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  • September 28, 2025
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I added a branded sending domain and successfully updated the DNS records. Klaviyo sent me a notification stating that the domain was verified and available for activation. However, when I clicked the "Activate your domain" link, the page simply refreshed and nothing happened.
 


Even after waiting for several hours, the domain still didn't appear under "Settings" → "Domains." When I tried to add the same domain again, I received an error message:
"This branded sending domain already exists and has a routing type of dynamic. Please change the routing type to dynamic or use a different sending domain."
 


Should I continue waiting, or did something go wrong with the setup process?

Best answer by Byrne C

Hey ​@kenwang,

Do you know if you have another Klaviyo account using the same domain as a branded sending domain? Also, does your domain currently have any other DNS records that you’re not using, that may be interfering with the domain verification? There’s also a chance that nothing is technically wrong, and the domain is just taking some time to verify. While verification usually takes minutes, we’ve seen rare cases where a branded sending domain is successfully verified after a couple days. 

Let me know if this issue is still occurring, or if you still need help after checking the above!

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Byrne C
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  • September 29, 2025

Hey ​@kenwang,

Do you know if you have another Klaviyo account using the same domain as a branded sending domain? Also, does your domain currently have any other DNS records that you’re not using, that may be interfering with the domain verification? There’s also a chance that nothing is technically wrong, and the domain is just taking some time to verify. While verification usually takes minutes, we’ve seen rare cases where a branded sending domain is successfully verified after a couple days. 

Let me know if this issue is still occurring, or if you still need help after checking the above!


whereisjad
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@kenwang who is your DNS provider is it by any chance also GoDaddy?

@Byrne C I am facing a similar issue with one of my clients where we went through the wizard and its been days and we are not seeing any updates.  In fact if I navigate to https://www.klaviyo.com/settings/account/domains I see the “Add Domain” button as if we did nothing.  Wouldn’t it show any indication in the UI if it was pending?