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Gumroad Subdomain Checker — Check Up to 5 Store Names at Once

Enter up to 5 creator or store names (one per line). Spaces become hyphens. Your store will be at yourname.gumroad.com.

Min length: 2 characters Max length: 63 characters Allowed: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens (-) Format: yourname.gumroad.com

Gumroad Store Names (up to 5, one per line)

One name per line. Spaces become hyphens. Only lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens are kept. Max 5 per check.

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What is a Gumroad subdomain?

Every Gumroad creator gets a free subdomain at yourname.gumroad.com. This is the public storefront where your digital products, memberships, and courses are listed. Customers use this URL to browse your catalog and make purchases. It appears in every product link you share, every email receipt, and every referral that drives traffic to your store.

Gumroad is one of the most popular platforms for selling digital products: ebooks, templates, courses, software, music, and design assets. With over 100,000 active creators and millions of customers, Gumroad store pages rank well on Google for creator name searches and specific product queries. A clean, memorable subdomain makes your store easier to find, easier to share, and more professional in every marketing context.

Gumroad subdomain rules

→ Length: Between 2 and 63 characters (the DNS label limit).
→ Allowed characters: Lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-). No underscores, dots, spaces, or uppercase letters.
→ Start and end: Must start and end with a letter or number. Leading or trailing hyphens are not valid.
→ Storefront identity: Your subdomain is the root of all your product URLs. Individual product pages live at yourname.gumroad.com/l/product-name. A change to your subdomain changes every product link you have ever shared.
→ Custom domain: Gumroad supports custom domain mapping on its paid plan. You can connect shop.yourbrand.com or store.yourbrand.com as your storefront URL while keeping the Gumroad backend.
→ Changes: Gumroad allows subdomain changes from your account settings. However, all existing product links using the old subdomain will break immediately. Any affiliate links, backlinks, or social shares pointing to your old store URL will stop working and need to be updated manually.

Tips for choosing a Gumroad store name

Use your brand name or creator handle

Your Gumroad subdomain is your store identity. It should match the name your audience already knows you by. If you sell under the brand "Pixel Craft", use pixelcraft.gumroad.com rather than a personal name or abstract identifier that your customers might not recognize.

Keep it short because it appears in every product URL

Every product you list on Gumroad has a URL that starts with your subdomain. A shorter subdomain means shorter product URLs, which are easier to share verbally, fit better in social media posts, and look cleaner in marketing materials.

Avoid niche-specific names that might limit you

A name like my-photoshop-brushes works well if you only ever sell Photoshop assets, but limits you if you expand into other product types. Choose a name broad enough to grow with your catalog but specific enough to signal what you create.

Every product URL you create on Gumroad is permanently tied to your subdomain. Changing the subdomain after you have shared product links breaks all of those links. Set up your preferred subdomain before you create any products or share any links publicly.

Check availability on Buy Me a Coffee and Patreon too

Many digital product creators supplement their Gumroad store with a Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon page for tips and memberships. Securing a consistent name across all three platforms strengthens your brand. Use our Buy Me a Coffee checker and Patreon checker to verify availability on all platforms.

Why Gumroad is a top platform for selling digital products

Gumroad removes the technical barriers between creators and their customers. There is no need to set up a payment processor, build a checkout flow, or manage file delivery infrastructure. A creator can go from idea to live product listing in minutes, and Gumroad handles payments, file delivery, receipts, and basic analytics automatically.

Zero setup, instant selling

Create a Gumroad account, upload your product, set a price, and share the link. There is no design work, no plugin configuration, and no hosting to manage. The entire setup takes less than 10 minutes for a first product.

Pay-what-you-want pricing

Gumroad supports flexible pricing including pay-what-you-want, where customers choose their price above a minimum you set. This model is popular for educational content and open-source tools and consistently increases total revenue compared to fixed pricing.

Built-in affiliate program

Gumroad includes a native affiliate system where you can invite other creators to promote your products for a commission. This is one of the most underused growth levers available to digital product creators and requires no third-party software.

SEO from the gumroad.com domain

Gumroad store pages and individual product pages are publicly indexed by Google. Creators with strong product pages and consistent store names often find their Gumroad store appearing in search results for their name, niche, and specific product types.

What can you sell on Gumroad?

Gumroad supports virtually any type of digital product or creative work. The most common product categories on the platform include ebooks and written guides, design templates and assets (fonts, icons, UI kits, Figma files), video courses and tutorials, music and sound packs, software and code (plugins, scripts, tools), photography and illustration, and printable documents.

Gumroad also supports physical products (with shipping management), memberships with recurring billing, and rentals (time-limited access). For creators who want to offer a mix of one-time purchases and ongoing subscriptions, Gumroad's product type flexibility makes it one of the most versatile storefronts available without requiring a full e-commerce platform like Shopify.

Frequently asked questions

Is this checker free to use?

Yes. You can run up to 5 checks per day at no cost. Each check can include up to 5 store names at once, giving you 25 Gumroad subdomain checks per day in total.

How accurate are the results?

Very accurate. Gumroad returns standard HTTP status codes for registered and unregistered subdomains. A result of "Available" means no active creator store was found at that subdomain. A result of "Taken" means an active store exists at that address. A result of "Unknown" means the check could not be completed and you should verify by visiting the URL directly.

Can I change my Gumroad subdomain?

Yes. You can change your Gumroad subdomain from your account settings under Profile. However, all existing product links using your old subdomain will break immediately after the change. Any links shared in social media posts, email campaigns, affiliate promotions, or on other websites will stop working. Update all shared links before or promptly after making any change.

Is Gumroad free?

Gumroad has a free plan with no monthly fee. On the free plan, Gumroad charges a transaction fee (currently 10%) on each sale. The paid Gumroad plan ($10/month) reduces the transaction fee to 0% and unlocks custom domains, additional customization, and priority support. For high-volume sellers, the paid plan pays for itself quickly.

Does Gumroad support memberships and subscriptions?

Yes. Gumroad supports recurring memberships where customers pay a monthly or annual fee for ongoing access to content, a community, or a product tier. This is separate from one-time product purchases and can be combined in the same storefront.

What if my preferred store name is taken?

Use the suggestion toggle above to generate variations. Common alternatives for Gumroad include adding a suffix like -store, -shop, -hq, or -official. If your personal name is taken, using your brand name or a product category name is a natural alternative.

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