I have a domain “harishmathanan.com” with Namecheap that was previously used on a site within Netlify. The site was deleted a while back.
I am now trying to add the domain to my new site and am getting the below message.
" harishmathanan.com is already registered. If you registered this domain name through a different registrar, select Add domain to begin delegating it to Netlify."
Hey there, this is happening because the custom domain you’re trying to use already exists on Netlify under a different account.
If you have some idea of who might be using the domain (maybe a previous collaborator or an agency you’ve worked with in the past?), the quickest way to get this resolved is for you to contact that person directly and ask them to remove the domain from their account here:
If you’re not sure, please verify domain ownership and let us know by responding here when that’s done. If the verification is successful we can remove the domain from the other account so you can use it on yours.
so, before you an attach your domain to a netlify site, you will need to purchase it, either through netlify, or through a domain name registrar of your choice.