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Domain search guide
A domain search tells you in seconds whether the name you want is free to register, and what it costs. This guide explains what a search checks, how to read the results, and what to do when your name is taken.
5 chapters and a step-by-step method
Every domain name ending, such as .com or .shop, is run by a registry that keeps the list of registered names. A domain search asks whether the exact name you typed is on that list.
If it is not, the name is free and you can register it. If it is, someone already holds it, and the search tells you so.
Key points
An available name shows its price to register for the first year, to renew each year after, and to transfer. You can register it for 1 to 10 years.
A taken name cannot be registered while its owner keeps renewing it. You can still look it up to see who registered it and when it expires.
Key points
No name in mind yet? Switch the search to its AI tab and describe your site in a sentence, such as "a bakery in Helsinki that delivers cakes".
You get a list of name ideas, and only the ones that are free to register are shown. Load more to see further ideas.
Key points
Most short, common words are taken on .com. Before giving up on a name, try a few variations.
Add a short word such as get, try or your town, try a different ending, or drop a word you do not need. If the name is the one you must have, check its expiry date and backorder it.
Key points
We offer 900+ domain endings. Prices vary by ending, and many renew at a higher price than the first year: 464 of 949 do.
Choose an ending your visitors trust and that fits what you do, then compare what it costs over several years, not just the first.
Key points
Step by step
Write down 5 to 10 name ideas, or let the AI tab suggest some.
Type each full name, with its ending, into the domain search.
Checking a long list? Bulk domain search checks up to 100 names at once.
For the names that are free, compare the first-year and renewal price of each ending.
Register it for 1 to 10 years. A longer term means fewer renewals to remember.
Turn on auto-renewal so the name never lapses, and keep the transfer lock on.
WHOIS privacy keeps your contact details out of public records.
Tools
Check one name, or get AI name ideas that are free.
Check up to 100 names at once.
See who registered a taken name and when it expires.
Get in line for a taken name in case it expires.
First-year, renewal and transfer prices for every ending.
What makes a name strong, and the mistakes to avoid.
FAQ
Type the full name, with its ending, into our domain search. It tells you whether the name is free and what it costs to register and renew.
No. A free name stays free for anyone to register until someone does. Register it when you have decided.
Try another ending or a small change to the name. If you must have it, look it up to see when it expires and backorder it.
Yes. Bulk domain search checks up to 100 names in one go.
Yes. Use the AI tab of the domain search and describe your site. It suggests names and lists only the ones that are free.
Registries set a lower price for the first year on many endings. A .com is €8.45 the first year and €11.48 to renew, and 464 of 949 endings renew at a higher price.
From 1 to 10 years, then renew it before it expires.
Yes. A .com transfer costs €11.11 and adds a year to its term. Transfer a domain
Search 900+ endings, or describe your idea and get names that are free.
