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Add DNS records in Squarespace (and former Google Domains)
Exact steps for Squarespace — including domains that moved over from Google Domains.
If you used to manage this domain at Google Domains, it lives at Squarespace now — Google Domains was acquired by Squarespace and all domains were migrated. Manage your DNS in the Squarespace Domains dashboard.
Get to your DNS settings
- Go to account.squarespace.com/domains and click your domain.
- Open “DNS → DNS Settings”.
- Under “Custom Records”, click “Add Record”.
- Choose the type, enter the Name and Value, and save.
You may be asked to re-enter your password or 2FA on this screen — that’s normal.
The Name field
Squarespace adds your domain automatically — enter only the label: "@" for the root, "_dmarc" for DMARC, and "focal._domainkey" for DKIM.
The #1 mistake: don’t type your full domain in the host/name field. When we ask for a record named "focal._domainkey.yourdomain.com", you enter only "focal._domainkey". Almost every DNS provider adds your domain back on automatically — type the whole thing and you get "focal._domainkey.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com", which silently fails. Enter only the part before your domain, and use "@" (or leave it blank — see your provider below) for the root.
TTL defaults to 4 hours — leave it. Squarespace doesn’t allow "@" in a CNAME Name field (fine for DKIM, which uses a subdomain label).