What are the states of a domain?

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Domain lifecycle

The following diagram represents the lifecycle of a domain, showing the different states it can go through from being available until it is released and becomes available to be registered by anyone again.

The states of a domain are:

• Available/Unregistered: the domain has never been registered or was registered and has been released.
• Registered: the state a domain is in when it has been registered.
• Expiration/Grace Period (Grace Period): to maintain the rights to a domain, the holder must request renewal and make the payment. If this does not happen, the domain enters a ten-day suspension period, during which the registrar removes the domain from its root server and the website and associated email accounts stop working. If the holder decides to renew the domain during this period, it is added back to the root server and regains its active status until the next expiration. Renewal is only possible if the domain does not enter the Redemption Period.
• Redemption Period: this state is activated when a domain has expired and can only be renewed under special conditions and fees. During this period, which lasts around 45 days from the expiration date, the domain remains locked. If the domain is not renewed by the end of this period, it moves to the Pending Delete state.
• Pending Delete: once the Redemption Period has ended, the domain enters this state, which lasts 5 to 7 days. During this period, the domain cannot be renewed or restored. After this interval, the domain is released and becomes available again to be registered by anyone.