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  izack77 · Member · May 27, 2023 at 3:19 pm

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  hey,

  I had a domain with WordPress, but I canceled my subscription today. Does wordpress release my domain to market, so I can buy it from other place?

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

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  kleyhalisson · Member · May 27, 2023 at 4:12 pm

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  Hi @izack77. It depends on your type of subscription and your choice when canceling the subscription. Did you register a domain with your (annual or more) plan to get the registration free for one year? When you canceled your subscription, did you select the option to cancel the plan with or without the domain?

  If you can give us this information, will be easier to give you an answer. Also, since the domain was registered two days ago, we might be talking about refunds, so I’ll tag the staff here for them to take a look and clarify everything for you. But in the meantime, take a look at this section of the refund policy; it might answer your question:

  If you used a free domain credit to register a domain and request a refund after the 96-hour domain refund period, we will retain the cost of the domain and refund the remaining amount of the plan. You will keep the domain and can use it elsewhere or cancel it so it won’t be renewed next year.

  Refund Policy

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 27, 2023 at 4:24 pm

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  Hey @izack77,

  You canceled the domain within 5 days of registering it, so it should be available again soon. Once a domain name is deleted by the registry at this stage, it is immediately available for registration by any registrant through any Registrar, which happens shortly after the 5-day grace period.

  We can immediately restore the domain for you within those 5 days, but after that, we no longer have control over it. So, depending on where you want to register the domain (with us or elsewhere), you should decide ASAP how you want it re-registered.
  
  You can always point the domain over to your host from WordPress.com until the 60-day transfer lock is lifted (where you can transfer the domain anywhere you please). That will at least guarantee you will get it back without any potential complications.
  
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/change-name-servers/
  
  Let me know.

  Thanks,