I have deleted the previous site, but netlify still says "Another site is already using this domain"

[jen]

Hey @nk1,
It looks like the other site using that domain is currently live. If it’s your site, you’ll have to remove the domain here:
Netlify App > “Options” dropdown > “Remove domain”

If you don’t know the other site using the domain, we’ll have to ask you to follow the instructions here to verify domain ownership:

[Support Guide] "another site is using this domain" Verifying domain ownership for Netlify production domain

Last Reviewed by Netlify Support Staff: September 2023 Are you receiving the error “another site is using this domain” when you are trying to add your production domain to your netlify site? Read on! This is easy to fix. This occurs when you are trying to add a production domain that already exist on Netlify under a different account. Do you know who might be using the domain (maybe a previous collaborator or an agency you’ve worked with in the past?), the quickest way to get this resolved i…

Let us know when that’s done and we’ll go from there!