Dropping & expiring domains
Every day, domains that owners let expire fall out of the registry and eventually drop — becoming free to register again. ns6 builds this list straight from the official registry zone files, so you see names leaving the zone as they enter their grace and pending-delete windows. Search it, filter it, and backorder or watch anything you want to catch.
The drop feed is warming up
We assemble this list from the registry zone files each day. Fresh expiring names appear here as they leave the zone — check back shortly, or backorder any specific domain you want.
Backorder a domainHow dropping domains work
Search the drop list
Type a keyword to find expiring names that contain it, or filter by extension and maximum length to zero in on the kind of domain you want.
Check where it is in the cycle
Each name shows its status — grace/redemption, pending delete, or already dropped — so you know how close it is to becoming available.
Backorder or watch it
Backorder a name and we race to register it the instant it drops. Or add it to your watchlist and we email you the moment it enters pending-delete or drops.
We catch it across registrars
At drop time we race the registration across multiple registrar accounts at once to maximise the chance of catching it before anyone else.
A dropping domain is one whose registration wasn’t renewed. After it expires it moves through a grace period, then a redemption period, then a short pending-delete window, and is finally deleted — at which point it’s available to register again. Domainers watch this cycle because expired names often carry existing traffic, backlinks or a memorable spelling.
ns6 assembles this feed from the registry’s own zone data and refreshes each name’s status against live RDAP records. Browsing and searching the list is free; you only pay if you place a backorder or register a name once it’s available.