What Happens to Your Vercel Account When You Die
Quick Facts
Deployments
Tied to account
Domains
Stop resolving
Transfer
Contact support
Step-by-Step Guide
Transfer or add team member
Add a trusted person to your Vercel team with Admin role. This ensures deployments continue.
Custom domains will stop resolving
Domains managed through Vercel stop working if the account is closed. Transfer domains to a registrar first.
Contact Vercel support
For account transfer after death, contact vercel.com/support with death certificate and legal authority.
Document Now Checklist
- Vercel account email
- List all deployed projects
- List all custom domains on Vercel
- Note team members with access
Last verified: June 2026. Platform policies may change. Verify current procedures directly with Vercel. This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
Related Guides
GitHub
GitHub has no formal memorialization process. Private repos become permanently inaccessible without account credentials. Add a trusted contact as org owner for any organizations you manage.
Netlify
Add a trusted person to your Netlify team. Team → Members → Invite.
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
AWS charges continue indefinitely if not cancelled. Running EC2 instances, S3 storage, RDS databases, and other services incur ongoing costs. Notify billing contact immediately.
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