> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** On September 7, 2023 Squarespace acquired all domain registrations and related customer accounts from Google Domains. For more information about how this change affects Cloud Domains, see [Cloud Domains feature deprecations](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/deprecations/feature-deprecations), [Renew an expired domain registration](https://support.google.com/a/answer/6152355), and [Squarespace purchase of Google Domains FAQ](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/faq).

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This page describes how to delete a registered domain in
Cloud Domains.

Before you delete a project with active domain registrations, transfer your
registered domains from Cloud Domains to another registrar to
avoid losing access.


> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** You can't [delete a domain registration resource](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/delete-domain) in Cloud Domains until it has expired or transferred out. However, you can [turn off automatic renewal for a domain name](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/edit-registration-settings#turn-off-renew) or [transfer a registered domain to another registrar](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/transfer-domain-to-another-registrar) and then delete the domain registration resource in Cloud Domains.

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To delete a registered domain, complete the following steps.

#### Permissions required for this task

To perform this task, you must have been granted the following permissions
*or* the following IAM roles.

**Permissions**

- `domains.registrations.delete`

**Roles**

- `roles/domains.admin`

### Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Cloud Domains** page.

   [Go to Cloud Domains](https://console.cloud.google.com/net-services/domains/registrations/list)
2. On the **Registrations** page, select the domain name that you
   want to delete.

3. Next to the domain name that you want to delete, click
   **More**.

4. To remove the domain, click
   **Delete**.

### gcloud

Use the
[`gcloud domains registrations delete` command](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/domains/registrations/delete):

```
gcloud domains registrations delete DOMAIN_NAME
```

Replace `DOMAIN_NAME` with the name of the registered
domain that you want to delete---for example, `example.app`.

### API

Use the
[`registrations.delete` method](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.registrations/delete)
with an empty request body:

```
DELETE https://domains.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/global/registrations/DOMAIN_NAME
```

Replace the following:

- `PROJECT_ID`: the name of your project
- `DOMAIN_NAME`: the name of the domain that you want to delete

## What's next

- To view a list of your registered domains, see [List registered domains](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/list-registrations).
- To edit registration settings for a domain in Cloud Domains, see [Edit registration settings](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/edit-registration-settings).
- To access API information, see the [Cloud Domains API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/reference/rest).
- To find solutions for common issues that you might encounter when using Cloud Domains, see [Troubleshooting](https://docs.cloud.google.com/domains/docs/troubleshooting).