Manage Auto-Renew for Hover Domains and Email

Auto-renew keeps your domain or email subscription active by automatically charging and renewing it at the end of its term. It's especially useful if you manage several domains and don't want to track each one's expiration date by hand.

How auto-renew timing works

Auto-renew is turned on by default for all new domain registrations. For most TLDs, Hover attempts payment the day before your domain's expiration date to avoid any downtime, and makes up to four attempts: the day before expiration, the day of expiration, and one and two days after. Some domains follow a stricter timeline and may be charged earlier, since their registries apply harsher penalties — such as no grace period — for letting a domain lapse.

Note: Auto-renew can't succeed if the card on file has expired. If you're relying on auto-renew, keep your billing information current — see Managing Payments.

Once a renewal payment has been processed, it can't be canceled, and the domain's term will run for the full renewal period.

Renewal reminder emails

Two separate types of renewal reminders can be sent while auto-renew is on:

If you turn auto-renew off, you'll stop receiving Hover's optional reminders, but the ICANN-required reminders will still arrive. You can always check a domain's auto-renew status from your Hover account or from a Hover renewal reminder email — the ICANN emails don't display this status.

Before you begin

• Access to your Hover control panel: sign in with your chosen 2FA method.
• Current billing information: required for auto-renew to actually process a payment.
• A backup of any email you want to keep, if you're turning off auto-renew for a mailbox — deleted mailboxes can't be restored.

Step 1: Manage auto-renew for a single domain

1. Sign in to your Hover control panel using your chosen 2FA method. If you have multiple domains, click the domain name from the list to open its overview page.
2. On the domain's overview page, find the auto-renew toggle in the details column on the left-hand side.
3. Use the toggle to turn auto-renew on or off, and confirm your choice in the pop-up window that appears when you toggle it off.

Step 2: Manage auto-renew for multiple domains individually

1. Select Your Account, then click Domains.
2. On the Your Domains page, find the row for each domain — the third icon in the row toggles auto-renew.
3. Click the Auto-renew icon (two arrows pointing toward each other) to turn it on or off.
4. Confirm the change in the pop-up window.

Step 3: Manage auto-renew for multiple domains in bulk

1. Select the checkboxes next to the domains you want to update.
2. Open the Bulk edit: select drop-down menu.
3. Select Turn on auto-renew (or the equivalent off option).
4. Confirm your choice in the pop-up window.

Step 4: Manage auto-renew for an email subscription

1. Go to Your Account, then Emails or Personal Emails.
2. Find the email account in the list, and click the Auto-renew icon (two arrows pointing toward each other) next to it to toggle it off.

Warning: When an email subscription's expiration date arrives with auto-renew off, the mailbox is deleted and its messages can't be recovered. Back up anything you want to keep with an email client before turning auto-renew off.

Next steps

• Confirm your billing info is current so renewals don't fail — see Managing Payments.
• Prefer to renew manually? See Renewing Hover Services.
• Missed a renewal? Learn what happens next in The States of Domain Expiration and Redemption.

Questions? Contact Hover Support.