Hello, Problem I accidentally deleted a project and now I’m trying to reuse its .vercel.app subdomain (passkey-server-nu.vercel.app) for a new project. However, the subdomain seems to be stuck — it’s not visible on my Domains page, and using the Vercel CLI with --force still says the domain is alre…

Hi @jaehan-2270 , welcome to the Vercel Community! Could you share the timeline of events? When was the project deleted?

It’s been about 4–5 days since it was deleted.

If the project was deleted, it can’t be restored, so the only path is to recreate it and try reassigning the subdomain. in short: project = gone forever, subdomain = potentially recoverable.

I tried to transfer the subdomain directly to another project, but it says it’s already in use by a different project. I was told that in such cases, contacting the community can help with recovery or provide a solution, so I’m reaching out for assistance.

If it still says “already in use,” there’s nothing you can fix in code or config — the subdomain is still locked internally from the deleted project. At this point, the only options are waiting for it to be released or having Vercel manually clear it.

The easiest path is to pick a different subdomain, update your project accordingly, and redeploy, that should let you continue working without getting blocked. Thanks for clarifying, Anshuman Bhardwaj ! Appreciate:raising_hands: you looping me in :eyes:

Vercel subdomain stuck and already in use after project deletion

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anshumanb (Anshuman Bhardwaj) March 20, 2026, 7:39am 10

Hi @jaehan-2270, I’m afraid @nfdcopilot-5305 is right. The domain seems to be used by another team you’re not part of. We cannot do anything in this case.

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