Renaming a Squarespace domain

Renaming a Squarespace domain

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Last updated March 11, 2025 14:56

Rename your domain within five days, or cancel the domain and register a new one.

You can change your new Squarespace domain name within five days of registration. This involves canceling the domain immediately and replacing it with a new domain name. After five days, your domain name is permanent and can't be renamed.

We measure this five-day grace period to the minute. For example, if you registered a domain at 8:00am on January 1, you can cancel until January 6 at 7:59am.

Before you begin

A primary domain can't be removed. To remove your primary domain, first set a different domain as the primary domain. You can always change this later.
There is no five-day grace period or refund for most country code top-level domains (ccTLD), such as .co.uk or .de. For more information on specific ccTLDs, visit List of top-level domains (TLDs).
If the domain is past the five-day grace period, you can switch to a different primary domain instead. Follow our steps for maintaining your online presence after changing your domain.

Step 1 - Cancel the domain immediately

If you purchased the domain within the past five days, you can cancel the domain immediately:

Open your domains dashboard.
Click the domain you'd like to change.
Click Delete Domain.

After canceling the domain, you'll receive a refund and the domain will no longer point to your site. To learn more about refunds, visit Refund policies.

Note: If you purchased the domain within the past five days and Delete Domain doesn't appear, you might not be able to cancel the domain immediately because:

You registered a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) such as .com.au or .de, which doesn't have a cancellation grace period. To learn more, review your domain's specific rules and features. To cancel the domain, you can disable auto-renew.

You registered your Squarespace domain through a reseller, like Google Workspace or another reseller of Squarespace domains. If you have a resold domain, you'll need to cancel the domain through the account you have with your reseller.

Step 2 - Register a new domain

To replace the domain, register a new one in your domains dashboard.

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