# Name is already taken **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** netlify-dns-https-ssl\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273 "2020-09-09T14:27:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vedantkarandikar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/vedantkarandikar/32/15689_2.png) [@vedantkarandikar](https://answers.netlify.com/u/vedantkarandikar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/1 "2020-09-09T14:27:22Z")
I need help verifying my domain, vedan.tk ---
**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/2 "2020-09-09T15:39:13Z")
hi there, did you complete these steps? > [@\[Support Guide\] "another site is using this domain" Verifying domain ownership for Netlify production domain](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-verifying-domain-ownership-for-netlify-custom-domain/13765): > > Last Reviewed by Netlify Support Staff: September 2023 Are you receiving the error “another site is using this domain” when you are trying to add your production domain to your netlify site? Read on! This is easy to fix. This occurs when you are trying to add a production domain that already exist on Netlify under a different account. Do you know 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 i… ---
**Author:** ![vedantkarandikar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/vedantkarandikar/32/15689_2.png) [@vedantkarandikar](https://answers.netlify.com/u/vedantkarandikar)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/3 "2020-09-10T14:06:59Z")
I did, i also checked whether the txt record had propogated using `host -t txt vedan.tk` and it indeed shows that the record has been update. It shows `verified-for-netlify.` Including the dot. Is that the problem. As i did not have any public post or case number. I left the value field empty. I have these options: - Name - TTL - Target Where should I put what? Should I try without the dot, What should be in the name? vs target? In the mean time, I’m trying Yandex DNS, but I’d really prefer using Netlify. Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/fool/32/37_2.png) [@fool](https://answers.netlify.com/u/fool)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/4 "2020-09-10T23:43:27Z")
Your `host` call should return the value you specified, but does not currently: ```auto $ host -t txt vedan.tk vedan.tk has no TXT record ``` Perhaps you didn’t set what you think you did? We were hoping that you would set this record: - name “verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk” - type TXT - TTL doesn’t matter; accept the default or don’t set one - target doesn’t make sense for a TXT record but VALUE should be something like `verified for https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273` Once you’ve done that, this should be the result of your host call: `$ host -t txt verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk` `verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk descriptive text "verified for https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273"` ---
**Author:** ![vedantkarandikar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/vedantkarandikar/32/15689_2.png) [@vedantkarandikar](https://answers.netlify.com/u/vedantkarandikar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/5 "2020-09-11T14:40:59Z")
So apparently my CNAME was blocking propogation. I have no idea what that means, but removing the CNAME record fixed it. Now this is how it looks: `host -t txt verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk` `vedan.tk descriptive text "verified for https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273"` Setting `verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk` as the name would not work, is this okay? @fool ---
**Author:** ![laura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/laura/32/6274_2.png) [@laura](https://answers.netlify.com/u/laura)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/7 "2020-09-14T19:34:41Z")
Thanks for verifying! I am unsure what is needed next, so please let us know! ---
**Author:** ![fool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/fool/32/37_2.png) [@fool](https://answers.netlify.com/u/fool)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/8 "2020-09-15T00:10:01Z")
To be more specific @vedantkarandikar - do you need us to remove or change a setting around that name, and if so, how are you trying to use it at Netlify so we can look in the right place(s) and assist? ---
**Author:** ![vedantkarandikar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/vedantkarandikar/32/15689_2.png) [@vedantkarandikar](https://answers.netlify.com/u/vedantkarandikar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/9 "2020-09-23T06:41:15Z")
@fool @laura I still am unable to verify my domain. It still says “name is already taken, vedan.tk is conflicting the ownership with other existing zones” This is how it looks from my terminal: ``` ❯ host -t txt verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk verified-for-netlify.vedan.tk descriptive text "verified for https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273" ``` Can you possibly manually verify my domain? ---
**Author:** ![luke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/luke/32/39_2.png) [@luke](https://answers.netlify.com/u/luke)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/name-is-already-taken/22273/10 "2020-09-23T06:53:53Z")
Hi, @vedantkarandikar. I also confirmed the verification record is working and I removed the DNS zone from the other account. Please try adding the custom domain to your new account and, if it still doesn’t work, let us know.