How to Setup a Backorder

Backorders let you reserve DNS domains that are owned by someone else but are close to expiring. When a domain expires, it goes through several stages (grace period, redemption, and pending delete) before it finally becomes available again. This is called the drop. When you place a Backorder, our system monitors the domain and automatically tries to register it when the drop occurs.

Finding Expired Domains

You can search all pending delete domains in our Expireds search tab here under Marketplace.

You can filter by various factors including:

• All Statuses, Dropping Soon, or Dropped
• Endings (limited to .com and .net at this time)
• Length (min to max)
• Number of Bids (min to max)
• Watchlists (min to max)

1. You'll first need to make sure you have enough Account Balance funds. You can add funds by going here.

2. When you search a domain that is expiring soon, you'll see the Backorder button. Click on the Backorder button to start the process.

3. You will be directed to the Create Backorder screen where you can review the price and press Confirm Backorder.

4. You will see the confirmation the Backorder was created and you can click Manage Backorders to see all of your Backorders.

How to Cancel a Backorder

You can cancel a backorder by going into the Backorders tab, then clicking Cancel next to the backorder you would like to cancel.

Some Things to Keep in Mind:

• You can only place a backorder on a domain that’s in pending delete.
• The Account Balance hold is deducted upfront for the registration cost of the domain. Holds are released if we don't catch the name.
• Domainer Club members are allowed a -$500 Account Balance hold overdraft, equating to ~80 backorders with $0 account balance. Non-Domainer Club members are not allowed any Account Balance overdraft, and they will need to preload account balance equal to the registration costs of all their desired backorders.
• Our system monitors the domain and automatically attempts registration the instant it drops.
• You can cancel pending backorders anytime with an automatic refund to your Account Balance provided the backorder has not yet entered the in-progress state (after 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 7 PM UTC)

Service Fees:

• $0 for backorders submitted before the drop (before 2:00 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 7 PM UTC)
• $3.99 for backorders submitted in the 2 hour window just after drops start (2:00–4:00 PM ET / 11 AM PT - 1 PM PT / 7 PM - 9 PM UTC). This is nonrefundable, even if we don't catch the name