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Proving you own your domain

Buyers only see verified listings, so every domain proves ownership before it goes live. You only need oneof the four methods below — pick whichever fits how your domain is set up. Your unique verification token is shown on your listing's verify page.

InstantRegistrar connectEasiestDNS TXT recordEasyMeta tagModerateFile upload

Method 1 — Registrar connect

The fastest option: instead of adding a record and waiting, you paste a read-only API credential and we ask your registrar whether the domain sits in your account. It verifies in a couple of seconds. We use the credential for that one lookup and never store it.

Cloudflare

  1. 1Go to dash.cloudflare.com/profile/api-tokens (My Profile → API Tokens).
  2. 2Click Create Token, then use the "Read all resources" template — or Create Custom Token with a single permission: Zone → Zone → Read.
  3. 3Under Zone Resources, include the zone for your domain (or "All zones"). Then Continue to summary → Create Token.
  4. 4Copy the token now — Cloudflare only shows it once. Paste it into the token box on your listing's verify page.
  5. 5Hit Verify ownership now. We call Cloudflare's zones API once and look for your domain with status active.

GoDaddy

  1. 1Go to developer.godaddy.com/keys and sign in with the account that owns the domain.
  2. 2Create a key and choose the Productionenvironment. A test (OTE) key will always fail here — it can't see your real domains.
  3. 3Copy both the key and the secret. The secret is only shown once.
  4. 4Paste both into the verify page and hit Verify ownership now. We make one read-only lookup of the domain and check that it's ACTIVE in your account.

How to confirm it worked

  • On success you're taken straight to your brand ideas, and the listing flips from Pending verification to Live.
  • To check later, open Domain verification — it shows which method and which registrar verified each domain, and when.
  • Nothing stays connected afterwards. There's no ongoing access to revoke, though you can safely delete the token at your registrar once the domain shows as verified.

Method 2 — DNS TXT record

Works with every registrar, and you don't need a website running. You add one small DNS record; we look it up and match your token.

  1. 1Log in to wherever your domain's DNS is managed (usually your registrar).
  2. 2Add a new record of type TXT.
  3. 3Set the name/host to _uc-verify (some dashboards want the full _uc-verify.yourdomain.com — both work).
  4. 4Set the value to your token, e.g. uc-verify-a1b2c3… — paste it exactly, no quotes needed.
  5. 5Save, wait a minute or two for DNS to propagate, then hit Verify ownership now on your listing.

Where to find DNS records at popular registrars

  • Cloudflare: Dashboard → your domain → DNS → Records → Add record
  • GoDaddy: My Products → your domain → DNS → Add New Record
  • Namecheap: Domain List → Manage → Advanced DNS → Add New Record
  • Squarespace / Google Domains: Domains → your domain → DNS settings → Custom records

Method 3 — Meta tag

Best when your domain already serves a website you can edit. You paste one tag into the homepage; we fetch the page and find it.

  1. 1Open your site's homepage template (the page served at https://yourdomain.com).
  2. 2Inside the <head> section, paste your tag: <meta name="uc-domain-verify" content="your-token">
  3. 3Publish/deploy the change so it's live.
  4. 4Hit Verify ownership now — we fetch your homepage over HTTPS and match the token.

WordPress tip: most SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math) have a "custom head code" box — paste the tag there.

Method 4 — File upload

Good if you have file access to your web server (FTP, cPanel, or a static host).

  1. 1Create a plain-text file containing exactly your token (one line, nothing else).
  2. 2Name it uc-verify.txtand upload it to your site's root folder, so it's reachable at https://yourdomain.com/uc-verify.txt.
  3. 3Open that URL in your browser to confirm it shows your token.
  4. 4Hit Verify ownership now.

Troubleshooting

  • "Cloudflare rejected the token" — the token is missing Zone:Read, was revoked, or you copied it with a stray space. Create a fresh one with the "Read all resources" template.
  • "That account doesn't contain this domain" — the credential is valid but belongs to a different account. This is common when a domain is registered elsewhere and only its DNS is on Cloudflare; in that case use the DNS TXT method instead.
  • "The zone exists but its status is …" — Cloudflare zones must be active, and GoDaddy domains ACTIVE. A pending, moved, or expired domain won't verify until the registrar marks it live again.
  • "We couldn't find the TXT record yet" — DNS changes usually land in 1–5 minutes but can take up to an hour. Double-check the host is _uc-verify and the value matches your token exactly.
  • Homepage fetch fails — your site must be reachable over https://. Redirects are fine; login walls and bot-blockers aren't.
  • Token mismatch— each listing has its own token. Copy it from that listing's verify page, not an older email or another domain.
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