"name is already taken, rarefy.co is conflicting the ownership with other existing zones

Hi - I accidentally created a site and configured a custom domain under my employer’s netlify account instead of my personal one. I then deleted the site and domain etc from my employers account and recreated in my personal one.

Now I get:
name is already taken, rarefy.co is conflicting the ownership with other existing zones

the netlify subdomain is rarefy.netlify.app

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:

Netlify App > “Options” dropdown > “Remove domain”

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.

Yeah - that was me by mistake. OK that solved it, thanks.

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