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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

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shortlived.io.ioSecurity10Hacker News$4911 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
carbon-go.io.ioSoftware & SaaS00Hacker News$493 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
drocker.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<101Hacker News$4911 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
trailed.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4912 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
deployee.io.ioE-Commerce11Reddit$496 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
dpatel.io.ioPersonal10Hacker News$4912 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
timeops.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
agendaful.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<102Reddit$492 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
appsdash.io.ioSoftware & SaaS11Hacker News$4910 yr.io43Open
pellect.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4911 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
loltrove.io.ioEntertainment & Pop Culture10Hacker News$4910 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
remotepresence.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
mongolytics.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<100Hacker News$496 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
odinodin.io.ioBlog & Media10Hacker News$4913 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
firereader.io.ioSoftware & SaaS13Hacker News$4913 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
aaronward.io.ioPersonal10Hacker News$4912 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
skywelch.io.ioPersonal10Hacker News$498 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
copyfree.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
funneloptimizer.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4912 yr.io48Open
svmy.io.ioSecurity<100Hacker News$493 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
cryptogive.io.ioCrypto & Web310Hacker News$499 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
gotkey.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<102Hacker News$493 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
hustlejet.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<101Hacker News$496 yr.io19Open
instaoffer.io.ioReal Estate<100Hacker News$498 yr.io33Open
mytourdeal.io.ioTravel & Hospitality<100Hacker News$4911 yr.io44Open
usemention.io.ioSoftware & SaaS11Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
enigmalink.io.ioSecurity136Hacker News$497 yr.io44Open
bootsequence.io.ioSoftware & SaaS<104Hacker News$4910 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
byodata.io.ioAI & Machine Learning10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
devopservices.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
categorylinksbot.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$498 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
.ioJobs & Recruitment<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1007 yr.io66
uberpdf.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$495 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
diskache.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4910 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
slashkit.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$494 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
.ioSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.io65
usestapl.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$493 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
altcult.io.ioLocal Community10Hacker News$498 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
crosswordmaker.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$498 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
tryautopilot.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$273 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
noaudioplease.io.ioAI & Machine Learning10Hacker News$494 yr.io21Open
dcron.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4911 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
berest.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$4910 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
pmccaffrey.io.ioAI & Machine Learning10Hacker News$497 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
kurmily.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$499 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
forrevr.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$494 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
textcast.io.ioAI & Machine Learning10Hacker News$493 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
instajobs.io.ioJobs & Recruitment10Hacker News$4911 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
coinavy.io.ioCrypto & Web310Hacker News$498 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
strlab.io.ioSoftware & SaaS10Hacker News$492 yr.ioNo AI-cited linksOpen
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