What happens to Vercel accounts when the owner dies

Vercel Inc. has a formal process for transferring accounts after an account holder dies

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Timeline

No published bereavement timeline. Vercel handles deceased-user requests through its general support channel on a case-by-case basis and ticket submission requires a paid plan. Account or team deletion is immediate and irreversible once executed -- all projects and deployments are permanently removed. Outbound domain transfers can take up to a week. Source code persists in the connected Git repository indefinitely, independent of the Vercel account.

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Verified Jul 2026

Vercel has no published bereavement or deceased user policy. The Terms of Service state: "You may not assign, transfer or sublicense without the prior written consent of Vercel, but Vercel may assign or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, without restriction." No provisions in the Terms address death, succession, or inheritance, and the Terms warn that "All of Your Content on the Services (if any) may be permanently deleted by Vercel upon any termination of your account." Vercel does, however, provide significant continuity mechanisms through teams: team ownership can be transferred to another Owner, projects can be moved between teams, and custom domains can be moved or transferred out. Vercel's documentation states: "Teams can have more than one owner. For continuity, we recommend that at least two individuals have owner permissions." Upon account deletion, all projects and deployments are permanently removed. Source code remains in the connected Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).

How to request a transfer

To request a transfer of Vercel accounts after an account holder's death, follow these steps:

Determine the account structure:

•Personal account (Hobby plan): projects cannot be transferred to another account. Source code lives in the connected Git repository.
•Team account: team ownership can be transferred by adding a new Owner and removing or demoting the original Owner. Projects persist under the team.

For team accounts with multiple Owners: remaining Owners retain full access. No action is required for continuity. The remaining Owner can manage projects, domains, billing, and team members.

For team accounts where the deceased was the sole Owner: open a Vercel support request (ticket submission requires a paid plan) and request ownership transfer. Include the death certificate and executor or administrator documentation. Vercel has no published bereavement process; support handles these requests on a case-by-case basis.

For personal (Hobby) accounts: source code is preserved in the connected Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket). Deployed applications continue running while the account is active; if the account is deleted, all deployments are permanently removed and must be recreated from Git on a different account.

Move or transfer out custom domains before account deletion. Domains can be moved to another Vercel team through the Domains dashboard (select the domain context menu, then Move). Domains can also be transferred to an external registrar using an authorization code retrieved from the Domains dashboard. Per ICANN rules, a domain must be registered with a registrar for 60 days before it can be transferred. Only team Owners see the transfer-out option. Outbound domain transfers can take up to a week.

Vercel uses Name.com as its underlying registrar partner. Transfers between Name.com and Vercel are handled through the standard authorization-code flow (the auth code is obtained from the losing registrar's dashboard and entered with the gaining registrar); a Name.com-to-Vercel transfer does not extend the registration period.

Download invoices and export billing records for accounting purposes before any team or account deletion.

Cancel paid plans. Pro and Enterprise charges continue until the subscription is cancelled. Downgrading to the free Hobby plan is an alternative to full deletion.

Account or team deletion permanently removes all projects and deployments. Vercel warns this action cannot be undone, and projects, subscriptions, custom domains, and (for accounts) any teams where the user is sole Owner must be cleared before the delete button is enabled.

Required Documents

Not formally published by Vercel; no dedicated estate intake form exists.
Death certificate (likely required for sole-Owner account access requests).
Proof of executor or administrator authority such as Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration (likely required for sole-Owner cases).
The deceased's account email address and any team slugs needed to identify resources.
Authorization codes for any outbound domain transfers (retrieved from the Domains dashboard by a team Owner).

Timeline

Download instructions for the whole estate

Frequently asked questions

Websites continue running as long as the account exists and billing stays current. If the account or team is deleted, all projects and deployments are permanently removed and the action cannot be undone. Source code persists in the connected Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket). For team accounts with multiple Owners, remaining Owners maintain full access and projects continue uninterrupted.

The Terms of Service state that users may not assign, transfer or sublicense their rights without Vercel's prior written consent, so personal (Hobby) accounts are effectively non-transferable. However, team ownership can be transferred by adding a new Owner with the Owner role and then removing or demoting the original Owner. Projects and custom domains can also be moved between teams. The practical estate planning step is moving important projects to a team with at least two Owners before death.

Custom domains can be moved to another Vercel team through the Domains dashboard, or transferred out to an external registrar using an authorization code generated in the Domains dashboard. Per ICANN rules, a domain must be registered with a registrar for 60 days before it can be transferred to another. Only team Owners see the transfer-out option on a team. Vercel uses Name.com as its underlying registrar partner, and transfers between Name.com and Vercel use the standard authorization-code flow. Outbound transfers can take up to a week.

No. Vercel has no published bereavement policy, memorial account feature, or dedicated estate intake form. The Terms of Service do not address death or succession; the only related language is that all content may be permanently deleted upon termination. For sole-Owner team accounts, the only path is to open a support ticket through vercel.com/contact (paid plan required) and request ownership transfer with appropriate documentation.

Personal (Hobby) accounts are tied to one user and the user's rights are non-transferable under the Terms of Service. If the account is deleted, all projects and deployments are permanently lost. Team accounts support multiple Owners, and ownership can be passed to another Owner. For estate planning, important projects should live on a team with at least two Owners. Note that Pro Trial teams are limited to one Owner at a time, so during a trial the original Owner must demote themselves after a new Owner is added.

For a team account, an Owner or anyone with the Billing role can cancel paid subscriptions and download invoices through the team's billing settings; downgrading to the free Hobby plan is an alternative to deletion that preserves projects. For a personal account where no one else has access, the executor must contact Vercel support through the web contact form (ticket submission requires a paid plan) with documentation of authority to act on the deceased's behalf. Vercel has no published bereavement workflow, so these requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.

The recipient can use transferred accounts under the program's normal terms. Keeping the deceased account holder's account number and contact details on file simplifies this process for the executor or surviving family.