Renewed by the owner
Nothing to catch. Keep it on a watchlist so you see next year's expiry, or make an offer through a broker if you need it now.
Domain broker servicePorkbun backorder domain service for catching expired Porkbun names at the drop
Porkbun does not sell domain backorders. A Porkbun name you want is either renewed, sold at a third-party expired auction around weeks four and five, or released by the registry about 70 to 80 days after expiry. Domaining covers the last route: it scores the name, backorders it by hand or by rule and catches it when it drops.
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Backorder scheduledDays since expiry at Porkbun
52
Day 0About day 80, drop
- Phase
- Redemption
- Value score
- 71 of 100
- Auction window
- Passed, unsold
- Your max price
- $400
Illustrative example name.
Drop list
Demo board, 40 names| Name | ScoreValue score | Price | vs rule | Expires | Status | Rule result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample list, not live drop data. No card required to create your account. Domaining is not affiliated with Porkbun.
What happens when a Porkbun domain expires?
Porkbun's own knowledge base lays out the sequence. The owner can renew at the regular price for the first 10 days. From about day 21 the name may be sent to third-party auction services, and between roughly day 26 and day 37 it can sell there. Once anyone bids, the name leaves the owner's account and goes to the auction winner.
If it does not sell, the renewal grace ends somewhere between day 35 and day 45 and the registry takes over: a redemption period, five days of pending delete, then the drop. That drop is the moment a backorder exists for. Everything before it is about knowing which names will actually get there.
Timeline from Porkbun's public "what happens after a domain expires" article. Registry phases shown for a typical gTLD such as .com.
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1
Day 1 to 10
Watchlist itRenew at the normal price
The owner usually notices here. Most names worth having get renewed in this window.
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2
Day 10 to 21
Score itSite may go dark
Client hold or a parking page. A good sign the owner has walked away.
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3
Day 26 to 37
Bid if it is a must-haveThird-party expired auction
The name can sell to an outside bidder. A bid ends the owner's right to renew.
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4
Day 35 to 45
Place the backorderGrace ends, registry takes over
Unsold names go to redemption. Only the old owner can recover them, at a redemption fee.
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5
About 30 days later
Last call for ordersPending delete, 5 days
Nobody can renew. The drop date is now fixed.
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6
Drop day
Your backorder firesRegistry releases the name
Catchers send registration requests in the first seconds. One wins.
Does Porkbun do backorders?
No. There is no backorder button at Porkbun, and Porkbun has said in interviews that it does not run drop catching itself. That leaves you with three possible endings for any Porkbun name you are watching, and only one of them needs a backorder service.
The practical job is sorting. A name with an active site and recent renewals will probably be renewed. A strong name that goes dark may sell at the expired auction. A name nobody bid on in the auction window is heading for the drop, and that is where you want an order in place.
Sold at the expired auction
Public bidding during the grace weeks. Worth joining only for names you would pay retail for anyway, with a ceiling set in advance.
How expired auctions compareDropped by the registry
The only route a backorder can win. Domaining places the order before the drop and catches the name at release, by hand or by your rule.
Backorder domain namesWays to get an expiring Porkbun domain compared
Where each option wins and where it does not. Prices are the published per-catch fees we checked for .com names and can change.
| Option | What it costs | When it works | Weak spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porkbun itself | No backorder product | Registering the name after it drops, if nobody else caught it | Good names are caught in seconds, long before a manual search |
| Third-party expired auction | Your winning bid plus registration | Days 26 to 37, before the name can drop | Public bidding pushes strong names toward retail |
| DropCatch | About $59 per caught .com, auction if contested | Single contested names at the drop | Fee per name adds up across a monthly list |
| SnapNames and NameJet | $79 minimum per fulfilled backorder | Names at their partner registrars, sold before the drop | Porkbun is not in that pre-release pipeline, so they race at the drop like everyone else |
| Domaining | Plan from $49 a month with 25 backorders, registration fee on a win | Investors and brand teams catching several dropped names a month by score and price | One must-have name a year is cheaper with a single per-catch order |
Going deeper on one rival? Read the DropCatch alternative review for the per-catch math, or the best domain backorder service guide for every major option side by side.
How to backorder a Porkbun domain
Four steps from spotting a name at Porkbun to owning it. Steps one and two cost you a couple of minutes per name, and steps three and four run on their own.
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01
Confirm the registrar
Run a WHOIS lookup. If the registrar is Porkbun and the expiry date has passed, note the day count so you know which phase the name is in.
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02
Score and price it
Check the value score and set the most you would pay. The domain value estimator shows the drivers: length, words, extension, hyphens and digits.
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03
Place the backorder or a rule
Backorder that one name, or write a rule with extensions, a minimum score and a price cap that backorders matching names from each day's list.
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04
Catch and move it
At release the order fires. Won names land in your account. After the 60 day lock you can keep them here or transfer them to Porkbun.
Tools for each step: the domain value estimator, backorder rules and domain expiry alerts for names that are not dropping yet.
Who backorders Porkbun names
Porkbun is popular with developers, indie founders and small agencies because of its low prices. That means a lot of side-project names with real words in them expire there every month, and many are never renewed once the project stops.
- Domain investors who buy dropped names by score and resell them on the domain marketplace
- Founders who found the exact brand name parked on an expired Porkbun registration
- Agencies that pick up expiring names with history for client projects
- Brokers working buyer requests who need a name the moment it is released
Questions about backordering Porkbun domains
Does Porkbun do backorders?
No. Porkbun does not sell a domain backorder product. An expiring Porkbun name either gets renewed, sells at a third-party expired auction in the weeks after expiry, or drops at the registry, where an outside backorder service has to register it in the first seconds.
What happens when a Porkbun domain expires?
For the first 10 days the owner can renew at the normal price. Around day 21 Porkbun may submit the name to third-party auction services, and from about day 26 to day 37 it can sell there. The renewal grace ends between day 35 and 45, then the name moves to redemption and, after that, pending delete.
How long until an expired Porkbun domain is available?
For a typical .com nobody renews or buys, plan on roughly 70 to 80 days from expiry: up to 45 days of grace, about 30 days of redemption at the registry and 5 days of pending delete. The exact drop date is fixed once the name shows pending delete in WHOIS.
Can I buy an expired domain on Porkbun?
Not through a Porkbun backorder, because there is none. You can bid on the name if it appears at a third-party expired auction during the grace period, or backorder it with a drop catching service so the order fires when the registry releases it.
How much does it cost to backorder a Porkbun domain?
Per-catch services charge on success, about $59 at DropCatch for a .com and $79 minimum at SnapNames and NameJet, plus auction bids if others want the name. On Domaining the plan covers the service from $49 a month with 25 backorders, and a win costs the registration fee.
Can I keep the domain at Porkbun after I catch it?
Yes, once the transfer lock on a new registration lifts, usually 60 days after the catch. Some catchers do not support transfers to every registrar, so check that before you order. On Domaining the name lands in your account and you can move it to Porkbun when the lock ends.
Is Domaining affiliated with Porkbun?
No. Domaining is an independent platform. The Porkbun expiry timeline on this page comes from Porkbun's public knowledge base and can change, so recheck it for names you watch for months.
Have an order waiting when the Porkbun name drops
Score the name, set your maximum price and let the backorder fire at release. Plans start at $49 per month with 25 backorders. Compare limits on pricing.