# Catches.io - Domain Backorders, Drop Catching, and Domain Auctions

> Catches.io helps domain buyers search expiring domains, place domain backorders, follow auctions, and manage acquisition workflows from one public platform.

Last updated: June 2026
Canonical site: https://catches.io/

## What Catches.io does

Catches.io is a domain backorder and auction workflow for domain investors, founders, agencies, and operators who want to find and act on expiring domains before they disappear into disconnected tools.

Core public workflows:

- Search expiring domains and domain drops.
- Place domain backorders starting at $25.
- Review active domain auctions and competitive backorder outcomes.
- Learn how domain backorders, drop catching, pricing, and auctions work.
- Use public API documentation for approved domain backorder automation.

## Key public pages

- [Homepage](https://catches.io/)
- [Expiring Domains](https://catches.io/expiring)
- [Domain Auctions](https://catches.io/auctions)
- [Domain Backorder Service](https://catches.io/domain-backorder-service)
- [Domain Drop Catching](https://catches.io/domain-drop-catching)
- [Domain Backorder Pricing](https://catches.io/pricing)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://catches.io/faqs)
- [Blog](https://catches.io/blog)
- [About Catches.io](https://catches.io/about)
- [Contact Support](https://catches.io/contact)
- [Careers](https://catches.io/careers)
- [Public API Documentation](https://catches.io/public-api-docs)
- [Public API Terms](https://catches.io/public-api-terms)
- [Sitemap](https://catches.io/sitemap.xml)
- [Robots.txt](https://catches.io/robots.txt)

## Pricing summary

- Account creation is free.
- Standard domain backorders start at $25.
- Standard backorders do not require upfront payment.
- If Catches.io does not catch the domain, the buyer does not pay the standard backorder price for that domain.
- If multiple buyers backorder the same successfully caught domain, the domain can move into an auction.

## Useful topic summaries

### Domain backorders

A domain backorder is a request to try to acquire a domain when it expires or becomes available. Catches.io connects expiring-domain search, backorder actions, auctions, and account tracking.

### Domain drop catching

Domain drop catching is the timing-sensitive process of trying to register or acquire a domain as it leaves a prior registration lifecycle. Catches.io supports research, backorder action paths, and auction follow-up.

### Domain auctions

Catches.io auctions help resolve competitive demand when more than one buyer is interested in a caught or listed domain. Public auction pages explain the bidding workflow, while signed-in accounts manage bidding and account actions.

### Public API

The Catches.io Public API documentation covers domain validation, backorder queueing, bulk backorder workflows, cancellation, idempotency, API-key authentication, and acceptable-use terms.

## Structured data and crawlability

Catches.io provides route-specific titles, descriptions, canonicals, Open Graph/Twitter metadata, JSON-LD, sitemap entries, and no-JS fallback content for important public pages. Private app, account, dashboard, admin, and API routes are intentionally kept out of the public sitemap or marked noindex.

## Support and policies

- [Contact Support](https://catches.io/contact) for account, billing, backorder, auction, and API questions.
- [Terms of Service](https://catches.io/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://catches.io/privacy)