{"id":2009,"date":"2021-06-10T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2026-11-13T07:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:23:54","slug":"delete-my-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/delete-my-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete my domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although you <\/span><b>own the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/domain-names.html\"><b>domains<\/b><\/a><b> you register<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can&#8217;t delete them from their respective registries. If you no longer have a use for a domain, you can just let it expire.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do that, go to your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.scalahosting.com\/\"><b>ScalaHosting Client Area, <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open the <\/span><b>My Domains <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section, and locate the domain you no longer need to use. Make sure its auto-renewal is disabled.\\<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly after it expires,<\/span><b> the domain enters a redemption period <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that gives you the option of restoring it. If you let the redemption period pass, the registrar will eventually delete the domain and <\/span><b>make it available for registration once again.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-player\" id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\"><div class=\"youtube-player-content\" data-id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\"><iframe data-no-lazy=\"1\" width=\"638\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwGE9xz5eb8\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%;background:#000}a{display:block;position:relative;width:100%;height:100%;cursor:pointer}img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;margin:auto;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:none}a:hover img{filter:brightness(75%)}.play{position:absolute;width:72px;height:51px;left:50%;top:50%;margin:-26px 0 0 -36px;background:url(&#039;\/asset\/images\/youtube\/YouTube-play-button.png&#039;) no-repeat center\/72px}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwGE9xz5eb8?autoplay=1&quot; onclick=&quot;if(window.frameElement){window.frameElement.src=this.href;window.frameElement.removeAttribute(&#039;srcdoc&#039;);return false;}&quot; aria-label=&quot;How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider&quot;&gt;&lt;img data-no-lazy=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qwGE9xz5eb8\/mqdefault.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; alt=&quot;How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;play&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" title=\"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n    \"name\": \"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\",\n    \"description\": \"You can actually buy web hosting and domain name from different providers and just link these two things together. 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