Configure an A record in Cloudflare without it's main domain

Website, Application, Performance DNS & Network
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What is the name of the domain?

Main domain: abc123.com, sub domain: test-abc123.com

What is the issue you’re encountering

I need to configure an A record in Cloudflare, but without adding the main domain. Is this possible with either a free or Pro plan?

What feature, service or problem is this related to?

DNS records

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If you own the main domain registration you can add it in side of Cloudflare dashboard and not create a record for the root of the domain but instead test.abc123.com
You can do this on a free Cloudflare plan.

If you need two different Cloudflare accounts and configurations for your root domain and subdomains you would need an enterprise plan:

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Hi @dmartin1,
thanks for your response. I don’t own the main domain; it’s managed by our customer. We only have an “A name” record pointing to our server. Given this setup, can we manage the A record on Cloudflare without its main domain? Is there a way to do this on the free plan, or would we need to consider an enterprise plan?