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Your zone status is presented as **Pending Nameserver Update** on the Cloudflare dashboard.
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Cloudflare responds to DNS queries for pending zones on the assigned Cloudflare nameserver IPs, but your zone is still not active and cannot be used to [proxy traffic to Cloudflare](/dns/proxy-status/limitations/#pending-domains).
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If your domain is on the Free plan, it will be deleted automatically if it is not activated within 28 days. Any pending zone with a paid plan (Pro, Business, Enterprise) will remain pending until the plan is removed, or the domain is activated or [removed from Cloudflare](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/remove-domain/).
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For Enterprise zones, if you want to adjust settings before zone activation, Logpush for [DNS logs](/logs/reference/log-fields/zone/dns_logs/) and [DNS Zone Transfer](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/) configuration work as expected in pending state.
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:::note
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If you have mistakenly added a zone to your account it will appear as pending. It can be safely [removed](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/remove-domain/).
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Cloudflare responds to DNS queries for pending zones on the assigned Cloudflare nameserver IPs, but your zone is still not active and cannot be used to [proxy traffic to Cloudflare](/dns/proxy-status/limitations/#pending-domains).
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### Causes
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*[Full setup](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/): You have either not [changed your authoritative nameservers](/dns/nameservers/update-nameservers/) or your change has not yet been authenticated by Cloudflare.
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*[Partial (CNAME) setup](/dns/zone-setups/partial-setup/): You have either not added the verification TXT record to your authoritative DNS provider or the record has not yet been authenticated by Cloudflare.
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### Expected behavior for different plans
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If your domain is on the Free plan, it will be deleted automatically if it is not activated within 28 days.
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Any pending zone with a paid plan (Pro, Business, Enterprise) will remain pending until the plan is removed, or the domain is activated or [removed from Cloudflare](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/remove-domain/).
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:::caution[Do not use pending zones in production]
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Make sure not to use pending zones for production traffic. Cloudflare responds to DNS queries for pending zones on the assigned Cloudflare nameserver IPs but there are associated risks, especially if you do not use [zone holds](/fundamentals/setup/account/account-security/zone-holds/).
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For Enterprise zones, if you want to adjust settings before zone activation, Logpush for [DNS logs](/logs/reference/log-fields/zone/dns_logs/) and [DNS Zone Transfer](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/) configuration work as expected in pending state.
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## Active
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Cloudflare has authenticated your [nameserver changes](/dns/nameservers/update-nameservers/) or [verification TXT record](/dns/zone-setups/partial-setup/setup/#2-verify-ownership-for-your-domain) and you can proxy domain traffic through Cloudflare. For more details refer to [How Cloudflare works](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/) and [Domain configurations](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/connect-your-domain/#domain-configurations).
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