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    Domain Names:Purchase a registered domain name

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    Domain Names:Purchase a registered domain name

    Last Updated:Mar 11, 2026

    The domain brokerage service helps you attempt to acquire a domain name that is already registered by another party. You will be assigned a domain broker who will contact the current domain name registrant, conduct a strategic analysis, negotiate a sales price, and facilitate the transaction.

    This service is exclusively for purchasing registered domain names. It does not include services such as domain name renewal, redemption, transfer-in, or backordering. A successful acquisition requires a mutual agreement between you (the buyer) and the current registrant (the seller).

    Billing

    The following transaction fees apply to a domain name buyback.

    Billable Items

    Amount

    Description

    Refund policy

    Consulting fee

    Currently free during the promotional period.

    Alibaba Cloud will send your published domain name brokerage request to our partner domain name experts for a preliminary evaluation.

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    Domain purchase fee

    Determined by negotiation.

    The final sales price you and the seller agree on.

    Alibaba Cloud holds the funds in escrow until the domain name transfer is complete. This fee cannot be refunded after a successful acquisition.

    Service fee

    Free.

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    Procedure

    1. Submit a domain brokerage request

      1. In the Domain Names console, choose Aftermarket > Submit Domain Name Request. On the page that appears, enter the domain name that you want to purchase, your contact information, and your target price.

      2. After you submit the request, an Alibaba Cloud domain expert will contact you within two business days to confirm the details.

    2. Check the status of a domain backorder

      Choose Aftermarket > My Requests to check the Request Status.

    3. View purchased domains

      Choose Aftermarket > My Purchase to view all domains that were successfully purchased through the brokerage service.

    Note

    If domain acquisition fails for any reason after payment (for example, an issue with the seller), Alibaba Cloud will issue a full refund.

    Reasons for domain name buyback failure

    • The top-level domain (TLD) cannot be traded or managed on the Alibaba Cloud platform.

    • The domain name cannot be traded because of a judicial freeze, arbitration, or policy restrictions from the registry.

    • The current registrant is unreachable within the designated timeframe, or they explicitly refuse to sell the domain name.