Free tool · Domain status checker
Is that domain parked, for sale,dead — or about to become available?
One check combines registry (RDAP), DNS, and website signals into a plain-English verdict — including an estimated release date for expiring domains.
What the verdicts mean
Available
The registry has no record of the domain — you can register it right now at any registrar, usually for the standard price.
Parked / For sale
Registered, but pointing at a parking provider's ad lander or a marketplace sales page. For-sale domains can often be bought immediately or via an offer; parked domains may be squatted or simply idle.
Expired / Releasing soon
The registration lapsed. Domains pass through a grace period (owner can renew normally), then redemption (owner-only recovery, with a fee), then five days of pending delete — after which they're released for anyone to register.
Dead / Active
Dead means registered but serving nothing — no DNS or no responding website; the owner is holding it. Active means a real site answers — the domain is in genuine use.
Frequently asked questions
How do you tell whether a domain is parked or for sale?
Primarily by nameserver fingerprints: parking providers (like Sedo Parking, ParkingCrew, or Bodis) and marketplaces (like Afternic or Dan) use recognizable nameservers. The checker also inspects the page a domain serves for sale-lander and parking-lander markers.
How accurate is the estimated release date?
It's an estimate based on standard gTLD lifecycle rules: about 5 days once a domain reaches pendingDelete, about 35 days from redemption period, and roughly 70–80 days from the expiry date if the owner never renews. Registries and some ccTLDs vary, and owners can renew at any time until deletion.
The checker says available — can I just register it?
Usually yes, at any registrar. Rarely, registry data lags or a premium-price reserve applies at checkout. If it says available but the price looks unusual, the registry has likely flagged it as a premium name.
Can I get alerted when a domain's status changes or it becomes available?
That's exactly what Domain Lab does: it monitors a domain's registration status, DNS, and SSL continuously and alerts you by email, Slack, Pushover, or webhook when something changes. The free plan covers your first domain.
Does this work for every TLD?
It works for all major gTLDs (.com, .net, .org, .io, .app and hundreds more) via RDAP. Some country-code TLDs don't publish registry data the same way — for those, the DNS and website signals still work but registration details may be limited.
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