{"id":9816,"date":"2026-04-20T06:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=9816"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:28:53","slug":"how-to-manage-domain-auto-renewal-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-manage-domain-auto-renewal-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage domain auto-renewal at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article explains how the auto-renewal feature works for your domains and provides essential information regarding the eligibility for refunds once a renewal is processed.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Understanding Hostinger domain auto-renewal<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By default, auto-renewal is enabled for all domains purchased at Hostinger to prevent service interruptions or the accidental loss of your domain name. When this feature is active, the system automatically attempts to process the renewal payment before the domain&rsquo;s expiration date.<\/span><\/p><p><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Domain renewal payments are non-refundable.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Once a domain has been renewed, it is no longer eligible for a refund according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/legal\/refund-policy#:~:text=PRODUCTS%20NOT%20AVAILABLE,Agents%20Top%20Up\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hostinger&rsquo;s policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensure you disable auto-renewal at least 27 days before the expiration date if you do not wish to keep the domain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3><b>How to enable or disable auto-renewal<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow these steps to manage the renewal settings for your domain:<\/span><\/p><ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Log in to your <\/span><b>Hostinger account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to the <\/span><b>Billing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section and select <\/span><b>Subscriptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Locate your domain name in the list of active subscriptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toggle the <\/span><b>Auto-renewal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> switch to the desired position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1-300x141.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1-1536x722.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-03-10_16-51-1.png 1861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">Alternatives for renewed domains<\/h3><p id=\"p-rc_f18820540a3e599c-51\" data-path-to-node=\"12\"><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1\"><span class=\"citation-117\">If your domain has already been renewed and is no longer eligible for a refund, you have several options to make use of the subscription: <\/span><\/span><\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"13\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f18820540a3e599c-52\" data-path-to-node=\"13,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"13,0,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-116\">Keep the domain active<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-116\">: You can continue using the domain for its full registration period. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f18820540a3e599c-53\" data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-115\">Transfer the domain<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-115\">: You may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583203-how-to-get-the-epp-code-at-hostinger\/\">transfer the domain<\/a> to another provider once 60 days have passed since the renewal. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f18820540a3e599c-54\" data-path-to-node=\"13,2,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-114\">Sell the domain<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-114\">: If you no longer need the domain, you can list it for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/how-to-sell-a-domain-name\">sale on a domain marketplace<\/a> after the 60-day period. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managing your auto-renewal settings ensures you maintain control over your domain portfolio and billing. By verifying these settings in advance, you can avoid unwanted charges for domains you no longer require, as renewed domains are not eligible for a refund.<\/span><\/p><h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how the auto-renewal feature works for your domains and provides essential information regarding the eligibility for refunds once a renewal is processed.Understanding&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":597,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,222,253,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-billing","category-auto-renewal","category-domain-renewal","category-domains"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/597"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9816"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9823,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9816\/revisions\/9823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}