If you registered a .eth name during ENS's 2017 Vickrey auction, you placed a deposit (called a "deed") that can be reclaimed.
On 2 August 2020, nearly 280,000 names from that original auction were released, and their corresponding deposits became available for withdrawal. These deposits belong to the original registrants and can still be reclaimed.
Over 130,000 deeds remain unclaimed
Around 20,000 ETH is still waiting to be withdrawn
reclaim.ens.domains was created as a dedicated tool to help users check and reclaim their old deposits easily.
Check Your Unclaimed Deposits
Go to reclaim.ens.domains
Search by:
Ethereum address, or
.eth name
View the results
No results found → No deed available to reclaim
Exact match → A name with a reclaimable deposit
Address search → Shows all deeds still tied to that address
This tool looks up historical ownership – not current ENS ownership – to identify who originally placed the deposit.
The amount you will receive is the amount of the second-highest bidder (unless you were the only bidder). For example, if you bid 1 ETH and the second highest bidder bid 0.1 ETH, you deposited 0.1 ETH and you have already received the remaining (0.9 ETH) when you finalised the auction. Therefore you can now only reclaim 0.1 ETH back. Please read the initial guide back in 2017 for more detail.
Withdraw Your ETH in 3 Steps
Connect Your Wallet
Automatically detects your address and displays any unclaimed deposits.Click "Prepare"
Select the name you wish to reclaim and initiate the onchain transaction.Confirm the Transaction
After confirming, the deposit will be returned directly to your wallet.
Only the original deed owner can redeem a deposit. For this reason, deposits cannot be batched into a single transaction.
For Developers
You can also explore the ENS Deed Reclaim Subgraph