A domain bought at Playcode renews for one year at a time on the workspace's saved card, 30 days before it expires, while auto-renew is on. Domain charges never use credits.
Ask the agent
Check when example.com renews and turn on auto-renew.
It reads the renewal date and price and switches auto-renew; card changes stay with you.
Prices are in US dollars for one year.
| Ending |
Register |
Renew |
Renew after expiry |
Restore |
.com |
$18.99 |
$18.99 |
$18.99 |
$80.00 |
.net |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
$21.99 |
$80.00 |
.org |
$14.99 |
$20.99 |
$20.99 |
$80.00 |
.dev |
$12.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$150.00 |
.app |
$18.99 |
$27.99 |
$27.99 |
$150.00 |
.io |
$44.99 |
$77.99 |
$77.99 |
$250.00 |
Playcode charges no late fee: renewing after expiry costs the same as renewing on time. The restore fee is the registry's. It is charged on top of the renewal once a domain is in redemption.
| Charge |
When |
How much |
| Registration |
When you buy |
Register in the table. The confirmation screen shows it before you pay |
| Renewal |
30 days before the expiry date, while Auto-renew is on |
Renew in the table |
| Transfer to Playcode |
When you start the move |
The move price; it adds one year to the registration |
| Transfer away |
When you unlock the domain |
Playcode charges nothing |
| Renewal after expiry, or restore |
Not available in the app: ask a person right away |
Renew after expiry or Restore in the table |
| Place |
What it shows |
| Search results |
The first-year price, and the price of every year after it |
| Confirmation screen |
Price, First renewal date, and the date the renewal is charged |
| Settings, Domains, the list |
Each domain's renewal date and price |
| Settings, Domains, the domain's page |
Under Renewal: the yearly price and the renewal date |
| State |
What happens |
| On (the default) |
Playcode charges the card 30 days before expiry. If the charge fails, it tries again every hour, and the domain shows Renewal failed with Update card |
| Off |
The page shows the expiry date: "renew before then or the domain lapses." To renew, turn Auto-renew on before the expiry date. Inside the last 30 days, Playcode charges at its next hourly check |
| Notice |
When |
| Renewal reminders to the registrant email, from support@playcode.io |
About one month and about one week before expiry, and within five days after expiry if the domain was not renewed, as ICANN's Expired Registration Recovery Policy requires for generic endings like .com |
| Registrant email confirmation |
After a registration, if those owner details were never confirmed. Confirm within 15 days, or the registry suspends the domain |
| Stage |
What it means |
| Expired |
The domain stops working: the site and email on it go down. For a period the registry sets for each ending, it can still be renewed |
| Redemption |
The registry deletes the domain. It can only be restored, for an extra fee |
| Released |
Anyone can register the name |
Renewing after expiry and restoring are not in the app. If a domain you need has expired, ask a person at once.
| Step |
Where |
| 1. Unlock the domain and get its transfer code |
Settings, Domains, the domain's page: Unlock & get transfer code, then Unlock & reveal code, then Copy |
| 2. Start the transfer |
At the new registrar, with the code. The domain keeps serving until the move completes |
Anyone who holds the code can move the domain, so keep it private. A name registered or moved in the last 60 days cannot move: that is a registry rule. The agent cannot reveal a transfer code; only you can, on the domain's page.
Playcode sells domains as a reseller. The sponsoring registrar of record is Tucows Domains Inc. (OpenSRS), and registrations follow ICANN policy. See ICANN's Registrants' Benefits and Responsibilities.
