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Namecheap provides services on domain name registration, and offer for sale domain names that are registered to third parties (also known as aftermarket domain names). It is also a web hosting company.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Namecheap users through our website.
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Domains (33%)
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Web Tools (33%)
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E-mail (11%)
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Cloud Services (11%)
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Hosting (11%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Namecheap outage reports came from the following cities:
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Namecheap Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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SARFEWYERYRT HYERTWEFTRWET
(@sarfewyery64193) reported
@Namecheap My business has been shut down for 24 hours, but your risk department has not yet replied to my email.
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SARFEWYERYRT HYERTWEFTRWET
(@sarfewyery64193) reported
@Namecheap My account is locked with the message “Validation Error / unusual activity”. All DNS management appears halted, and my business has been down for over 12 hours.
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Jason
(@DCLjasonx) reported
@odysseyparadise @spaceship @Namecheap they wouldn't be on the list of registrars if they didn't support it 🫡
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Zyberic
(@donghc81635) reported
@Namecheap My account has been blocked without explanation. The domain website hasn't even processed any transactions. I had complete trust in your service, but I've sent multiple emails and haven't received any response. My account name is DDDhh. Please reply to me as soon as possible.
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winston
(@winston178) reported
@DynamicWebPaige @GoogleAIStudio @Namecheap I feel like Google selling its domain service looks dumb now that we’re all in on vibemaking apps
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Cell.AI
(@CellAIlab) reported
@tzcui @Namecheap I meet the same problem
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Nils
(@nilsfdm) reported
Here’s the move: Scrape every expired domain off registrars like GoDaddy, Namecheap, and Porkbun. Surface level these are just abandoned URLs, but the gold isn’t in the name – it’s in the metadata. Most expired domains are remnants of real businesses, spinouts, or content plays that left behind breadcrumbs: backlinks, Moz rank, old traffic, brand mentions, even their ghost social media accounts. The play? Revive them with their existing footprint. This isn’t a domain flipping arbitrage where you buy for $10 and sell for $5k (though you can). It’s a signal-growth arbitrage. An asymmetric launchpad to resurrect abandoned relevancy that still carries weight online. First, you build a scraper that pulls every expired domain under specified criteria: backlinks to known publications, archived traffic via tools like Ahrefs, and specific niches (e.g., e-commerce brands, niche blogs, legacy Yelp entries). Run this clean list through OpenCorporates or a state LLC database to pull associated business entity info, previous owner names, and filing statuses. Is the LLC dissolved? Are trademarks still live? These determine how aggressively you can operate post-buyout: either as a cheeky rebrand revival or outright shadow clone. Next, cross-check the ghost site with its archived competitors. Most of these directories and small publishers built backlinks in heavily interlinked ecosystems – rankings in niches like D2C, local services, and content aggregators are HIGHLY parasitic. You don’t have to rebuild a perfect business model; you just attach yourself to their existing domain graph and profit off both borrowed SEO juice and category recall. Here’s an example. I’ve seen expired domains from shuttered furniture startups that still pull 100+ organic hits daily due to legacy Pinterest pins, influencer backlinks, Instagram SEO users tagging the name, and content aggregators that never cleaned their links. You buy the domain for $10, drop a Shopify or Notion “contact me for inventory” placeholder within 12 hours, then link to an active dropship site until traffic stabilizes. You monetize their traffic and customer confusion into private-label arbitrage. Got another layer? Backlink shadowing. Resurrect an abandoned domain and then cold email all existing backlink partners (the blogs, listicles, “Top 10 tools” articles KEEPING their SEO alive). Your email is simple: “Hi – the URL on your page linking to X is broken. My team has repaired it following a brand merge. Could you swap links to our updated page?” Most content managers don’t blink. Boom, you just highjacked hundreds of inbound organic links from zombie domains AND leftover active competitor pages. Scaling involves operating vertical-specific “ghost farms.” Bundle entire micro-niches – abandoned domains of elder law firms, SaaS pricing comparison blogs, legacy templates-for-download libraries – which serve clear resale audiences (think affiliate marketeers, e-commerce grinders, SEO operators). Package these domains, leaving the existing relevance untouched so customers can drop on top of working SEO juice. When layered correctly, this isn’t just individual domain sniping; it’s a system to become the primary operator in any niche left stagnant by abandoned domain inertia. Add one final cherry: feed competitor data. Let their dead URLs become YOUR growth vector. The internet’s graveyard holds ROI. You just need a shovel.
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Reinier Hernández | Developer
(@RagnarokReinier) reported
10/ @Namecheap fix your records, restore my account, and review your policies. And to everyone reading: remember that sanctions, when blindly applied, don't just hit governments. They hit people like me.
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Bz
(@26bzzz) reported
yoo what ******** @Namecheap now you want $30+??? Same .online is literally under $10 everywhere else lmfao I stg I’m letting this **** expire and sniping it elsewhere.
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IngenuityGuy
(@DimaKorets) reported
@Namecheap My account with several domains was frozen for 26 hours now! And your Risk Management department is ignoring me. WTF is even that?
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Cell.AI
(@CellAIlab) reported
@xiaolouDGB @Namecheap I meet the same problem
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Namecheap.com
(@Namecheap) reported
@jasonwoody As far as we know, after the domain expiration date, the Namecheap parking page will be displayed instead of the website🤔 Is there an issue that we can help you with?
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Arielle Phoenix
(@ArielleCPX) reported
Looking in Namecheap at all of my bad decisions reminds me I don't know it all.
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TheFernX
(@TheFern_X) reported
@SteveJBurge Can’t stand Namecheap. Moving all my domains and hosting out of there. Their pricing is a mirage and their customer service is horrendous. Unable to solve basic problems, never mind an apology. Horrible.
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Stacks_₿s
(@stacks_sats) reported
it my 21 years of doing business online, I have never experienced tech support as bad or incompetent as @Namecheap Stay away if possible, you will thank me later.
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Karine Sue
(@KarineSueQc) reported
@Sdh2355 @ScammerPayback Thx Steph, but NameCheap has been very responsive and the fake website is already down 💪
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M∆LWAR3NINJA | Threatview.io ⚡
(@Malwar3Ninja) reported
@farleyaustin Namecheap issue, working on it
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Caste
(@castedev) reported
4. TECH STACK Why an app? I don't want to host it myself—that's the only reason. - React Native Expo For building the app. Easy to use, and I already had React experience. - Supabase Database. Free, my go-to choice, has everything needed. - Namecheap For domain and email. - ServerSMTP I didn't want to use Supabase's email service, so I chose this one. Allows 200 free emails per month, connected to my domain.
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Leonid-Costin Kațer
(@katerleonid) reported
@HadleyMcintosh It seems the domain was won by a Dynadot customer. NameSilo’s expired domains are also distributed through Namecheap, Dynadot, and others, so bidders aren’t limited to NameSilo users. Someone on Dynadot placed a bid, won the auction, and now the domain is listed for sale.
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SARFEWYERYRT HYERTWEFTRWET
(@sarfewyery64193) reported
@Namecheap My account is locked with the message “Validation Error / unusual activity”. All DNS management appears halted, and my business has been down for over 12 hours.
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Reinier Hernández | Developer
(@RagnarokReinier) reported
1/ I've been a @Namecheap customer for 5+ yeaers and have lived in Suriname for the last 3. Today they suddenly suspended my account because, according to their records, I "reside in Cuba".
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Elizabeth
(@Shutthehatch) reported
@CIA 📸 PA Pittsburgh Merit GCP GT Namecheap “as-nsone” Cox . WSJ. Ala VMware FT issue.
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Dan 🐸SEO
(@Feefyou) reported
@ethanjaack Oh NEVER use them for hosting. Domains, MAYBE, but even then, they put so much junk in your face. Use @Namecheap for domains, and work with me for hosting - Managed so you don't have to worry about any tech nonsense!
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Namecheap.com
(@Namecheap) reported
@SarahBahae Hi! If you mean how you can withdraw money earned from selling domains, it’s only possible to transfer them to your Namecheap funds for new purchases, renewals, etc., or withdraw money to your PayPal account. If you meant something else, please clarify or contact our support team directly for assistance.
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Raúl C. Rivero
(@iocodz) reported
@Namecheap: I've been a loyal customer for years. You knew where I was from. You took my money. Now you won't even let me transfer what's mine? This isn't compliance. This is abandoning a customer who trusted you. RT if property rights matter. #DigitalRights
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Vikrant maan
(@MaanVikran9999) reported
@Namecheap You are support illegal hacking service business you not taking an action of these ilegal hacking services
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Raúl C. Rivero
(@iocodz) reported
I'm a web developer trying to support my family through legitimate work. @Namecheap knew I was Cuban from DAY ONE. They approved my GitHub Student Developer Pack. They processed every single payment without issue. For YEARS this was acceptable. What changed?
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Namecheap.com
(@Namecheap) reported
@LukeKabbash Hello! We’re currently experiencing issues with the Namecheap website, and working on getting it back up as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!
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Cell.AI
(@CellAIlab) reported
@xiaolouDGB @Namecheap hey, I meet the same problem , can we resolve it ?
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Jason Wood 🇨🇦🗿
(@jasonwoody) reported
@Namecheap I renewed the domain so it's solved on my end, but your parking page is still hijacked for any other customer, and I'm still on chat waiting for someone to actually acknowledge the problem.