releasing the domain name I purchased

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    gonga00 · Member ·

    , I asked for the domain that I purchased to be released but it continues to be unavailable. How do I force the release of that domain name now that we moved to another hosting service?

  • staff-blorbo · Staff ·

    It looks like you’ve canceled the domain name, meaning you no longer own it.

    Please let us know which of these options works best for you:

    Wait: You can wait for the domain to be released, this can take a few months. So long as no one else buys it before you do, you can purchase it again with another provider.

    Repurchase the Domain: We can send an invoice and restore the domain. You’ll be able to point it to a new host as soon as it’s restored, then transfer the registration after 60 days.

    Repurchase a Plan: To host your site here after all, buy a plan, skip the domain option, then update us here.

    To be clear, once a domain is cancelled, releasing it is up to ICANN (the organization which oversees all domain registrars) not us, but ICANN does allow the original registrar to recover the domain for a period of time.

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