Unlock A Record management

[nihakue]

Hello, I am trying to create an A record for my site (custom domain planticrubdesign.com) but cannot delete the special NETLIFY records. Please give me the ability to do so.

Best wishes,
nihakue

[luke]

We have more information about the NETLIFY and NETLIFYv6 type DNS records here:

[Support Guide] What are the NETLIFY and NETLIFYv6 type DNS records? How do I delete these records?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023 short answer The DNS record types of NETLIFY and NETLIFYv6 are special “alias” records within Netlify DNS. They will return the IP addresses for the closest CDN nodes based on the IP address of the system making the DNS lookup. dns_api example.com- example.com 400 - link exists, all config must be empty Are you seeing an error like this one? [dns_api 400 - link exists, all config must be empty] This happens when you try to create an A or AAAA …

Please read that support guide above for an in-depth explanation of how these records behave with our service. The three key points there are summarized as:

• These records are locked by default and can be unlocked by our support team.
• These records only connect domain names to IP addresses.
• These records do not control which site the domain name is linked to (if any).

We’ve unlocked these records for that custom domain now. If there are other questions or concerns, please let us know.