---
title: "Claim a domain held by another account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/domains/claim"
tags: ["Domains"]
---

# Claim a domain held by another account

`POST /v1/domains/claim`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api`
- URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api/v1/domains/claim`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Checks the claim TXT record and moves a never-verified domain from the account that holds it to the caller's team, with its verification reset and any mail the previous holder still had queued through it cancelled. POST /v1/domains answers 409 with code domain_claimable and the record when this applies. 422 claim_record_missing when the record is not visible, 503 dns_unavailable when the lookup itself failed. The previous holder is notified. Requires the domain:write scope; 20 checks per hour per team.

## Request body

- object
  - `domain` string, required

## Response `200`

Domain moved to the caller's team, unverified

- object
  - `id` string
  - `domain` string
  - `status` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - check your payload
- `401`: Invalid or missing API key
- `402`: Plan limit reached - upgrade the plan to add more
- `403`: Forbidden - domain not verified or insufficient permissions
- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Conflict - the resource already exists or changed meanwhile
- `422`: The request is well formed but cannot be carried out in the current state, for example an unpublished template
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded - retry after the period indicated in the Retry-After header
- `500`: Internal server error
- `503`: Error

---

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