Who runs this site
Expired Tools (expired.tools) is operated by Anderson Gomes Ferreira. contato@expired.tools
How it works
The lookup runs in your browser. It first reads the list of registry servers that IANA publishes, then asks the server for that ending directly. Our servers are never in the middle, so we do not see the names you check.
What a registry returns is checked before it is shown: only a domain record with the name you asked for is accepted, dates must be valid timestamps, the size is capped, and nothing from the answer is ever treated as page code. Registrant and contact details are never read or shown, only the registrar’s name.
Status codes and the steps after expiry are explained from ICANN’s own pages and policies, each with a link and the day we opened it. Where the time depends on the registry or the registrar, the page says so instead of guessing.
Where the data and rules come from
- IANA: RDAP bootstrap file for domain names — which registry server answers for each ending
- RFC 9083: JSON responses for RDAP — the format of the answer and the event and status names
- RFC 8056: EPP status mapping to RDAP — how "clientTransferProhibited" is written in RDAP
- ICANN: EPP status codes — what each status code means
- ICANN: Expired Registration Recovery Policy — notices, DNS interruption and the 30-day redemption period
- ICANN: Launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS — the 28 January 2025 change
How we keep the content up to date
Every explanation shows its source and the day it was opened (11 October 2026). The status table and the timeline are reviewed when ICANN revises the pages they come from.
What this site is not
We show what the registry published at the moment you asked. Some endings (many country codes) have no RDAP server, some registries hide fields, and a registrar’s own renewal page is the place to act on a date. The tool does not check TLS certificates, does not tell you whether a name is available to register, and does not list domains about to expire.
Get in touch
Found a mistake, have a question or a suggestion? See the channels on the contact.
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