Set up domain backorders
Note: As of August 8, 2024, backorder credits will no longer be . Existing credits can be used until August 8, 2025, after which the credits will be removed from your account.
Placing a domain backorder is a useful method for acquiring a domain that's already registered.
- Go to your Secureserver.net Domain Name Web Hosting My Products page. You might be prompted to sign in.
- Scroll down and select Domain Products and then select Manage next to Domain Backorder.
- Select Add Monitoring.
- Enter the domains you want to backorder (one per line)
- Enter your email address, then select OK.
- Email address 1: Enter the email address you want us to send status-change notifications to.
- (Optional) Email address 2: Enter the secondary email address you want us to send status-change notifications to.
- Select Ok to close the pop-up window.
- Select the box next to the domain to which you want to add a backorder.
- Select Upgrade to Backorder to setup the service.
- Select Public for the backorder type.
- Select I have read and agree to ... , then select Next.
- Select Ok to close the pop-up window.
Related steps
- What happens after I backorder a domain?
- If the backorder is not successful, you can apply the backorder credit to another domain name.
More info
- What is domain backorder and monitoring?
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