Grace Period

The grace period is the short window — often around 30–45 days, set per TLD — immediately after a domain expires during which the registrant can still renew it at the ordinary price, no penalty. It is the first and cheapest of the post-expiration safety nets; miss it and the name falls into the far costlier redemption period. Exact lengths and whether the site stays up during grace vary by registrar and registry, so they should never be relied on as a renewal strategy. The grace period governs the underlying registration only — it is separate from whatever ownership layer, including a tokenized wallet record, sits on top of the name. Source: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy.