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What does “ICANN ERRP for the domain …” mean?

Received an email with the subject "ICANN ERRP for the domain [your domain name]"? No reason for concern — this is a mandatory reminder about your domain's expiration date. **You don't need to do anything if you want to keep your domain name; we'll renew it automatically for you.**

ERRP stands for Expired Registration Recovery Policy — a policy set by ICANN (the international organisation that oversees global domain extensions). Every accredited registrar is required to remind domain owners about the approaching expiration date of their domain name.

What is ICANN ERRP?
Which extensions does this apply to?
Do you need to do anything?
What does the email look like?
Is this a genuine email?

What is ICANN ERRP?

The ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy is a rule that requires every registrar to remind domain owners about the expiration date of their domain name. This reminder is sent approximately one month before the expiration date and is intended to prevent a domain from accidentally expiring.

The email is sent automatically by our supplier on behalf of ICANN. The content of this email is prescribed by ICANN and cannot be modified by xYnta.

Which extensions does this apply to?

ERRP reminders are sent for gTLDs (global extensions that fall under ICANN). For ccTLDs (country extensions) such as .nl, .be and .eu, different rules apply from the local registry — you won't receive an ERRP email for those.

Examples of extensions for which you may receive an ERRP email:

Extension	ERRP applicable?
`.com`	Yes
`.net`	Yes
`.org`	Yes
`.info`	Yes
`.biz`	Yes
`.me`	Yes
`.xyz`, `.online`, `.shop`, `.app`, `.dev`	Yes
`.nl`, `.be`, `.eu`, `.de`, `.fr`	No (different registry rules)

Do you need to do anything?

No. As long as you haven't cancelled your domain name, we'll renew it automatically on the expiration date. No action is required based on this email.

Do you want to not renew your domain name? You can cancel it through My xYnta. See Cancelling a service – My xYnta. Choose cancel at end of contract — the registration will then end on the current expiration date without any additional charges.

What does the email look like?

The email has the subject line "ICANN ERRP for the domain [your domain name]" and contains the following text:

Dear [domain holder],

This message is a reminder regarding the upcoming expiration date of your
domain name [domain name] in accordance with the ICANN Expired Registration
Recovery Policy (http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-
policies/errp).

According to our records, the domain name is currently registered until:

[expiration date]

Your domain name can be renewed in accordance with the terms of your service
provider. If you wish to renew your domain, please visit the website of your
provider for further information and make sure payment for the renewal is
made in time. Depending on the terms of your agreement with your service
provider, renewal may be automatic.

Thank you for your attention.

Best regards,
Your ICANN-Accredited Registrar

Is this a genuine email?

ERRP reminders are often imitated by scammers — they send phishing emails with urgent warnings like "your domain expires tomorrow" and request payment on a fraudulent payment page. You can recognise a genuine ERRP email by the following characteristics:

Subject line: "ICANN ERRP for the domain [your domain name]" — no manufactured urgency, no threats.
No payment link or invoice — we always send invoices through My xYnta, never via ERRP emails.
Sender address ends in a domain of our supplier or xYnta itself.
Tone is informative, not alarming — "This message is a reminder", not "last chance" or "your domain will be deleted today".

In doubt whether an email is genuine? Log directly into My xYnta to check your domain name and expiration date. Never click links in suspicious emails. When in doubt, get in touch and feel free to forward the email to us for verification.

Updated on: 19/04/2026

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