How to add a Subdomain in Netlify

[luke]

Hi, @Cyber-Bunker. This is an issue I see all the time. This is a “conflicting NETLIFY type DNS record” issue:

[Support Guide] What are the NETLIFY and NETLIFYv6 type DNS records? How do I delete these records?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023 short answer The DNS record types of NETLIFY and NETLIFYv6 are special “alias” records within Netlify DNS. They will return the IP addresses for the closest CDN nodes based on the IP address of the system making the DNS lookup. dns_api example.com- example.com 400 - link exists, all config must be empty Are you seeing an error like this one? [dns_api 400 - link exists, all config must be empty] This happens when you try to create an A or AAAA …

The three key points in the support guide are summarized as:

• These records are locked by default and can be unlocked by our support team.
• These records only connect domain names to IP addresses.
• These records do not control which site the domain name is linked to (if any).

I’ve unlocked the existing records for the domain you mentioned now. If you delete any NETLIFY/NETLIFYv6 type records for community.ariops.org.uk the A records (or CNAME records) will start working.

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