{"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":"2023-06-13T14:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T11:06:31","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><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><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><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<p class=\"youtube-player\" id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\">How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n    {\r\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n        \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\r\n        \"name\": \"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\",\r\n        \"description\": \"You can actually buy web hosting and domain name from different providers and just link these two things together. In this video we'll show you exactly how.\",\r\n        \"thumbnailUrl\": [\r\n            \"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/qwGE9xz5eb8\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\r\n        ],\r\n        \"uploadDate\": \"2022-04-12\",\r\n        \"duration\": \"PT3M45S\",\r\n        \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qwGE9xz5eb8\"\r\n    }\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/whois.html?utm_source=scalahosting-internal-link&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=whois-referral&amp;utm_id=whois-referral\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png\" alt=\"Delete my domain\" class=\"wp-image-4915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png 600w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although you own the domains you register, 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. To do that, go to your ScalaHosting Client Area, open the My Domains section, and locate the domain you no longer need to use. 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