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title: "ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Cloudflare: cause and fix"
description: "A domain moved to Cloudflare resolves nowhere until the registrar's nameservers are changed — the DNS records exist in the dashboard but nothing on the…"
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# ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Cloudflare

> A domain moved to Cloudflare resolves nowhere until the registrar's nameservers are changed — the DNS records exist in the dashboard but nothing on the internet is asked for them.

## Why it happens on Cloudflare

 A domain moved to Cloudflare resolves nowhere until the registrar's nameservers are changed — the DNS records exist in the dashboard but nothing on the internet is asked for them.

## The fix on Cloudflare

 In Cloudflare → DNS, confirm the assigned nameservers, then set exactly those two at the registrar. The lookup below shows which nameservers are authoritative right now.

## If that didn't fix it

 Cloudflare has its own failure mode, but ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED has a wider set of causes. The most common one overall is: No DNS record exists for the hostname.

 Add the A or CNAME record. Check apex and www separately.

## Check your own domain

 Resolving the name from outside your machine proves in one step whether the record exists at all or whether only your resolver is failing.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED happen on Cloudflare?

 A domain moved to Cloudflare resolves nowhere until the registrar's nameservers are changed — the DNS records exist in the dashboard but nothing on the internet is asked for them.

### How do I fix ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Cloudflare?

 In Cloudflare → DNS, confirm the assigned nameservers, then set exactly those two at the registrar. The lookup below shows which nameservers are authoritative right now.

### What does ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED mean?

 Chrome could not turn the hostname into an IP address. Closely related to NXDOMAIN but broader: it also covers resolver failures and timeouts, not just definitive 'does not exist' answers.


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