Using a custom domain from a different cloudflare account
Hello there, a simple query:
Is it possible to add a custom domain (apex) to my Pages app when the domain’s DNS is managed from a separate cloudflare account or do they need to be within the same account for that to work?
Thx
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Its possible but you have to use the API to create the custom domain because currently the dashboard tries to stop you
Thanks, so the API treats a domain from a different cloudflare account the same way it would an externally pointed domain?
Correct
If its a subdomain you don't need to use the API though as far as I'm aware
To be more specific: the dashboard won't allow you to add an apex domain not on your account as a custom domain because this will only work if your DNS provider supports CNAME flattening. Cloudflare DNS does support CNAME flattening so that is not a problem and you can bypass the artificial limit the dashboard imposes by using the API instead.
👍 Thnx for clarifying 🙂