Updating Zone NS Records for a Hosted Domain

Last updated October 26, 2026

You can change the NS records at the root of a hosted domain’s zone. This is an advanced change: it updates the NS records inside the zone, not the delegation at the registrar. To change where the domain is delegated, update the name servers at your registrar instead. To set NS records for a subdomain, see Adding NS Records for a Subdomain. For information about DNSimple’s name servers, see DNSimple Name Servers.

To update the NS records for a zone

If you have more than one account, select the relevant one from the account switcher at the top-right corner of the screen.
On the header, click the Domain Names tab.
Locate the relevant domain, and click on the name to access the domain page.
Click the DNS tab.
In the Zone NS records card, click Edit zone NS records.
On the Apply NS records page, enter the hostnames of the name servers you want in the zone. Only hostnames can be used, not IP addresses.
To add the name servers from a name server set instead of typing them, click Add a name server set, choose the set, and click Add name server set.
Click Apply NS records.

If the zone has secondary DNS or vanity name servers enabled, those name servers are added to the NS records you enter.

Note

The zone NS record changes only take effect if the domain is delegated to DNSimple at the domain’s registrar and the zone is active.

Have more questions?

You can contact our support team with any additional questions about configuring or updating zone NS records. We will be happy to help. You can also read more about DNS hosting at DNSimple.