Vercel DNS records stop auto-creating after moving domain between accounts

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I encountered an issue when moving a domain from one Vercel account/organization to another. After the move, Vercel stopped automatically creating DNS records for new deployments and domain assignments.

Setup

  • Domain was originally connected to Vercel Nameservers and working correctly
  • Domain was then moved to a different account/organization

Issue

After the move, automatic DNS record creation no longer worked. New deployments and domain assignments did not generate the expected DNS records.

What I tried

  • Removing the old _vercel TXT verification record
  • Attempting to claim ownership via the team Domains page

Workaround

I had to remove the domain from all projects and then reconnect it to a project. After that, automatic DNS record creation started working again.

Note: This workaround can be problematic if you have important DNS records (like MX records for email) that you don’t want to lose. I’d suggest backing up all DNS records before attempting this.

It would be great if Vercel could improve the domain transfer/claim process to handle this scenario without requiring full removal and re-addition.

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Hey, Moritz! Welcome to the Vercel Community :waving_hand:

Appreciate you sharing this workaround with the community. We’ll share this with the product as feedback. I agree, this isn’t a great developer experience.

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