Delete a DNS zone in Lightsail
In some cases, you might want to completely remove a DNS zone that you've set up in Amazon Lightsail to manage your domain's DNS records. Perhaps you want to transfer DNS management to a different provider or back to your domain registrar. Deleting a DNS zone is a straightforward process, but it's important to plan ahead to ensure your domain's traffic continues to route correctly. Let's go over the steps to delete a DNS zone in Lightsail.
Important
If you plan to continue routing traffic through your domain, prepare a different DNS hosting provider before deleting your domain's DNS zone in Lightsail. Otherwise, all traffic to your website stops when you delete the Lightsail DNS zone.
To delete a DNS zone
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On the Lightsail console home page, on the left navigation pane, choose Domains & DNS.
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Choose the name of the DNS zone you want to delete.
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Choose the vertical ellipsis menu (⋮). Then, choose the Delete option.
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Choose Delete DNS zone to confirm the deletion.
The DNS zone is deleted from Lightsail.
