How to Export Your Domain List from Network Solutions
Network Solutions is the oldest name in the business — it was the original .com registrar — and many long-held portfolios still have legacy names parked there. It is also, by wide reputation, one of the least investor-friendly places to hold them: premium-priced renewals, upsell-heavy account flows, and no easy way to get your data out.
Where the export lives
Sign in to Account Manager and open the domain list. Look for any export or download control — but set expectations: Network Solutions has no well-documented self-serve CSV export of your domain list, and users migrating away consistently report resorting to manual copying or support tickets to assemble their inventory.
The practical path: page through the domain list, capture names and expiry dates into a spreadsheet, and verify each date independently. Tedious, but for legacy accounts it is usually a one-time exercise on the way to consolidation.
What the export contains — and what it misses
Since you are likely assembling this by hand, capture the fields a CSV would have given you: domain, expiry date, auto-renew state, lock status, and privacy. Then add your own data — cost basis, acquisition date, sale status — which no registrar export includes anyway.
Hand-entered expiry dates are exactly the kind of data that drifts, so treat registry verification as mandatory rather than optional here.
Import your domain list in one CSV
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Bulk management tips at Network Solutions
- •Bulk tooling is limited compared to investor registrars; expect per-domain workflows for most changes.
- •Watch for long-multi-year renewal defaults and bundled add-ons at checkout — read every line item.
- •Many holders conclude the best bulk operation is a bulk transfer out; if so, unlock domains and collect auth codes per domain, and budget time for it.
Renewal pricing gotchas
Network Solutions is widely regarded as one of the most expensive mainstream registrars at renewal — standard rates for common TLDs run far above the discounters, and promotional acquisition pricing makes the divergence stark. For a portfolio of any size, the renewal delta versus an investor-priced registrar can exceed the cost of transferring everything out.
If you keep names here, audit the actual renewal price per domain and disable any auto-renewed add-on services you did not choose deliberately.
What to do with the CSV
Once you have the list — exported or hand-built — import it into a portfolio tracker like Sourdough (7-day free trial) so every expiry date is verified against live RDAP instead of trusting a manually transcribed spreadsheet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Network Solutions let me export my domain list?
There is no well-documented self-serve CSV export. Users typically page through the Account Manager domain list and copy it manually, or ask support. Verify the captured expiry dates against the registry, since hand-entry invites errors.
Why are Network Solutions renewals so expensive?
Network Solutions prices at the premium end of retail, and standard renewal rates for common TLDs sit far above investor-oriented registrars. Promotional first-year pricing makes the gap feel sudden, but the renewal rate is the durable number.
Should I transfer my domains away from Network Solutions?
If you hold more than a few names, run the math: the annual renewal savings at an investor-priced registrar often exceed the one-time transfer cost, which usually includes a year of renewal. Unlock, collect auth codes, and move in batches.