Domain registration
Never let a domain expire by accident. We'll warn you well in advance.
Overview
Letting a domain name expire is one of those things that shouldn't happen but does, usually because a credit card on file expired or an auto-renew setting got turned off by mistake. If your domain lapses, your entire site goes offline and someone else could even register it. DomainDash tracks your domain's WHOIS data (the public record of domain ownership) so you always know when renewal is due and can act before it's too late.
What we track
We look up your domain's public registration information and show you the details that matter:
- Registrar: the company your domain is registered with (like Namecheap, GoDaddy, or Cloudflare)
- Organisation: the organisation listed as the domain owner, if available
- Registered date: when the domain was first registered
- Expiry date: when the domain registration runs out
- Last updated: when the registration details were last changed
- DNSSEC: whether DNS Security Extensions are enabled, adding an extra layer of protection against DNS tampering
- Nameservers: the servers currently responsible for your domain's DNS records
The page also shows a registration progress bar that gives you a visual sense of how far through your current registration period you are. As the expiry date gets closer, it changes colour from green to amber to red.
Expiry warnings
DomainDash starts warning you as your domain's expiry date approaches:
| Time remaining | What you'll see |
|---|---|
| More than 30 days | Status shows as Active. Everything is fine. |
| 30 days or fewer | Status changes to Expiring and you'll see an amber warning banner. |
| 14 days or fewer | The warning becomes more urgent with a red critical banner. |
| Expired | Status shows as Expired and the banner tells you to renew immediately. |
These warnings appear on the site overview page as well as the registration detail page, so you won't miss them even if you don't visit the registration section directly.
Turn on auto-renew
The best way to avoid domain expiry is to make sure auto-renew is turned on with your registrar. Most registrars offer this option. Even with auto-renew enabled, DomainDash gives you a safety net. We'll still warn you if the domain gets close to expiry, which can happen if the renewal payment fails.
Check history
Like all monitoring features, DomainDash keeps a history of every registration lookup we've run. Each entry shows the status at the time of the check, the registrar, and when it was checked. This gives you a record of any changes to your domain's registration details over time.
Related
- DNS health for monitoring your domain's routing records