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3.9. Domain lifecycle
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ordered@{ shape: stadium, label: "🛒 Ordered" }
registration@{ shape: rect, label: "✍ Registration" }
active@{ shape: rect, label: "✔️ Active
(1-10 years)" } hold@{ shape: rect, label: "🚫 Hold
(up to 27-44 days)" } redemption@{ shape: rect, label: "⚠️ Redemption Period
(up to 30-180 days)" } delete@{ shape: rect, label: "🗑 Pending Delete
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has expired|hold hold-.->|Renew|active hold==>redemption redemption==>delete redemption-.->|"Renew
at higher price"|active delete==>free
(1-10 years)" } hold@{ shape: rect, label: "🚫 Hold
(up to 27-44 days)" } redemption@{ shape: rect, label: "⚠️ Redemption Period
(up to 30-180 days)" } delete@{ shape: rect, label: "🗑 Pending Delete
(5-6 days)" } style free fill:#fff,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000 style ordered fill:#e0e0e0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#000 style registration fill:#e0e0e0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#000 style active fill:#2A9D8F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#fff style hold fill:#E9C46A,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#000 style redemption fill:#F4A261,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#000 style delete fill:#000,stroke:#000,stroke-width:0px,color:#fff free==>ordered ordered==>|Payment|registration registration==>active active==>|Renew|active active==>|Paid term
has expired|hold hold-.->|Renew|active hold==>redemption redemption==>delete redemption-.->|"Renew
at higher price"|active delete==>free
Free
The domain is available for order and registration to anyone interested.
Ordered
The domain has been ordered, but payment for it has not yet been received.
During this period, you need to pay for your order.
Registration
⌛ Duration: 1-5 minutes, extremely rarely — within 24 hours (.UA domains — 1-3 business days, extremely rarely — up to 14 days).
The domain has been paid for and is being registered. 👉 If there was a mistake in the name of the international or thematic domain, you can submit a request for cancellation of registration within 3 days. This option is not available for Ukrainian domains.
After registration, the domain does not start working immediately, but within 1-24 hours.
Active
⌛ Duration: 1-10 years.
Domain is registered and working.
During this period:
- ✅ You can make full use of your domain.
- ✅ You can renew the domain.
Hold
⌛ Duration: up to 27-44 days (depending on the zone).
This period exists not in all areas.
The paid domain term has expired. The domain has been deactivated and its operation suspended.
During this period, you can pay for the domain or temporarily enable it to resume its operation.
Redemption Period
⌛ Duration: up to 30-180 days (depending on the zone).
This period exists not in all areas.
The Hold period has expired, but payment for the domain has not been received. The domain goes into redemptionPeriod.
During this period, it is still possible to resume the domain's operation, but the cost will be 5-15 times higher than the cost of a regular renewal.
Pending Delete
⌛ Duration: 5-6 days.
This period exists not in all areas.
The Hold and Redemption Period have expired, but payment for the domain has not been received. The domain is removed from the registry and control panel.
During this period, it is no longer possible to resume domain operation. Once the deletion process is complete, the domain will become free again and can be ordered and registered at the regular price.
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