What Happens When Your Domain Is About to Expire

When Your Domain Is About to Expire

LinkHaven tracks every domain's expiration date and lets you know before anything bad happens. The system you'll interact with depends on whether auto-renew is on or off for that domain.

If Auto-Renew Is On

You don't need to do anything. About 7 weeks before the domain expires, we email you the amount and the date we'll charge. About 3 weeks before it expires, we charge your saved card the domain's renewal price and renew it once the payment succeeds. You get a receipt email, and your domain card shows the new expiration date.

If the payment fails (your card is declined, your bank needs extra confirmation, or there's no saved card), we don't renew the domain. We email you so you can update your card or renew it yourself, and we try again about 14, 7, 3 and 1 day before it expires. If it still isn't renewed, we also email you 7 days and 1 day before it expires, on the day it expires, and 7, 14 and 30 days after.

If Auto-Renew Is Off

You'll see warning indicators on the domain card as the expiration date approaches. The auto-renew status pill changes color to signal urgency: gray when there's plenty of time, amber as the date gets closer, and red when expiration is imminent.

We also send email reminders 60, 30, 7 and 1 day before it expires, on the day it expires, and 7, 14 and 30 days after.

How to Renew Yourself

Use the Renew button on the domain card on the Custom domains screen. You can also turn auto-renew on for that domain, and we'll charge your saved card about 3 weeks before it expires.

If Your Domain Has Already Expired

A domain that isn't renewed before it expires may become unavailable, and we can't guarantee it can be recovered. If a domain has expired, contact support as soon as possible.

Best Practice

Leave auto-renew on for any domain you actively use, and keep a working card saved. It's the simplest way to never lose a domain you care about.