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title: "What is a beehiiv subdomain?"
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description: "Upon adding a publication name to your account, you'll be assigned your own beehiiv subdomain for your publication’s online presence. The subdomain is a URL in the format of [your-publication.beehiiv.com]; it mirrors the name of your newsletter and serves as its online home by default. To override the beehiiv subdomain, you can add a custom domain to your beehiiv account."
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# What is a beehiiv subdomain?

-   [Newsletter Glossary](/newsletter-glossary)
-   beehiiv subdomain

# beehiiv subdomain

Upon adding a publication name to your account, you'll be assigned your own [beehiiv subdomain](https://support.beehiiv.com/hc/en-us/articles/12999491162391-Understanding-domains-in-beehiiv) for your publication’s online presence. The subdomain is a URL in the format of \[your-publication.beehiiv.com\]; it mirrors the name of your newsletter and serves as its online home by default. To override the beehiiv subdomain, you can add a [custom domain](https://support.beehiiv.com/hc/en-us/articles/14492990172823-How-to-add-and-configure-custom-domains) to your beehiiv account.

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