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Place a free backorder
Tell us the expiring or expired domain you want. There’s no payment and no commitment to place the request — you’re simply getting in line to catch it.
Domain Drop Catching
Catch the domain before it’s gone.
Someone let a domain you want expire? Place a free backorder and we watch it around the clock. The instant it drops, we race to register it — so it lands in your account instead of someone else’s.
Free to backorderPay $59 only if we catch it
Try an example:
DemoInteractive mockup. No real registry checks, registration attempts or alerts are performed.
We are an ICANN-Accredited Registrar.How drop catching works
Three steps, and you only pay on a win
Backordering a domain with OrangeHost is simple — and there’s nothing to pay unless we actually catch it for you.
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We watch and grab it
We monitor the domain through its expiry and deletion cycle and fire off fast, automated registration attempts the instant it drops and becomes available again.
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Pay only if we catch it
Caught it? It’s a flat $59, first year of registration included, and the domain lands in your account. Didn’t get it? You pay $0.
Simple, honest pricing
Free to try. $59 only if we win it.
No upfront fee, no subscription, no per-attempt charge. One flat price, and only when it works.
On a successful catch$59
flat — first year of registration included
$0to place the backorder, and $0 if we don’t catch it
- No upfront cost — you’re only charged if we successfully register the domain for you
- First year of registration included in the flat $59
- Nothing to pay if it isn’t caught — the backorder simply closes, no charge
- Free WHOIS privacy and DNS management included, like every OrangeHost domain
Takes seconds · no card required to place a backorder
Why backorder with us
The details that decide who catches it
Drop catching is a race. Here’s why OrangeHost is a good horse to back.
Fast, automated attempts
Our systems track the deletion cycle and fire registration attempts the moment a domain becomes available — no manual watching, no missed windows.
ICANN-accredited registrar
Anything we catch is registered directly through OrangeHost, an ICANN-accredited registrar — under ICANN’s policies on data protection, renewals and transfers, in your account from day one.
Transparent pricing
Free to backorder, $59 flat only on a catch — with the first year of registration included. No upfront fees, no subscriptions and no surprise charges.
Expert support, 24/7
Real people who know domains are on hand around the clock to answer questions about your backorder, the deletion cycle or what happens after a catch.
The life of an expiring domain
Why timing is everything
A domain doesn’t become free the second it expires — it moves through several stages first. This is where a backorder earns its keep.
01Registered
Active
The domain is owned and in use. Nothing to catch yet — but you can place a backorder to be first in line if it lapses.
02~0–45 days
Expired / grace
The registration lapsed. There’s usually a grace period where the previous owner can still renew it at the normal price.
03~30 days
Redemption
A last-chance window where only the former owner can reclaim it, at a premium. Still not available to anyone else.
04~5 days
Pending delete
Locked and counting down to deletion. No one can register it — but this is exactly when we line up to grab it.
05The moment
Drops
It’s released and available again — for seconds. Our automated attempts fire instantly to try to register it for you.
Timings are typical, not guaranteed. Exact windows vary by registry and TLD — the ranges above reflect common gTLDs like .com.
We handle the timing for you. Once you backorder, we track every stage and attempt the catch the moment it drops.
Trusted Reliability
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FAQ
Drop catching, answered honestly
The real story on pricing, catches and what we can (and can’t) promise.
None at all. Placing a backorder is completely free — there’s no upfront fee, no subscription and no per-attempt charge. You tell us the domain you want, we watch it and attempt to register it the instant it drops, and the only time money changes hands is if we actually succeed in catching it for you.