In order to acquire Handshake names, you'll need to first purchase Handshake coins (HNS). You can find an updated list of exchanges that accepts Handshake on CoinGecko.
Check out Buy Handshake coins (HNS) - A walkthrough for purchasing HNS to learn how to use Namebase to buy HNS/
There are a few ways to get a name on Handshake:
Namebase
Visit Namebase or ShakeStation and use the search to find names you want to own. Alternatively use an Explorer to search for a domain.
Owned — listed for sale
This name's auction ended, the name is owned by someone else and it's up for sale — you can immediately purchase it. If the seller has enabled "Make an Offer", you'll also be able to make them an offer for their name.
Owned — unlisted
This name's auction ended, the name is owned by someone else and it isn't up for sale. If the owner has enabled "Make an Offer", you'll be able to make them an offer on their name.
Unopened auction
This Handshake name auction hasn't started and placing a bid on this — around 30 minutes to confirm — will begin the auction.
Active auction
This Handshake name auction is underway.
Revealing
This name's auction recently ended and the winner will receive their name once the reveal period ends.
Reserved
This name is either one of the existing ~1,500 blacklisted traditional TLDs or is reserved for a top 100,000 Alexa website.
Check out the using_names page to see what you can use your Handshake domain for.