For domainers, SEOs & businesses
Understand domain catching and expired domains
How taken domains become free again, how backorders work and what differs per extension — backed by official registry sources.
Straight to an extension: .de · .at · .eu · all ten TLD guides →
Orientation
What would you like to achieve?
Secure a specific domain
Backorder, drop-catching or ReCatch — which route works when, and what it costs.
2Find and vet expired domains
Sources, vetting criteria and risks — before you register.
3Understand a TLD's deletion cycle
Registry rules and periods per extension, with primary sources.
4Look up a term
5Get to know DomainCatcher.com in practice
How it works
A domain's way back to the market
The exact process differs per extension — details in the TLD guides. Basics: Redemption Grace Period · Backorder
TLD guides
Ten extensions, ten deletion cycles
Every registry handles periods and release differently. Pick your extension.
Practice project · economically affiliated
DomainCatcher.com
The domain management and catching project operated by Leo Kobes and the affiliated business environment — specialising in .de, with backorders, RGP lists, ReCatch (25 € net), Domex, ODM, ReDomain, parking and an API.
Transparency: Catchdomain.at and DomainCatcher.com are economically/personally affiliated. More on this
Portfolio
The projects behind the content
Hands-on experience from own domain and SEO projects — clearly attributed.
DomainCatcher.com
A platform for .de domain catching, backorders, RGP/free lists as well as domain management and trading.
BOMOTS.de
A German-language practical portal for artificial intelligence.
DeinReCatch.de
Explains the ReCatch process for .de domains.
ExpiredDomains.eu
An information and research project on expired domains.
LeoKobes.com
The personal and project page of Leo Kobes.
APN.at
Solutions for domain parking and traffic monetisation.