Unable to setup domain again due to deleted Netlify DNS Zone once

[hrishikesh]

Hey @abhirampjayan,

When you get that error, it means the DNS Zone exists on NS1 and not Netlify. If it exists on Netlify, you get the error custom_domain is owned by another account. You’d have to get this cleared up with NS1 as we don’t know who owns the DNS Zone for that domain.

See this:

[Support Guide] Name.com domain reports "A DNS zone for this domain already exists on NS1" error

Last reviewed by Netlify Support: September 2023 Several customers have shared with us that they are experiencing difficulties when buying a domain directly from Name.com and, soon after, attempting to use this domain with Netlify. It’s worth noting that you may see this error if you have purchased your domain from other select registrars – we’ll come on to that later. In essence, Name.com create a DNS zone on NS1 when the domain is purchased. Because of this, and the fact that Netlify also ut…