Set up domain backorders

Note: GoDaddy is retiring the backorder and monitoring programs in 2025. You can use existing backorder credits until they're removed from your account on October 7, 2025. Backorder credits have not been available for purchase since August 8, 2024.

Placing a domain backorder is a useful method for acquiring a domain that's already registered.

Go to your GoDaddy My Products page. You might be prompted to sign in.
Select Domain Products from your product list 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.

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