addPeriod domain status
addPeriod is the grace window covering the first days of a registration. If the registrar deletes the name inside it, the registry may credit the registration cost.
Updated
- Set by
- Registry, at registration
- Effect
- Informative; marks the refundable window after registration
- Typical duration
- Set by each registry; five days at .com
- RDAP shows
- add period
What addPeriod means
Per RFC 3915 and the ICANN status table, addPeriod is provided after the initial registration of a domain name. If the registrar deletes the name during the window, the registry may provide a credit for the registration cost. ICANN describes it as an informative status with no issue attached.
The mechanism exists so registrars can back out mistaken registrations. It is also the grace period that once enabled domain tasting, the practice of registering names in bulk, measuring their traffic, and deleting the unprofitable ones for a refund, before ICANN capped it with the Add Grace Period limits policy.
On a domain you are watching
A lookalike showing addPeriod was registered within the last few days. It is the freshest state a completed registration can carry, useful for confirming that a suspected copycat is genuinely new.
Check a domain’s status codes
The lookup reads a domain’s live RDAP record and returns its current status set.
What to do about addPeriod
No action is needed; the code clears on its own when the window closes.
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Frequently asked questions
The length is set by each registry; the .com registry agreement sets five calendar days. The code is informational and clears automatically.
No. ICANN describes it as an informative status for a fresh registration. It only tells you the name is still inside its refundable window.
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