Domain and SSL expiry checker: when does my domain expire?
Type a domain. We ask the registry for the registration expiry (RDAP) and the server for its certificate, and show both dates with days left, the registrar and the issuer. Both lapse quietly; this is the page that tells you how long you have.
Requests are sent as QuietwatchBot, never as another bot. Free: 5 checks an hour per address.
Why both dates on one page?
A domain registration and a TLS certificate lapse in the same way: quietly, on a date nobody wrote down, with a renewal email buried in an inbox. When the domain lapses the site and its email go dark and the registrar charges a redemption fee. When the certificate lapses every visitor sees a browser warning and most leave. This page asks the registry for the registration expiry (through RDAP, the successor to WHOIS) and the server for the certificate it presents, and shows both with days left, the registrar and the issuer.
| Date | Read from | Warning window here | What happens after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain registration | The registry's RDAP record | 45 days, red at 14 | Grace period, then redemption fee, then the name is released |
| SSL certificate | A TLS connection to the host on port 443 | 30 days, red at 7 | Browser warning page for every visitor |
What this tool cannot see
A few country-code registries keep the expiry date private; the tool says so and the registrar account is the place to look. The certificate check reads the one the server presents to a browser, so a certificate pinned to another hostname or served only to some regions may differ.
How to use it
- Paste the address of the page you care about and press Check this site.
- Read the verdict at the top of the result, then the evidence under each answer: the exact line, tag, header or date.
- Follow the fix under any failing answer, run the check again, then keep the result link; it works for 30 days.
Questions
Where does the domain expiry date come from?
From the registry's RDAP service, the successor to WHOIS, looked up through IANA's bootstrap. Some registries (a few country codes) keep the date private; then the tool says so and the registrar account is the place to look.
What happens when a domain expires?
Most registries hold the name for a grace period, usually 30 to 45 days, during which the site and its email stop working and the registrar charges a redemption fee. After that the name is released and anyone can register it.
Why is the certificate expiring in under 90 days?
Most certificates today (Let's Encrypt, ZeroSSL, Cloudflare) last 90 days and renew automatically. Short dates are normal; what matters is that the renewal keeps working, which is exactly what nobody notices when it stops.
Does the check see the certificate my visitors see?
Yes. We open a TLS connection to the host on port 443 the way a browser does and read the certificate it presents, including the issuer and the dates.
Can I get a reminder before either one expires?
That is what quietwatch is for: it checks both every day for every site you add and emails you when the domain is 45 and then 14 days from expiry, and when the certificate is 30 and then 7 days out (7 and 3 for 90-day certificates), so renewal is never a surprise.