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Expired .io domains with backlinks

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This page lists 882 expired .io domains with backlinks. Each has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains that survived the original site going offline. Names are masked on Free; the Starter and Business plans show every name. Every metric is open. The .io extension is used almost entirely by software companies and developer projects, so expired .io domains tend to carry links from GitHub, Hacker News and technical documentation rather than from general press.

About this list

Every .io listing is verified the same way as the rest of the directory. Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, and a listing that turns out to be registered is removed. Referring domains are counted from our own web crawl, not from a paid link index. Site history comes from archived captures: the archived snapshot count and the span of years the site was captured. Revised Score blends link-graph centrality, referring domains and site history into one 0 to 100 grade, computed across the whole directory.

Compare the .io listings on age, referring domain band, named linking sources, site history and Revised Score before choosing one. Browse the featured order here, or use the filters to pivot into the full directory. Search, filters and sort are free, signed in or not.

At a glance

Cite as: “Expired .io domains with backlinks”, Revised, https://getrevised.com/app/expired/tld/io. Last updated 15 November 2026. Updated continuously; free listings and paid plans show names; others masked.

As of 15 November 2026, the Revised directory of expired .io domains with backlinks holds 882 listings. All have expired and are available to register. The median listing has 10 to 50 referring domains, and 3 have 250 or more. Spam-flagged names are filtered out, and 882 (100%) had availability re-checked within 30 days. 872 (98%) carry a link from a tracked university, encyclopedia or news site. Referring domains come from our own web crawl. 274 (31%) are free listings: name and exact counts shown, the rest stay masked except on Starter and Business. Search and filters need no account; masked names stay masked on Free.

Listings
882
Free listings
274 (31%)
Median ref. domains
10 to 50
Named sources
872 (98%)
Re-checked, 30 days
882 (100%)
Last updated
15 Nov 2026

Frequently asked questions

How do I find expired .io domains with backlinks?
Browse this page. Every .io domain listed has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains counted from our web crawl. On Free the names are masked and the metrics are open; the Starter and Business plans show every name. Starter and Business show the name; then register it at any registrar that offers .io.
How are the .io listings verified?
Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, and a listing found to be registered is removed. History comes from archived captures, referring domains from our web crawl, and Revised Score blends both into a 0 to 100 grade computed across the whole directory.
Are expired .io domains safe to use for SEO?
Yes, when the site you build continues what the domain was. Google's expired domain abuse policy targets expired domains repurposed to host unrelated content. Read the site history and the category on the listing before you register it, and build something the old links would still make sense pointing at.

DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Directory listings. Up and Down move between rows; Enter opens the listing; Right and Left move through the row’s controls.
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.ioPersonal10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $24911 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1002 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1006 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioAI & Machine Learning10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioHealthcare10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioJobs & Recruitment<100–9DEV Community$100 to $2492 yr.io64
.ioBlog & Media10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker News$100 to $2495 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSecurity10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1006 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9RedditUnder $1004 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker News$100 to $2492 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $10010 yr.io62
.ioPersonal10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.io60
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2494 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioPersonal10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.io22
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker News$100 to $24913 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $10010 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1008 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $10010 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioMarketing & SEO Agency10-500–9Hacker News$250 to $9995 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioBusiness Services10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1006 yr.io0
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Product HuntUnder $1003 yr.io61
.ioBlog & Media<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.io64
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1002 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1001 yr.ioNo AI-cited links
.ioPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1007 yr.io25
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.io61
.ioPersonal<1020–29Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.io63
linkrest.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<102Hacker News$9910 yr.io42Open
directinsight.io.ioSoftware & SaaS40Hacker News$994 yr.io37Open
rust-school.io.ioSoftware & SaaS31Hacker News$994 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
learntyping.io.ioSoftware & SaaS40Hacker News$992 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
kamfly.io.ioFood & Beverage<102Hacker News$996 yr.io34Open
critere.io.ioSoftware & SaaS40Product Hunt$991 yr.io33Open
etherairdrop.io.ioCrypto & Web340Hacker News$995 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
introview.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<100Hacker NewsDEV Community$996 yr.io35Open
coinmesh.io.ioCrypto & Web340Hacker News$9911 yr.io37Open
cleandart.io.ioSoftware & SaaS40Hacker News$993 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1001 yr.io61
gugl.io.ioBlog & Media50Hacker News$9912 yr.io49Open
.ioFintech<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $10011 yr.io64
pdxlabs.io.ioAI & Machine Learning30Hacker News$993 yr.io46Open
easein.io.ioSoftware & SaaS50Hacker News$992 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
testingbee.io.ioAI & Machine Learning51Hacker News$991 yr.io31Open
blogar.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<100Hacker News$994 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
sheetmailer.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<100Hacker News$996 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
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