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Substack Name Checker

Check if your newsletter name is free as a substack.com address.

We'll check it against Substack's rules as you type.

How to check a Substack username

Step 1

Type the name

Enter the Substack username you want. No @ needed. We validate it against Substack's rules as you type.

Step 2

Live check

We check Substack in real time, plus every other major platform and the matching .com, in one go.

Step 3

Claim it or try a variation

Available? Claim it straight away. Taken? The results page suggests close variations you can check in one tap.

Substack username FAQ

Everything people ask before picking a Substack handle.

Type your newsletter name above and press Check. handle.tools checks whether yourname.substack.com already belongs to a publication, including ones that redirect to their own domain.

Not quite. Your publication lives at yourname.substack.com, and your writer profile has its own @handle. This checker looks at the publication address, which is the one readers subscribe at.

If you can. Substack lets you point your own domain at your newsletter, so readers and search engines learn an address you own. Every search here checks the .com and other extensions.

Short, easy to say, and clear about the topic or about you. Avoid dates and numbers, and check the matching handle on X and Bluesky where you'll promote it.

Add a word like weekly, notes, letter or dispatch, or use your own name. Then check the new version everywhere at once.

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Substack name checker for newsletter writers

A Substack newsletter lives at yourname.substack.com. This Substack name checker shows whether that address is already used by another publication, including ones that now redirect to their own domain.

Substack addresses use letters, numbers and hyphens. Your writer profile has its own @handle as well, but the publication address is the one readers subscribe at and share, so it's the one to secure first.

Newsletters grow through X, Bluesky, Threads and LinkedIn, and many move to a custom domain once they take off. Check the matching handles and the .com in the same search, so your newsletter has one name everywhere.

Tips for a newsletter name

  • Short enough to say on a podcast.
  • Your own name works well for personal newsletters.
  • Add weekly, notes or letter if the name is taken.
  • Match your X and Bluesky handles.
  • Register the .com for a custom domain later.

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Choosing a Substack newsletter URL

Your publication lives at yourname.substack.com, and that's the link people subscribe at and share. Use your own name if the newsletter is about you, or a short topic name if it might grow beyond you. Either way, keep it short enough to say on a podcast or write on a slide.

Grow on Substack, own your domain

Substack lets you put your own domain on your publication, which means readers, links and search rankings follow an address you control. If the matching .com is free, register it early, and check the same name on X, Bluesky and Threads, where most newsletters find readers.

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Own the name everywhere, not just on Substack

A handle only works inside one app. The domain is the part you keep — it carries your site, your email and your link in bio even if you move platforms. Names that are free on Substack today are usually free as a .com too, and that stops being true fast.

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