Renewal History

openarchives.org

openarchives.org has been renewed 10 times, usually 1 year at a time, about 4 weeks before expiry. The longest single renewal was 5 years, around 2016, out to 2016. No near-death on record.

Renewals on record
10
Longest renewal
5 years
Expires
Nov 10, 2026
as of the latest snapshot
Snapshots
64
2011–2026

Every renewal, newest first

  1. 2025
    between Oct 9, 2025 and Oct 25, 2025
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2025 → Nov 10, 2026Early
    2 to 5 weeks before expiry
    Registry confirmed an explicit renewal
  2. 2024
    between Sep 17, 2024 and Oct 23, 2024
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2024 → Nov 10, 2025Early
    3 to 8 weeks before expiry
    Registry confirmed an explicit renewal
  3. 2023
    between Aug 26, 2023 and Oct 28, 2023
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2023 → Nov 10, 2024Early
    up to 2 months before expiry
    Registry confirmed an explicit renewal
  4. 2022
    between Aug 24, 2022 and Oct 28, 2022
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2022 → Nov 10, 2023Early
    up to 3 months before expiry
    Registry confirmed an explicit renewal
  5. 2021
    between Oct 9, 2021 and Nov 14, 2021
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2021 → Nov 10, 2022Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
  6. 2020
    between Oct 5, 2020 and Dec 16, 2020
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2020 → Nov 10, 2021Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
  7. 2019
    between Oct 13, 2019 and Dec 16, 2019
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2019 → Nov 10, 2020Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
  8. 2019
    between Sep 23, 2018 and Feb 25, 2019
    +1 yearexpiry Nov 10, 2018 → Nov 10, 2019Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
  9. 2018
    between Oct 11, 2016 and Sep 23, 2018
    +2 yearsexpiry Nov 10, 2016 → Nov 10, 2018Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
  10. 2016
    between Oct 14, 2011 and Oct 11, 2016
    +5 yearsexpiry Nov 10, 2011 → Nov 10, 2016Around expiry
    snapshots too far apart to say how early
    Transferred: DSTR Acquisition PA I, LLC dba DomainBank.com (R28-LROR) → Domain.com, LLC

How this is worked out. Each renewal is a forward jump in the registry’s expiry date between two WHOIS or RDAP snapshots. The size of the jump is the number of years paid for. The renewal happened somewhere between the two snapshot dates, so how early or late it was is a range; when the snapshots are far apart, it is not stated.

For .com and .net the registry itself extends the expiry on the day it lapses and gives the registrar 45 days to pay or delete, so a jump right at expiry is not proof the owner paid. The ledger marks renewals the registry flagged as explicit, and near-deaths where it later showed a redemption or pending-delete status.

Source: 64 snapshots of openarchives.org from the who.is WHOIS/RDAP archive, 2011-07-15 to 2026-05-05. Ledger built 2026-09-27.