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Drop Watch catch the domain the hour it drops

Someone else owns the name you want? Add it to Drop Watch — we re-check it against the registry every hour and email you the moment it becomes available.

We re-check watched domains every hour against the registry. The moment one becomes available, you get one email with a registration link — never more than one alert per drop. Up to 25 domains per email, free.

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Hourly registry checksOne email per dropUp to 25 domains freeNo account needed
What you get

Backorder patience, without the backorder fees.

Registrars charge for drop-catching lotteries. Drop Watch does the monitoring half — the half that actually matters — for free: relentless hourly checks and one fast email when the name lets go.

Hourly registry checks

Every watched domain is re-checked against live registry data every hour — Verisign's bulk API for .com/.net and direct registry WHOIS for everything else. No DNS guesswork.

One email, at the moment of the drop

When a watched domain flips to available, you get exactly one alert with a register link. No drip campaigns, no repeat spam for the same drop.

Live status for any domain

Check any domain right now: availability, registrar and expiry date where the registry publishes them — the same data the hourly watcher uses.

Up to 25 domains, no account

Watch up to 25 domains per email address. No signup, no card — your watchlist is tied to your email and you can remove domains any time.

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FAQ

Drop Watch, demystified.

When a domain's registration lapses and the owner doesn't renew, it eventually deletes and becomes available to register again. Drop Watch re-checks your list against the registry every hour, so you hear about the deletion within the hour instead of discovering weeks later that someone else grabbed it.
A backorder pays a registrar to race for a dropping name the second it deletes — usually $60+ per attempt, no guarantee. Drop Watch is the monitoring half: we watch and alert you free, and you register at any registrar you like. For most names that aren't under heavy competition, a fast alert wins the name.
Any registered domain, on any extension. .com and .net are checked through Verisign's bulk registry API; other extensions are verified against the registry's own WHOIS, which is the authoritative source for availability.
Up to 25 domains per email address, free. Your watchlist page shows each domain's current status and when it was last checked.
No. You get one email when a watched domain becomes available — that's the entire point of the list. Remove a domain from your watchlist and checks for it stop immediately.