What happens when a domain expires?

Expired domains will be held at OpenSRS for a grace period defined by the registry.

For .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO, .BIZ, .US, .NAME, .CC, and .TV the grace period is 40 days. For .CA it is 30 days.

There is no registrant grace period for .CN domains.

There are no grace periods for .DE domains. They are deleted on the day after the expiration date.

During the grace period all associated services will cease working until the name is renewed (if and when this happens). As well, name server/DNS changes will not be possible.

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