domain_purchase_apex_required

Only a registrable apex domain (like `example.com`) can be bought, not a subdomain.

Only a registrable apex domain (like example.com) can be bought, not a subdomain.

How to resolve: Buy the apex at the pointer, then add the subdomain as a DNS record.

Error shape

Every Spacefast API error is an RFC 9457 problem document, served as application/problem+json.

code is stable and machine-readable.
type links to this page.
title is a short label.
status repeats the HTTP status.
detail explains this occurrence.
pointer, when present, is an RFC 6901 JSON Pointer at the offending field in the request body.
details, when present, carries structured context.

Match on code, never on detail.

{
  "type": "https://spacefast.com/docs/errors/domain_purchase_apex_required/",
  "title": "Domain purchase apex required",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Only a registrable apex domain (like `example.com`) can be bought, not a subdomain.",
  "code": "domain_purchase_apex_required",
  "requestId": "req_4mz0v8qk"
}

See the full list of error codes in the error reference.