# Ensure Vercel domains are verified

- Source: https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/a_1790262003720421-ensure-vercel-domains-are-verified
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- Last updated: 2026-09-24
- Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com)

**Description**

Ensure every domain added to the team's projects is verified, so that Vercel has confirmed the team is allowed to use it. Domains that show a Verification Needed status, usually because the domain is used by another Vercel account, should be verified with the TXT record Vercel provides, or removed.

**Rationale**

An unverified domain cannot serve the project correctly and may still be controlled by another Vercel account. Leaving unverified domains in place causes outages and confusion, and can leave the door open for a domain to be claimed or misused elsewhere. Verifying ownership makes sure only your team controls where the domain points.

**Impact**

-   Confirms the team is allowed to use each domain
    
-   Prevents domains from serving the wrong project
    
-   Requires access to the domain's DNS settings
    

**Default Value**

Domains added to a project are checked automatically. If the domain is already used by another Vercel account, Vercel asks for a TXT record to verify access.

**Pre-Requisites**

-   Team Owner or Member role, or Project Administrator
    
-   Access to the domain's DNS provider
    

**Test Plan**

1.  Sign in to Vercel at [https://vercel.com](https://vercel.com/).
    
2.  Select your team from the team switcher.
    
3.  Select the project from the dashboard.
    
4.  Open Settings in the sidebar and select Domains.
    
5.  Check the status shown for each domain.
    
6.  Optionally, run vercel domains inspect <domain> to see the domain's status.
    
7.  If any domain shows Verification Needed, follow the implementation steps.
    

**Implementation Steps**

1.  Sign in to Vercel at [https://vercel.com](https://vercel.com/).
    
2.  Select your team from the team switcher.
    
3.  Select the project from the dashboard.
    
4.  Open Settings in the sidebar and select Domains.
    
5.  Copy the TXT record shown for the unverified domain.
    
6.  Add the TXT record at your DNS provider.
    
7.  Return to Domains, refresh the domain status, and confirm the domain is verified.
    
8.  Remove any domain that is no longer used.
    

**Backout Plan**

1.  Remove the TXT record from your DNS provider if it was added by mistake.
    
2.  If needed, add the removed domain back under Settings > Domains.
    

**Reference**

-   [https://vercel.com/docs/domains/troubleshooting](https://vercel.com/docs/domains/troubleshooting)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.