# DOMAIN\_ELSEWHERE

`DOMAIN_ELSEWHERE()` is a helper macro that lets you easily indicate that a domain's zones are managed elsewhere. That is, it permits you easily delegate a domain to a hard-coded list of DNS servers.

`DOMAIN_ELSEWHERE` is useful when you control a domain's registrar but not the DNS servers. For example, suppose you own a domain but the DNS servers are run by someone else, perhaps a SaaS product you've subscribed to or a DNS server that is run by your brother-in-law who doesn't trust you with the API keys that would let you maintain the domain using DNSControl. You need an easy way to point (delegate) the domain at a specific list of DNS servers.

For example these two statements are equivalent:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}

```javascript
DOMAIN_ELSEWHERE("example.com", REG_MY_PROVIDER, ["ns1.foo.com", "ns2.foo.com"]);
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}

```javascript
D("example.com", REG_MY_PROVIDER, DnsProvider(DSP_MY_PROVIDER),
    NO_PURGE,
    NAMESERVER("ns1.foo.com"),
    NAMESERVER("ns2.foo.com"),
);
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**: The [`NO_PURGE`](/language-reference/domain-modifiers/no_purge.md) is used out of abundance of caution but since no `DnsProvider()` statements exist, no updates would be performed.
{% endhint %}


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.dnscontrol.org/language-reference/top-level-functions/domain_elsewhere.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.