Some providers accept .web orders before registration opens. Read what they promise before paying: placing an order does not necessarily reserve the name.
Read what happens to your request
Before submitting an order, find out when the provider will act and whether you will be charged. Check what happens if the name is unavailable, more expensive than expected or sought by several customers.
A timestamp on a third-party form does not give you registry priority. The .web launch is expected to begin with trademark holders, followed by eligible matching .com holders, before the public can seek remaining names.
If someone owns the matching .com
If you want harbor.web, the eligible holder of harbor.com may be able to register it during the earlier matching-owner period. If they do, a later public-registration request cannot obtain the name as an unregistered domain. You would need to discuss a purchase with its owner.
If they do not register it, the name may reach general availability. Other buyers may want it, and restrictions or premium prices can still apply.
The registry's final eligibility rules also matter if you are considering buying the .com now. Do not assume a new .com registration will qualify for the matching .web until those rules confirm it.
How matching .com priority works
What you can do on DotWeb now
You can search a name and prepare a private offer for free. The offer stays in your account, where you can change or withdraw it. When our acquisition service opens, you can decide whether to ask us to approach the matching holder.
You can change your proposed price again at checkout before paying the US$19.95 request fee. The domain purchase price, buyer-paid 10% closing commission and third-party charges are separate.
Neither a prepared offer nor a paid acquisition request reserves the domain. You obtain the name through registration or a completed purchase.
You can choose free alerts for the name if you want launch updates. Alerts are separate from an offer and do not publish a listing.
When public registration is expected
Verisign's October 2026 timetable places general availability after the matching .com period, which could continue into early April 2027. Verisign has not announced an exact opening time.
See the launch calendar for the planned sequence and launch updates for subsequent announcements.