Domain Backorders

A domain backorder is a service that attempts to register a domain name for you the moment it becomes available after it completes its expiration and drop process.

By placing a backorder in advance, our system automatically tries to secure the domain as soon as it’s released, and if successful, the domain is added directly to your account. Check Dynadot's backorder help page for more details.

No, not all TLDs that are available for registration are available for backorder placements. We do have an extensive list of TLDs that you can place domain backorders on, and we are frequently added to more.

Dynadot's backorder page shows domains that are close to fully expiring and available for backorder. You can place a request at no cost, and our system will try to catch the domain for you.

If you're the only one who requested it and we succeed, the domain will be added to your account and you'll be charged only if the backorder is successful.

If multiple users backorder the same domain, it enters a backorder auction where all eligible Dynadot users can place bids. The auction works like a regular Dynadot domain auction, and the highest bidder wins the domain once the auction ends.

No, a backorder doesn't guarantee that you will get a domain, as there are multiple scenarios that can result in a domain no longer being available for backorder, or the original domain owner conducting a restore during the restore grace period (removing your backorder), or multiple users placing a domain backorder.

Yes, submitting a backorder sooner may offer a small advantage. If more than one person places a backorder, the domain will move into a Backorder Auction, and the first backorder holder will receive the initial bid.

If no one else participates in the auction, the domain will be awarded to that person automatically. Beyond this priority for the opening bid, there are no additional benefits to placing a backorder earlier rather than later.

Yes. You can remove a domain backorder by going to “Backorder Requests” in your Dynadot account control panel under “Aftermarket” and removing the request.

If a domain receives multiple backorder requests and we catch it successfully, a backorder auction will then be held for the domain. This auction will be open to the public and will last 7-10 days.

If you were the first customer to place a backorder request for that domain, your backorder will serve as the starting bid, so that if no one else bids, you will automatically win the domain. If you did not place a backorder first, you will be notified via email that a Backorder auction has started, and that you can bid if you wish.

Yes, there are alternative ways of monitoring domain names. Besides placing a backorder request you can monitor domains of interest with our Watchlist tool (domains that perhaps haven't expired yet or keep track of another domain's information).

It will let you monitor any domain name directly from your Dynadot account, regardless of where it's registered and who owns it.

The "Dynappraisal" column is an estimated worth of the domain in that row. The Dynappraisal is an automated algorithm-based appraisal system used across the domain industry to determine a domain's approximate value. This algorithm is constantly being improved and developed to assist domain investors in making informed investment decisions.

This estimate is offered as a guideline only and does not guarantee a selling price.