How to Transfer Domain From Godaddy to Squarespace 2026 Easily

Log in to Squarespace and open the site you want the domain attached to. The site's home panel shows setup progress along with quick links, including a "Get a custom domain" button — that's the same destination you'll reach manually through Settings, but it's worth noting here because it confirms your site isn't using a custom domain yet. Have this dashboard open in one tab and your GoDaddy account open in another, since you'll be moving back and forth between the two.

In GoDaddy, open My Products and locate the domain you want to use with Squarespace. Each domain listing shows its registration date and registrar, confirming you're looking at the right one before you touch any settings — a small check that matters if your GoDaddy account has more than one domain on it. Click into the domain's management page from here; this is where the connection options live.

From the domain's management page in GoDaddy, use the option to connect it to an existing website rather than starting a full registrar transfer — GoDaddy calls this connecting or forwarding your site. This points the domain's traffic at Squarespace without moving the actual registration, which is faster and avoids the waiting period that comes with a true transfer. GoDaddy handles the technical DNS changes on its end once you confirm.

Back in Squarespace, open Settings, then Domains & Email, and choose the option to use a domain you already own. You'll be prompted to type in the exact domain name — for example, yoursite.com — and Squarespace checks it against what it can see from GoDaddy's side. This is the step that actually links the two accounts together, so double-check the spelling before submitting; a typo here just returns an error rather than connecting anything.

You can also reach domain management from the account menu in the top navigation, which lists Account Dashboard, Domains, and Log Out — a shortcut worth knowing if you ever need to jump straight to domain settings without digging through Settings again. Squarespace's own site navigation separates Domains from Ecommerce and Marketing, which is a useful reminder that domain connections are handled independently from anything you sell on the site.

DNS changes don't take effect instantly — it can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours for the domain to fully point at Squarespace, depending on your previous settings and GoDaddy's propagation time. Avoid making further changes on either side while you wait, since stacking edits on top of an unpropagated change is a common cause of confusing errors. Once it resolves, load the domain directly in a browser to confirm it lands on your Squarespace site rather than a GoDaddy parking page.

If the domain still isn't resolving to Squarespace after propagation should have finished, GoDaddy's support team can check the DNS records from their side by phone, text, or chat — most connection issues trace back to a leftover DNS record from before you started, which GoDaddy can spot and clear faster than guessing on your own.