{"id":156368,"date":"2025-11-20T18:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=156368"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:58:45","slug":"delete-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/delete-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete a domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If for some reason you decide you don\u2019t want a domain that you purchased, you cannot delete the domain. However, you can choose not renew your license for the domain and it will be returned to the pool of domain names when your license expires.\u00a0<br>To turn auto-renewal off, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/auto-renewal\/\">Activate or deactivate auto-renew<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If for some reason you decide you don\u2019t want a domain that you purchased, you cannot delete the domain. 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