I deleted my domain – can I transfer it back?

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 15, 2023 at 4:57 am

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  I cancelled my domain because I wanted to transfer it back to my previous host site. Now I can’t get it back, and it is ‘parked.’ How can I get it back?

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 15, 2023 at 5:19 am

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  Correction, I am trying to get back popetropes.com. Ignoring the consequence, I canceled my domain name. Now I have the message “This domain is parked.”. What should I do to recover my domain name and transfer it?

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 15, 2023 at 1:51 pm

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  If a staff member can transfer it back to me, I can repurchase it and then transfer it out. Let me know, thanks!

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Apr 15, 2023 at 4:51 pm

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  Howdy,

  We can help you get this sorted out. However, there are a couple things to know…

  1. Because you canceled and received a refund, you will need to repurchase the domain. However, since it has been canceled, the only way we can do this is for staff to send you a manual payment request to your email address.
  2. It is likely you will need to wait 60 days before you can transfer the domain to your new registrar. This is an ICANN rule designed to combat fraud and not something we are allowed to change or waive. That said, in the meantime, you can point the domain to your new host using these instructions: https://wordpress.com/support/move-domain/change-name-servers/

  Will that all work for you? If so, we can send the manual payment request and work on getting this fixed.

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 15, 2023 at 4:59 pm

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  Yes it will, please send the payment request! Thanks so much.

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 16, 2023 at 1:47 am

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  This will work for me! Please do send the manual payment request, thanks so much.

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  aleone89 · Staff · Apr 16, 2023 at 8:38 am

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  Hey there,

  Many thanks for reaching out.

  I’ve just sent that payment request to you in a separate email – once settled, we can restore the domain.

  Many thanks.

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  kjpope2015 · Member · Apr 16, 2023 at 6:07 pm

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  Thank you! Just settled it. Let me know and I’m happy to do any further steps

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  csabarakasz · Staff · Apr 16, 2023 at 6:47 pm

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  Hi there!

  Thank you for your quick response and for paying the manual payment. We received the amount and restored the domain to your account. You can find it at Upgrades > Domains.

  Thanks for reaching out.