---
id: "add-grace-period"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "add grace period"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-10T09:10:26Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/add-grace-period/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/periodo-gracia-tras-alta/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/add-grace-period/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/periode-grace-apres-enregistrement/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/periodo-grazia-dopo-registrazione/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/periodo-carencia-adicao/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/lgotnyy-period-posle-registratsii/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/tianjia-kuanxianqi/"
---

# add grace period

A short period, usually five days, after a new registration, when the registrar can delete the domain and get a credit from the registry. ICANN limits how many such credits a registrar can claim, to stop people from testing domains for free.

## related terms

- [registration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration/)
- [auto-renew grace period](https://tldlog.com/glossary/auto-renew-grace-period/)
- [grace period](https://tldlog.com/glossary/grace-period/)
- [addPeriod](https://tldlog.com/glossary/addperiod/)