Your Matches
Tell the robot which words you care about and it will watch every name it verifies free, around the clock, for you.
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Matches are tied to your account so they follow you between devices. A free account is all it takes.
About Your Matches
What a match rule is, how often it runs, and what arrives in your inbox.
What is a match rule?
A word and a TLD that the robot watches on your behalf. Set a rule for “green” under .com and every newly found .com name containing “green” turns up on this page. A rule is either a plain word — letters, digits and hyphens, 3 to 60 characters — or a regular expression if you want a tighter pattern. Each rule covers one extension.
How many match rules can I have?
Five per account. The page shows how many slots you have left. If you want a sixth, delete one you are no longer interested in, or pause it — paused rules still count against the five. Five rules across five different TLDs is a common setup, but you can point them all at the same extension if that suits you better.
How often does the robot check my rules?
Roughly every day and a half per rule. A sweep runs every fifteen minutes and takes the rules that are due, so rules are staggered rather than all run at once. Each sweep looks at the names found in the last few days, which means matches arrive in batches rather than the second a name appears. Every match is still verified against the registry before it is shown.
How often will you e-mail me about new matches?
At most once a day, and only when a rule has actually caught something new. The mail says you have new matches and points you back here; it does not list the names. There is no daily digest, no newsletter and no mail when nothing matched. You can switch the mail off entirely on your profile and keep the rules running.
What is the difference between pausing and deleting a rule?
Pausing stops the robot running the rule; everything it has already found stays on the page and the rule is still there when you resume it. Deleting removes the rule and the matches it found, which cannot be undone. A rule is only ever running or paused — there is no third state, so a rule you have not paused is working.
Does a match mean the domain is available?
It means the registry said the name was free when we last asked, and each row shows when that was. Names are registered by other people all the time, so a green badge is a good lead, not a guarantee. If a name matters to you, register it promptly at a registrar — and add it to your favorites if you want to keep an eye on it first.
Do I need an account to set up match rules?
Yes, and it is free. Rules and the names they catch belong to your account, so there is nowhere to put them until you have one. The listings, the WHOIS lookup and the domain generator are all public and need no account. Signing up also gives you a favorites list for names you want to keep an eye on.