Why verify?
A Beginner's Guide to Signing up for Google Workspace
We don't want someone else to use your domain to sign up for Google Workspace. You can help us keep your domain safe by showing us that you are the owner.
How do I verify?
When you sign up for your Google service, you get a verification record that you copy and paste into your domain settings (usually stored with your domain host).
Need help with verification? Contact Google Workspace support for fast, personalized help that’s included with your Google Workspace subscription. Google Cloud support is available for customers with Silver, Gold, or Platinum support levels.
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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Click Continue to verify your domain with a TXT record.
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Look for your verification code in the setup tool and click Copy.
Step 2: Sign in to your domain host
- In the Admin Console, on the Verify your domain and set up email page, click the link to open your domain host sign-in page in a new tab.
Note: If the Admin Console doesn’t provide a link to your domain, click here to open the OVH site in a new tab. The Admin Console remains open in the first tab.
- Sign in to OVH.
If you don’t know your username and password, you can contact OVH support.
- In the My products and services section of the OVH Dashboard, under DNS zones, click your domain name.
- At right click Add an entry, then select TXT as the record type.
- In the Add an entry to the DNS zone window:
- Leave the Sub-domain field blank.
- Leave TTL as By default.
- In the Value field, enter the unique verification code you copied in the Google setup wizard in Step 1 above.
The code is a 68-character string that begins with google-site-verification:, followed by 43 additional characters.
- Click Next
- Click Confirm.
The new TXT record appears in your DNS records list.
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Return to the browser tab where you have the Google Workspace setup tool open. (You can reopen the tool if you closed it.)
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On the page where you copied your verification code, scroll to the bottom and click Verify my domain.
Important! It might take additional time for your registrar to publish the verification code. If the Google Workspace setup tool gives you an error message, wait an hour before you try again.
In extreme cases, it can take up to 48 hours for your registrar to publish your verification code.
Next steps
- Return to the Google Workspace setup tool, where you can:
- Add other users to your account.
- Activate Gmail for your organization.
- Review the quick start guides to continue setting up Google Workspace for your organization.
