Who runs it
.at is administered by nic.at, and its expiry process is a registry closer to the DENIC model than to gTLDs.
What happens after expiry
nic.at operates its own deletion process.
The grace period
There is a period after expiry before the domain is released.
Recovery after that
Reactivation is handled through a registrar during that window.
Worth knowing about .at
Austrian domains follow the German pattern more than the gTLD pattern, so assumptions carried from .com are unreliable here.
What is true of every extension
- The domain stops resolving the moment it expires. Website and email both stop at once, because both depend on the same records.
- Your registrar panel may still show the domain as active while the rest of the internet already treats it as gone.
- Every stage after expiry costs more than renewing did, and the last stage cannot be undone at any price.
Registry policies change. The shape of the process is stable, but confirm exact windows with your registrar before relying on a number.