Cannot add domain
If you encounter issues adding a domain to Cloudflare, follow these troubleshooting steps.
Cloudflare cannot provide authoritative DNS resolution for a domain — a full setup domain — when DNSSEC is enabled at your domain registrar.
If you do not disable DNSSEC before changing your nameservers, you might experience the following issues:
- DNS does not resolve after switching to Cloudflare’s nameservers.
- DNS query response status is
SERVFAIL
. - The domain remains in a Pending status.
If you experience these issues, refer to Configuring DNSSEC and Troubleshooting DNSSEC.
If the issue is with your registrar, you may receive the following error messages:
exampledomain.com is not a registered domain (Code: 1049)
We were unable to identify bad.psl-example as a registered domain. Please ensure you are providing the root domain and not any subdomains (e.g., example.com, not subdomain.example.com) (Code: 1099)
Failed to lookup registrar and hosting information of exampledomain.com at this time. Please contact Cloudflare Support or try again later. (Code: 1110)
If you receive these error messages, make sure that:
- You are providing the apex domain (also known as “root domain”, e.g.
example.com
) and not a subdomain (www.example.com
). - You domain is fully registered and its registration data lists its nameservers.
- Your domain uses a verified top-level domain (TLD) ↗.
Before a domain can be added to Cloudflare, the domain must return NS
records for valid, working nameservers. NS
records can be checked via third-party online tools such as https://www.whatsmydns.net ↗ or via a command-line terminal using a dig command:
dig +short ns cloudflare.com
ns3.cloudflare.com.ns4.cloudflare.com.ns5.cloudflare.com.ns6.cloudflare.com.ns7.cloudflare.com.
Additionally, the domain must return a valid SOA
record when queried. SOA
records can be checked via third-party online tools such as https://www.whatsmydns.net ↗ or via a command-line terminal:
dig +short soa cloudflare.com
ns3.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2029202248 10000 2400 604800 300
If Cloudflare has temporary or permanent restrictions on a domain, you will receive the following errors:
- Error 1105
- Message:
Error with Cloudflare request: [1105] This zone is temporarily restricted and cannot be added to Cloudflare at this time, please contact Cloudflare Support.
- Cause: We have seen too many attempts to add a domain to Cloudflare
- Resolution: Wait 3 hours before attempting to re-add the domain to Cloudflare. Support cannot speed up this process.
- Message:
- _Error 1093 or 1116
- Message:
This zone cannot be added to Cloudflare at this time, please contact Cloudflare Support. (Code: 1093)
- Cause: You may have entered a subdomain (
www.example.com
) instead of the apex domain (also known as “root domain”, e.g.example.com
). - Resolution: Verify that you are entering the apex domain. If you are and still experience issues, contact Cloudflare Support.
- Message:
- _Error 1097
- Message:
This web property cannot be added to Cloudflare at this time. If you are an Enterprise customer, contact your Customer Success Manager. Otherwise, email [email protected] with a detailed explanation of your association with this zone. (Code: 1097)
- Resolution: Contact [email protected] with a detailed explanation of your association with this zone.
- Message:
- Error: Cannot be found OR
<your domain>
is not a registered domain (code: 1049)- This can happen if the domain has not been registered yet. Some domains, like
.gov
domains, have special requirements that require the domain be added first. - Resolution: Please contact Cloudflare Support if you require assistance adding a
.gov
and/or other domains that require manual registration.
- This can happen if the domain has not been registered yet. Some domains, like