renewPeriod domain status
renewPeriod is the short grace window after a registrar explicitly renews a domain. Inside it, deleting the name still earns the registrar a credit for the renewal cost.
Updated
- Set by
- Registry, after an explicit renew
- Effect
- Informative; marks the refundable window after renewal
- Typical duration
- Set by each registry; five days at .com
- RDAP shows
- renew period
What renewPeriod means
When a registrar sends an explicit renew command, the registry extends the registration and marks the domain renewPeriod. Per RFC 3915 and the ICANN status table, deleting the name inside this window lets the registry credit the renewal cost back to the registrar.
The code is informative rather than restrictive. It blocks nothing and clears on its own once the grace window closes. Its length is registry policy; the .com registry agreement sets five calendar days.
On a domain you are watching
A lookalike carrying renewPeriod was just renewed for another term. It is a useful negative signal: the operator paid to keep the name, so it is not about to lapse into the expiry sequence.
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 renewPeriod
No action is needed. If a renewal you did not request appears, contact the registrar to discuss the options inside the credit window.
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Frequently asked questions
The opposite: the registration was just extended. The code marks the short window during which the registrar could still delete the name and be credited for the renewal.
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