Problem
How do you transfer a domain that was purchased while signing up for Google Workspace to a different domain host away from Google Workspace?
Environment
- Admin console
- Domain Management
- Google Domain Registration (GDR)
Solution
If you purchased your domain during sign-up, your domain is hosted by a Google Workspace partner host.
- Get transfer instructions from your new host.
- Visit the support center of your new domain host for specific transfer instructions.
- Identify your Google Workspace partner host. Sign in to the Google Admin console.
- On the left-hand panel, go to Account > Domains.
- Click Manage Domains.
- Next to the domain you want to transfer, click View Details.
- Click Advanced DNS Settings to view your domain username and password and sign in to the DNS console, where you can unlock your domain and copy your transfer authorization code.
- Authorize the transfer of your domain.
- Connect Google Workspace with your new domain host.
- Update your new domain host records to work with Google Workspace:
- Update your MX records to direct your domain's email to your Google Workspace account.
- If you created any custom URLs or mapped a Google Site to your domain, you must update your CNAME records with your new domain host.
- When your domain transfer is complete, cancel your domain registration subscription.