# Ahrefs - Find Expired domains

> To find expired domains using Site Explorer, enter a competitor's domain, filter for Do-Follow broken links, and export to a CSV. Next, extract domains using Website SEO Checker, and finally search the list on Namebright.com to see which URLs are available for purchase.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-find-expired-domains-with-ahrefs/
Apps: Ahrefs
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a3e28ab56e05a00fe5f2b/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Go to Ahrefs>Site explorer and enter your competitor's domain name.
2. In the left pane head to Broken Links under Outgoing links.
3. You will find a big list of broken links in this page. you need to filter your request for only Do-Follow links.
4. Export the links into a CSV file and access it on Google Sheets or Excel.
5. Paste links you copied from Google sheet to Extract URL to Domain page on Website SEO Checker.
6. Turn these on.
7. Hit Filter.
8. You will now just have the domain names of the website URLs you provided. Select and copy them.
9. Click on Bulk Search on Namebright.com.
10. Paste the list of domains you copied from Website SEO Checker and click on the Search button.
11. NameBright will start processing the URL data you have provided.
12. You can see these links are available for purchase!