How to Remove a Domain From Your Google Workspace Account

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

Steps to take before you remove a domain from Google Workspace

To remove a domain, first, remove all email addresses that use it.
You may have email addresses set up as users, aliases, groups, or group aliases. You must remove them before you can follow the steps below. Otherwise, you will get an error message.

To free up email addresses:

See how to rename a user here.
Note that if you rename a user, their old email address automatically becomes an email alias, so you have to remove that too. Click here to see how to remove an email alias.
Alternatively, you can see how to delete a user here.
You can see how to rename a group here.
See how to delete a group alias here.
See how to delete a group here.

How to find all email addresses that exist on that domain

Type the domain you want to remove in the search bar in the Google Admin console.
This way, you will find all users, aliases, and groups that still exist under that domain.
Unfortunately, the search can’t find group aliases, so you have to go to each of your groups one by one and check for group aliases.

How to remove a domain from Google Workspace step-by-step with images

Step 1

Go to the Admin console https://admin.google.com and under Domains, click Manage domains.

If you don’t see this option, click the little arrow to the right of Domains.

Step 2

Select Remove to the right of the domain you want to remove.

Note that you can’t remove your primary domain. To remove it, swap it with another domain first.

Step 3

Confirm that you’re sure you want to remove the domain, considering these consequences.

How long it can take for the domain to be removed

Please note that it may take up to 30 minutes for the changes to take effect. If you try to re-add it right away, you may get an error that it’s already in use.

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