Unable to verify is-a.dev subdomain (amritesh.is-a.dev)

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Hello everyone,
I am trying to connect my custom domain amritesh.is-a.dev to a Vercel project but I am encountering a verification/ownership issue.

Domain Information

  • Domain: amritesh.is-a.dev
  • Registry: is-a.dev
  • Vercel account: amrit-verse
  • Team: amrit-verses-projects

Issue

When I add the domain to my project, Vercel displays:

This domain is linked to another Vercel account.
and requests a TXT verification record.

What I Have Already Checked

  • I only have one Vercel account.
  • I only have one Vercel team.
  • The domain is not attached to any project I can access.
  • DNS is correctly configured and points to Vercel.

CLI Results

npx vercel domains ls
Returns no domains.
npx vercel domains inspect amritesh.is-a.dev
Returns:

You don’t have access to the domain amritesh.is-a.dev
npx vercel domains rm amritesh.is-a.dev
Returns:
Domain not found

DNS Verification

dig amritesh.is-a.dev +short
Returns:

cname.vercel-dns.com.
76.76.21.xx
66.33.60.xx

curl -I http://amritesh.is-a.dev
Returns:

X-Vercel-Error: DEPLOYMENT_NOT_FOUND

which indicates traffic is reaching Vercel.

Additional Information

Vercel support AI suggested that the issue may be related to how shared registries such as is-a.dev are handled and that an internal ownership record or verification conflict may exist.
Has anyone experienced a similar issue with an is-a.dev subdomain or had a domain ownership record released by Vercel?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you.

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It’s basically because someone else is already using another *.is-a.dev domain even if it’s not the exact same one you have. Things that behave like subdomains often need verification.

is-a.dev is on the public suffix list, so the system should be asking you to add a TXT verification record in a way that you have access to do. Once it’s there, the domain will work with your project. I hope that makes sense!