time to review renewal or transfer options before the deadline is close.
Why does the checker say expiry tracking is not available for my domain?
A small number of country-code domains (ccTLDs) do not publish RDAP data, so no tool can read their expiry over the open protocol. Generic domains like .com, .net, .org, .io, .dev, and .app always work. For unsupported ccTLDs, check directly with your registrar.
Get ahead of renewal dates.
Visual Sentinel checks domain registration expiry on every plan and uses 50, 30, 20, 13, 6, 3, and 1-day reminder tiers through eligible channels.