{"id":24541,"date":"2022-02-02T14:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/domains-how-to-determine-if-a-domain-name-is-available\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:49:17","slug":"domains-how-to-determine-if-a-domain-name-is-available","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/domains-how-to-determine-if-a-domain-name-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains: How to determine if a domain name is available?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">This article provides you with steps to check whether the domain you are interested in registering is available or already belongs to another business.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">A domain name can\u2019t be registered if it is already claimed by someone else, even if it\u2019s not actually being used, but it\u2019s easy to find out if your domain name is available in the form you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">One quick way to check for the availability of a domain name is to do a simple web search. Type in the name you want to use, including the top-level domain, or TDL extensions, such as .com or .net. That can reveal whether the name is currently in use, and your search may even provide some suggested alternatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #183247; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;\">Use the \u2018Domain Search\u2019 feature on our\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c5cc5; text-decoration: none; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/client\/cart.php?a=add&amp;domain=register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-identifyelement=\"197\"><strong>SEARCH DOMAINS<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #183247; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and type your desired name in the Domain Search box. If the domain name is available, you can proceed to purchase it via our online ordering system.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered aligncenter\" style=\"width: 620px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039211191\/original\/Zt82FyDg6cVZVPHlueMUsrJ1lxp4nDj-WA.png?1586243870\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33039211191\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 21.875px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: start; background-color: #fefefe;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0TIP:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;\">To view more articles on this category <a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #2753d7; text-decoration: none; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/category\/domains-and-company-registrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Alternatively you may<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/strong>contact our\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"><u style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #2753d7; text-decoration: none; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/web-hosting\/#livechat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Center by clicking here.<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with steps to check whether the domain you are interested in registering is available or already belongs to another business. \u00a0 A domain name can\u2019t be registered if it is already claimed by someone else, even if it\u2019s not actually being used, but it\u2019s easy 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